Gillian Jacobs Of 'Community' And Paul Rust Of 'I Love You, Beth Cooper' To Star In New Judd Apatow Show 'Love' Ordered For Two Seasons By Netflix [PHOTO]

Judd Apatow is a comedy mogul if ever there was one, and now, after ten years, he is returning to TV. Netflix has ordered two seasons of the Gillian Jacobs of "Community," Paul Rust of "I Love You Beth Cooper, Judd Apatow project called "Love"

Netflix has orderd 10 episodes for season one and 12 for season two.The half-hour comedy series is produced by Apatow Productions andLegendary Television, and created and written by Apatow, Rust and writer Leslie Arfin who has written for "Girls" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."Love" is only the second show Neftlix has ever ordered two season of right out of the gate.

Variety reports:

"Judd Apatow has a unique comedic voice that manages to be delightful, insightful, and shockingly frank -- often at the same time," said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. "Together with Paul and Lesley, he's bringing a whole new level of agony and ecstasy to this modern day comedy of manners." 

"I am so excited to get to work with Paul and Lesley on this project," said Apatow. "Netflix has been supportive in ways I couldn't create in my wildest fever dreams."

"We at Legendary are thrilled to be working with the wonderfully talented Judd and excited to partner with the Netflix team," said Bruce Rosenblum, Legendary Television's President of Television and Digital Media "We look forward to validating their support for this innovative and genuinely funny series."

"Love" is about Gus and Mickey navigating (played by Rust and Jacobs respectively) navigating, well, Love, in all its complexity.

Check back for more information as "Love" goes into production.

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