Love Me presents Pen Pals: Romeo and Juliet

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Love Me presents Pen Pals: Romeo and Juliet

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Apr 12, 2017

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Pen Pals is a new series from Love Me producers Mira and Cristal. In Ep 1, a posthumous textathon between Romeo and Juliet reveals he somehow wound up in Heaven, she in Hell. Featuring Paul Rust and Noël Wells. (Hear more eps on Stitcher Premium).

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Apr 12, 2017

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Love Me presents Pen Pals: Romeo and Juliet

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