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The One

★ 6.6 15K votes 2021–2021 1 season · 8 episodes Ended Netflix
Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Built to bingeMade for the streaming binge model.This show: 7/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Hannah WareDimitri LeonidasZoë TapperDiarmaid MurtaghLois ChimimbaEric Kofi Abrefa
Starring
Hannah WareDimitri LeonidasZoë TapperDiarmaid MurtaghLois ChimimbaEric Kofi Abrefa
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"A dating app apocalypse dressed as a thriller"

In a near future where a single DNA test can identify your one true genetic match, a scientist's discovery upends the idea of romantic choice forever. The show follows several couples and strangers whose lives unravel once the test reveals matches that clash brutally with the relationships they already have. It's a slick, twisty British thriller that jumps between timelines and characters, trading depth for momentum. The pace is brisk and binge-friendly, though the moral questions it raises are often abandoned in favor of soapy melodrama and mystery-box reveals.

Watch it for

the twisty premise that turns genetic matchmaking into a moral minefield.

Maybe skip if

you want its sci-fi concept explored with real depth rather than soap-opera plotting.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12021
6.63K85h 36m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.16.6
44644 min
▶2Episode #1.26.7
35843 min
▶3Episode #1.36.7
33043 min
▶4Episode #1.46.7
30942 min
▶5Episode #1.56.5
29041 min
▶6Episode #1.66.6
28738 min
▶7Episode #1.76.5
27542 min
▶8Episode #1.86.7
30643 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Hannah Ware Rebecca Webb
Dimitri Leonidas James Whiting
Zoë Tapper Kate Saunders
Diarmaid Murtagh Connor Martin
Lois Chimimba Hannah Bailey
Eric Kofi Abrefa Mark Bailey
Jana Pérez Sophia Rodriguez
Stephen Campbell Moore Damien Brown
Gregg Chilingirian Nick Gedny
Albano Jerónimo Matheus Silva

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