One Day (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.

In spite of any bumps along the way, One Day is overall a satisfying, swoon-worthy ride.

One Day has found gold in its leading duo, whose chemistry feels timeless and totally captivating. An outstanding showcase of talent.

Mod and Woodall have a lovely chemistry that teeters between deep intimacy and sexual tension. Additionally, the show never villainizes the characters, even when they’re at their most atrocious.

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.

Woodall and Mod are excellent, together and alone. It looks and sounds great (the array of Eighties, Nineties, and Aughts music is killer), and there are some fine moments and even whole episodes. But Dexter and Emma each wonder at different points why it’s taken so long for anything to happen between them, and the structure of One Day will likely leave you just as confused and impatient.

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.

This is a wonderfully touching, emotionally intimate series with a stellar cast who are note perfect throughout. While I have not read the book on which this was based, dipping in and out of Emma and Dexter's relationship on the same day each year for 20 years is an incredibly effective way to move the story along gently while allowing these two characters to grow and mature individually and giving weight and depth to pivotal moments in their lives and in their relationship with each other.

heartbreaking, but really funny and gripping. Great show, worth the watch

Had a predictable plot for the most part. However, there were some major twists, especially at the end, which I did not see coming. Some of the story elements just seemed too convenient, but it can be forgiven, given that such things are common in this genre. The series gives better treatment to the material than the movie, as it spends more time on the characters, their feelings and motivations.

Very real, very human, very raw. Shows the ups and downs of humanity and the relationships we form, and leaves a lasting impact, really makes you think. Did fall flat at some points but overall a great watch, the ending makes the show.

Leo Woodall & Ambika Mod play graduating college students who connect one nite. There's an undeniable chemistry, but he's off the Europe, so their friendship remains distant. The story follows the on/off developments of their relationship on the same day every year. Will they got deeper or just remain close buds? Woodall and Mod not only capture the frisson that keeps promising more, they turn in nuanced and captivating performances. Some episodes are more compelling than others, while the narrative sometimes seems to wander off course. (It's taken from David Nicholls' novel.) Also, her family is mostly ignored, while his gets supporting roles. Thru it all, this duo is the show's strong point and their evolving relationship is what makes this dramedy most effective. NOTE: This is not to be confused with the 2011 film of the same name.