Scripted series · Pop
One Day at a Time
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Justina Machado
Penelope Alvarez
46 eps
Rita Moreno
Lydia Riera
46 eps
Isabella Gómez
Elena Alvarez
46 eps
Marcel Ruiz
Alex Alvarez
46 eps
Todd Grinnell
Pat Schneider
46 eps
Stephen Tobolowsky
Dr. Berkowitz
46 eps
Froy Gutierrez
Josh Flores
4 eps
Jason Michael Snow
Usher
1 eps
Ness Bautista
Police Officer
1 eps
Gabrielle Elyse
Dani
1 eps
Emily Hinkler
Margaux
1 eps
Benjamin A. Hoyt
Bernard (as Benjamin Hoyt)
1 eps
Connie Jackson
Doctor
1 eps
Eliza Shin
Nurse
1 eps
A.J. Tannen
Aaron
1 eps
Tony Plana
Berto Riera
4 eps
James Martinez
Victor Alvarez
6 eps
Pam Trotter
Ariana
1 eps
Avery Lopez
Young Elena
1 eps
George W. Bush
Self (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1 eps
Emiliano Díez
Padre Jose
2 eps
Santina Muha
Beth
8 eps
Ariela Barer
Carmen
4 eps
Aaron Coleman
Priest
1 eps
Terryn Westbrook
Barb Flores
1 eps
Olivia Liang
Suehee
1 eps
Ed Quinn
Max Ferraro
11 eps
Sheridan Pierce
Syd
11 eps
Raquel Justice
Nora
3 eps
Melissa Fumero
Estrellita Reyes
2 eps
Mackenzie Phillips
Pam Valentine
9 eps
India de Beaufort
Avery
7 eps
Stephanie Beatriz
Pilar
1 eps
Gloria Estefan
Mirtha
2 eps
Ray Romano
Brian
1 eps
Alex Quijano
Mateo
6 eps
Jolie Jenkins
Nikki
4 eps
Haneefah Wood
Jill Riley
10 eps
Judy Reyes
Ramona
10 eps
Sachie Alessio
Sachie
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How One Day at a Time actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
One Day at a Time reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 46 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201713 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S01E13 Quinces
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201813 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S02E09 Hello, Penelope
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201913 episodes
8.4IMDbThe Alvarez family is coming back, and bringing the jokes about pot, minibars, and the dangers of a Brazilian blowout along with them.
Best episode · S03E03 Benefit with Friends
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20207 episodes
9.0IMDbBest episode · S04E06 Supermoon
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E01
Checking Boxes
After a census taker comes to the house, the Alvarez family reflects on their relationships, and what else the future may, or may not, have in store.
S02E09
Hello, Penelope
Feeling like she's finally got her life together, Penelope unwisely stops taking her antidepressants so she doesn't have to tell Max she's on them.
- Directed by Phill Lewis
- Written by Caroline Levich, Michelle Badillo
S01E09
Viva Cuba
Elena gets a congratulatory letter that leaves a bitter taste in her mouth. For a school project, Alex interviews Lydia, who reveals a family secret.
S02E03
To Zir, With Love
Lydia gives Elena advice on approaching her crush. After running into a hunky Army buddy who's also single, Penelope rethinks her dating rules.
- Directed by Phill Lewis
- Written by Sebastian Jones
S02E01
The Turn
Penelope worries about changes she sees in Alex, who gets into trouble at school. Elena wonders if others are misidentifying her based on her appearance.
S01E08
One Lie at a Time
Penelope tells her family she has a date and Lydia says she's going to church, but each secretly goes elsewhere. Meanwhile, Elena tests an attraction.
- Directed by Phill Lewis
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Mike Royce
Showrunner
Gloria Calderón Kellett
Creator
Norman Lear
Executive producer
Dan Signer
Executive producer
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Brent Miller
Executive producer
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Sebastian Jones
Executive producer
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Debby Wolfe
Writer
Mike Rowe
Writer
Benji Samit
Writer
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Peter Murrieta
Writer
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Caroline Levich
Writer
Dan Hernandez
Writer
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Michelle Badillo
Writer
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Becky Mann
Writer
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Andy Roth
Writer
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Audra Sielaff
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Patricia Fass PalmerProducer
- Mike RoyceExecutive Producer
- Norman LearExecutive Producer
- Dan SignerExecutive Producer
- Gloria Calderón KellettExecutive Producer
- Brent MillerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Debby WolfeWriter
- Mike RoweWriter
- Benji SamitWriter
- Peter MurrietaWriter
- Dan SignerWriter
- Caroline LevichWriter
Direction
- Pamela FrymanDirector
- Phill LewisDirector
- Kimberly McCulloughDirector
- Gloria Calderón KellettDirector
- Angela BarnesDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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