Parents' Guide to One Day

TV Netflix Drama 2024
One Day TV Show Poster: Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall kiss. Tag reads “Twenty Years. Two People. One Day.”

Common Sense Media Review

By Ty'Kira Smalls , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 15+

Drama series based on novel has sex, cursing, and alcohol.

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Parent and Kid Reviews

age 15+

Based on 1 parent review

age 14+

Based on 3 kid reviews

What's the Story?

ONE DAY follows the intertwined budding adult lives and romance between two recent university graduates across two decades. Emma (Ambika Mod), a sharp English major, and Dexter (Leo Woodall), a campus playboy, meet on their graduation night from the University of Edinburgh. Attraction sparks between them, but reality quickly gets in the way, and they go their separate ways the day after. Throughout the years, Emma and Dexter try to navigate the growing pains of adulthood. But somehow they always cross paths on one day each year.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say ( 1 ):
Kids say ( 3 ):

This series takes us through an emotional romantic journey through the decades. One Day is steady, charming, and intense. Fans of other adaptations will find the performances of Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod to be intimate and captivating. The sexual content, language, smoking, and drinking make this suitable for older teens.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how time affects the relationship between Emma and Dexter in One Day. How does their relationship change over the course of the series? What causes these changes? Are there any moments that stood out to you?

  • Have you read the novel this series is based on? What about the movie? Did it make you like the show more, or less? Which version do you usually prefer? Does it enhance your enjoyment to have read the book or watched the movie first?

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One Day TV Show Poster: Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall kiss. Tag reads “Twenty Years. Two People. One Day.”

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