Netflix is taking over One Day, David Nicholls’ 2009 novel of the identical identify chronicling the story of Emma Morley (Ambika Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall).
Formally assembly for the very first time on the night time of their commencement, July 15, 1988, Emma and Dexter find yourself going their separate methods, however because the present unfolds, viewers observe them as they expertise that one bizarre day yr after yr. With every passing yr, Dex and Em get older, change, collide, drift aside, and expertise pleasure in addition to heartbreak.
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So, how does this adaptation serve guide followers? Nicholls labored as a author and govt producer on the 14-episode season, providing Mod and Woodall easy accessibility for any large questions they may have about Em and Dex.
“Simply to have his blessing on every part is large,” Mod gushes. “I had a Zoom with him fairly early on and simply spoke to him about Emma for an hour and requested him each query about her that I might consider. However he additionally wrote one of many episodes and was there for the entire course of,” she provides. “So yeah, it was an actual honor to get to work with him so carefully.”
“He’s a really candy, humble man,” Woodall muses. “Once we knew he was on set, it was very very like, ‘David is right here,’” he says in a mocking scared tone. “However he’s additionally the least scary man on the earth.”
Typically, Mod admits, “You didn’t know that he was there. He was form of hiding away behind the monitor after which he’d sneak off into the night time… Yeah, a stunning man.”
Nonetheless, it’s at all times good to have entry to the unique creator of the supply materials your present is predicated on. See what else stars Mod and Woodall needed to say about their favourite Em and Dex appears to be like, how this collection differs from the 2011 film, and what recommendation they’d give to viewers who sit via the characters’ emotional ups and downs.
One Day, Collection Premiere, Thursday, February 8, Netflix
