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  • Netflix
  • Feb 8, 2024
  • Netflix
  • Feb 8, 2024
One Day (2024)

Summary Emma Morley (Ambika Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall) first met on their graduation day in 1988 and each year they meet up on the same day in this adaptation of David Nicholls' novel (which was previously made into the 2011 film of the same name).

  • Netflix
  • Feb 8, 2024
  • Netflix
  • Feb 8, 2024
One Day (2024)
Season 1
Season Premiere: Feb 8, 2024
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.2
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Summary Emma Morley (Ambika Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall) first met on their graduation day in 1988 and each year they meet up on the same day in this adaptation of David Nicholls' novel (which was previously made into the 2011 film of the same name).

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Episode 1 • Feb 8, 2024 • 39 m
Episode #1.1
1988. On the night of their graduation, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time. It's an evening of almost-romance, and a morning of missed opportunity.
Episode 2 • Feb 8, 2024 • 27 m
Episode #1.2
1989. The year has taken Dex and Em in very different directions. From a villa in Rome and a minibus in the Midlands, they both ponder what comes next.
Episode 3 • Feb 8, 2024 • 22 m
Episode #1.3
1990. Life in London isn't what Em was expecting. In a creative drought, she's working in a shabby restaurant, where she gets a visit from Dex.
Episode 4 • Feb 8, 2024 • 28 m
Episode #1.4
1991. On holiday together in Greece, Emma has plans for how to keep things platonic. Dexter would rather reminisce about the night they met.
Episode 5 • Feb 8, 2024 • 33 m
Episode #1.5
1992. After a heavy night out, a hungover Dexter goes home to visit his family. Shocked at the terrible state he's in, his mother takes him to task.
Episode 6 • Feb 8, 2024 • 27 m
Episode #1.6
1993. Dex gets his moment in the spotlight, while it's opening night for Em's play. She boosts her actors' confidence, while he suffers a dent to his.
Episode 7 • Feb 8, 2024 • 31 m
Episode #1.7
1994. The friends go for a glamorous but disastrous dinner together. Dexter's keen to show off his lavish new lifestyle, but Emma isn't impressed.
Episode 8 • Feb 8, 2024 • 29 m
Episode #1.8
1995. On the last day of the school term, Emma gets into a compromising position at work. When she gets home, things become even more uncomfortable.
Episode 9 • Feb 8, 2024 • 24 m
Episode #1.9
1996. Dexter wants to impress his new girlfriends' parents, but the visit doesn't go according to plan. Over dinner, he gets a call from his agent.
Episode 10 • Feb 8, 2024 • 32 m
Episode #1.10
1997. The two bump into each other at a university friend's wedding. After an awkward reunion, they get lost in conversation together.
Episode 11 • Feb 8, 2024 • 19 m
Episode #1.11
1998. Dexter's still adjusting to domestic life. On an evening in, he finds an old mixtape from Emma and calls her to chat about times gone by.
Episode 12 • Feb 8, 2024 • 27 m
Episode #1.12
1999. A troubled Dexter visits Emma, who's thriving in Paris. As they wander the streets, the memory of their encounter months before hangs in the air.
Episode 13 • Feb 8, 2024 • 26 m
Episode #1.13
2000. 2001. 2002. Em and Dex's bond grows tighter as the years pass. Her writing's going well, and he starts his own business.
Episode 14 • Feb 8, 2024 • 36 m
Episode #1.14
2003. 2004. 2007. Unable to contemplate the future, Dexter looks back on his and Emma's intertwined past--and gets a visit from some familiar faces.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
76
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23% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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77% Positive
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23% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Feb 7, 2024
What I like most about this exquisitely judged series, aside from the two leading performances and a supporting cast that includes Tim McInnerny, Amber Grappy and Eleanor Tomlinson, is the light-touch storytelling.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
83
Feb 6, 2024
In spite of any bumps along the way, One Day is overall a satisfying, swoon-worthy ride.
By Mary Kate Carr FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 8, 2024
It is a will-they-or-won’t-they rom-com? Is it a friendship story? Is it a saga about moving into adulthood and figuring out your life and your priorities and enduring heartbreak and loss? Will it make you cry? Yes, it’s all of those things, and it manages to capture all the muddled, complicated, aching emotions of them all.
By Liz Kocan FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 6, 2024
A charming and perceptive Netflix dramedy.
By Judy Berman FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 8, 2024
While you may need a suspension of disbelief, the show sails past those awkward continuity elements because the writing and the two main actors have such a command of the central relationship. The show also expertly captures the mood and wayward feeling of young adulthood sliding into just plain adulthood.
By Kelly Lawler FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 6, 2024
The series spans nearly two decades over 14 meandering episodes, before tripping over one last iffy twist on its way out. But the spark between Emma and Dexter burns bright enough throughout to make the ride more enjoyable than not.
By Angie Han FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 6, 2024
But ultimately, Netflix's One Day lacks the charm of Nicholls's One Day. Despite chunks of dialogue being lifted from the source material, the author's voice is lost and with it, its brilliance.
By Abby Robinson FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.2
80% Positive
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0% Mixed
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20% Negative
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