Pictured: One Day – Drama Republic
Netflix is ready to quickly launch a sequence adaptation of David Nicholls’ novel One Day, which was beforehand tailored as a movie in 2011 starring Anne Hathaway. Filming happened all through 2022 and can star This Is Going to Hurt breakout star Amika Mob. We’re maintaining observe of every little thing you have to learn about One Day on Netflix under.
The writing crew is led by BAFTA-winning Nicole Taylor (Wild Rose, Three Girls), working with Anna Jordan (Killing Eve, Succession), Vinay Patel (Doctor Who) and Bijan Sheibani (Morning Song).
Nicole Taylor
One Day is a Drama Republic manufacturing with Universal International Studios and Focus Features. Drama Republic labored with Netflix beforehand on The Irregulars which was canceled after a single season.
Nige Watson serves as producer on the sequence. Roanna Benn, Jude Liknaitzky, David Nicholls, and Nicole Taylor function government producers.
What’s the Netflix launch date for One Day?
Netflix has lastly confirmed that One Day is being launched worldwide on the streaming service on February eighth, 2024.
Pictured: Leo Woodall as Dexter (left) and Ambika Mod as Emma (proper) – Drama Republic
What’s the plot of One Day?
Book cowl for One Day
Based on David Nicholls’ 2009 novel of the identical title, the One Day sequence follows Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew catching up the identical day annually after they first meet at college in 1988 and watching how they develop and alter, transfer collectively and aside, expertise pleasure and heartbreak.
Here’s a extra detailed synopsis of the story:
It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have solely simply met. They each know that the subsequent day, after faculty commencement, they have to go their separate methods. But after solely sooner or later collectively, they can’t cease serious about each other. As the years go by, Dex and Em start to guide separate lives—lives very completely different from the folks they as soon as dreamed they’d change into. And but, unable to let go of that particular one thing that grabbed onto them that first night time, a rare relationship develops between the 2. Over 20 years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the identical day—July fifteenth—of every yr. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed alternatives, laughter and tears. And because the true that means of this one essential day is revealed, they have to come to grips with the character of affection and life itself.
Pictured: Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall as Emma and Dexter
The ebook has already been tailored right into a function movie in 2011 starring Anne Hathaway. It was launched by Universal Pictures and scored $59 million on the field workplace on a funds of simply $15 million.
Whether the brand new Netflix sequence will borrow concepts seen within the movie stays to be seen. Here’s the trailer for the film which is on December twenty seventh, 2021 is streaming on 12 Netflix nations together with Netflix Canada.
Who is forged in One Day?
Taking on the position of Emma Morley is Ambika Mod, who was most lately seen within the British drama sequence This Is Going to Hurt as Shruti, which was credited as her breakout position.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Mod instructed them she was optimistic concerning the sequence, saying, “I think the way that our writers are going about it is really beautiful, and hopefully, people will just be able to see more of the book in the series.”
Ambika Mob as Shruti in This Is Going to Hurt
Another newcomer, Leo Woodall, has been forged as Dexter Mayhew. Woodall has already made his Netflix debut within the 2021 crime drama Cherry. The actor additionally starred within the HBO Original comedy sequence The White Lotus.
Leo Woodall
Eleanor Tomlinson has been forged as Sylvie. Tomlinson had beforehand starred in a Netflix movie when she starred as Hayley within the marriage ceremony comedy Love Wedding Repeat. However, she is most well-known for her main position as Demelza Poldark within the widespread British interval drama Poldark.
Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza Poldark (proper)
Additional forged members for the sequence embrace:
- Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) as Helen
- Ella-Rae Smith (Sweetheart) as Naomi
- John Macmillan (The Great, The Cleaner) as Aaron
- Essie Davis (The Badadook, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities) as Alison
- Mark Rowley (The Last Kingdom) as Mr. Godalming
- Freya Parker (Jurassic World Dominion) as Tracey
- Meghan Treadway (Infinite) as Kate
- Anthony Calf (The Madness of King George) as Sid
- Hanna van Vliet (Anne+, Quicksand) as Lotte
- Remy Beasley (Nightsleeper) as Suzanne
- Billie Gadsdon (Cruella) as Jasmine
- Toby Stevens (Chasing Fortune) as Lionel
What’s the manufacturing standing of One Day?
Filming on the sequence started on July 4th, 2022, within the United Kingdom, with manufacturing first kicking off in London earlier than transferring to Edinburgh, Scotland halfway by way of the month.
According to EdinburghDwell, they filmed all through the town, together with places comparable to:
- Chambers Street
- Infirmary Street
- South Bridge
- Nicolson Street
- Drummond Street
- South College Street, and
- West College Street
In late July, EdinburghDwell reported that filming had moved to Edinburgh University, the place it will be filming a “grad ball”.
The final reviews of filming in particular person got here in January 2023 with LondonWorld stating that filming crews for the sequence had been noticed in Islington (London) and “the former cafe Maison Bleue, near Highbury Fields.”
Among the directs in season 1 embrace:
- Molly Manners (In My Skin, Lazy Susan)
- Luke Snellin (Let It Snow, Feel Good, Wanderlust)
- Kate Hewitt (Life) will direct episodes 4, 5 & 6
- John Hardwick (Brassic, Delicious) will direct episodes 7, 8 & 9
It’s additionally been said that filming for a number of scenes happened in Paris, France.
Pictured: Leo Woodall as Dexter – Drama Republic
How many episodes will probably be in One Day?
We’ve been instructed that season 1 of One Day will encompass no less than 14 episodes, but it surely was initially written to be 15 one-hour-long episodes.
Pictured: Amika Mob as Emma – Drama Republic
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