Search the internet for “male loneliness” and you’ll find articles both parsing this so-called epidemic and others challenging its existence. Regardless of gender, I suspect most people are lonely right now, at least to a degree. But on television, what you’ll find are stories exploring female loneliness in particular, even if these series aren’t explicitly marketing themselves that way. Hollywood, it seems, is picking up on something that professional opinion-havers are not.

The HBO comedy “I Love LA” (which premiered last week) tackles a familiar story of humorously chaotic 20-something strivers, with their dreams of social media fame and influencer income. They are filled with youthful exuberance, but they are also miserable and desperate to hide that fact — maybe even from themselve

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