Limited series · Netflix
The One
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Amir El-Masry
Ben Naser
8 eps
Hannah Ware
Rebecca
8 eps
Olivia Chenery
Holly
8 eps
Stephen Campbell Moore
Damian
8 eps
Lois Chimimba
Hannah
8 eps
Dimitri Leonidas
James Whiting
8 eps
Diarmaid Murtagh
Connor Martin
8 eps
Zoë Tapper
Kate Saunders
8 eps
Albano Jerónimo
Matheus Silva
8 eps
Wilf Scolding
Ethan
8 eps
Eduardo Lloveras
Sebastian Rodriguez
8 eps
Gregg Chillin
Nick Gedny
8 eps
Jana Pérez
Sophia Rodriguez
8 eps
Miguel Amorim
Fábio Silva
8 eps
Marilyn Nnadebe
Yoga Receptionist
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The One actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The One reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Love — and lies — spiral when a DNA researcher helps discover a way to find the perfect partner, and creates a bold new matchmaking service.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Episode 2
Facing a murder investigation, Rebecca and James reunite to get their stories straight. Hannah plays a dangerous game with Megan and Mark.
S01E01
Episode 1
As business booms at her DNA-based matchmaking service, co-creator and CEO Rebecca Webb seems unstoppable — until a body is found in the Thames.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Catherine MorsheadDirector
- Brady HoodDirector
- Jeremy LoveringDirector
Music
- Ian ArberOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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