Netflix's New 'One Day' Adaptation Wants to Make You Swoon This February

It's never a bad time for a good love story. And for those of us who've been clamoring for more romance in our lives—or who are just trying to get through the weeks until Bridgerton is back next spring—Netflix is stepping up its game this Valentine's Day with the launch of its new series One Day. Based on David Nicholls' bestselling novel of the same name, the limited series will follow the story decades-spanning love story of its central couple, who reunite with one another on the same day each year.

If all of this sounds weirdly familiar, it's because this same story was turned into a feature film with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess back in 2011. But part of the appeal of Netflix's take on Nicholls' book is how, exactly, it will be reimagined as a fourteen-part British television series. (It's got a lot more room to run, is what I'm saying.)

The story follows students Dexter and Emma, who first meet on July 15, 1988, just as they're both graduating from college. The pair share an instant connection, but since they know they're both leaving town the following day, they refrain from taking things any further and decide to stay friends. Even so, neither can stop thinking about the other, even as the years go by and they lead increasingly separate lives. The series follows them both on the same day—July 15—for the next twenty years as the two weave in and out of each other's lives, one year older in each episode and grappling with their own choices, desires, and regrets.