Normal People: Season 1

2020 · 12 episodes · ★ 8.3

Miniseries

What Season 1 of Normal People

Season 1 of Normal People has 12 episodes and premiered on April 26, 2020. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

12episodes

Apr 26, 2020premiered

5.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Episode 1
Apr 26, 2020 · 29 min · ★ 8.6
In a school in small-town west of Ireland, Connell is a well-liked, good looking and athletic student. Marianne is a proud, intimidating and unpopular loner who actively avoids her classmates and questions her teachers’ authority.
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson · Written by: Alice Birch, Sally Rooney · Starring: Muiris Crowley, Liz Fitzgibbon, Niamh Lynch, Leah McNamara
1x02 Episode 2
Apr 26, 2020 · 28 min · ★ 8.4
Connell and Marianne’s relationship continues in secret and they sleep together for the first time. At school, Connell makes excuses for why he didn’t see his friends at the weekend and evades questions on his mother’s job at Marianne’s house. A girl in his friendship group, Rachel, gets impatient with Connell’s lack of interest and tensions build for Connell.
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson · Written by: Alice Birch, Sally Rooney · Starring: Liz Fitzgibbon, Niamh Lynch, Leah McNamara, Seán Doyle
1x03 Episode 3
Apr 26, 2020 · 33 min · ★ 8.4
The night of the Debs is approaching and the girls at school have organised a fundraising event. Marianne has been asked to help and is out of her comfort zone. At the club, one of Connell’s friends Karen does her best to show Marianne some kindness but Rachel behaves coldly towards her.
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson · Written by: Alice Birch, Sally Rooney · Starring: Killian Coyle, Jim Roche, Muiris Crowley, Fiona Browne
1x04 Episode 4
Apr 26, 2020 · 31 min · ★ 8.0
Months later, school has finished and Connell arrives at Trinity College, Dublin. He has found a room in a house-share and meets his new housemate Niall. Despite his efforts, he feels out of place and struggles to articulate himself when surrounded by his eloquent and wealthy peers.
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson · Written by: Alice Birch, Sally Rooney · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Domhnall Herdman, Anita Petry, Sebastian de Souza
1x05 Episode 5
Apr 26, 2020 · 31 min · ★ 8.4
Connell joins Marianne's social circle but doesn't fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her new boyfriend, Gareth.
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson · Written by: Alice Birch, Sally Rooney · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Sebastian de Souza, Lauryn Canny, Chris McHallem
1x06 Episode 6
Apr 26, 2020 · 33 min · ★ 8.0
Connell and Marianne are back together. Connell has gained confidence in college; giving presentations in class and getting good grades but is reluctant to show Marianne affection in front of her friends. Will the two be able to admit that they are together?
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson · Written by: Alice Birch, Sally Rooney · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Barry O'Connor, Tina Kellegher, Gwynne McElveen
1x07 Episode 7
Apr 26, 2020 · 27 min · ★ 8.3
Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.
Directed by: Hettie Macdonald · Written by: Alice Birch · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Liz Fitzgibbon, Frank Smith, Kwaku Fortune
1x08 Episode 8
Apr 26, 2020 · 28 min · ★ 8.5
Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.
Directed by: Hettie Macdonald · Written by: Alice Birch · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Fionn O'Shea, Lucilla di Paolo, Aoife Hinds
1x09 Episode 9
Apr 26, 2020 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship.
Directed by: Hettie Macdonald · Written by: Alice Birch · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Lance Ncube, Conor Mullen, Michael Phong Le
1x10 Episode 10
Apr 26, 2020 · 26 min · ★ 8.6
After a tragic event, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.
Directed by: Hettie Macdonald · Written by: Alice Birch · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Noma Dumezweni, Domhnall Herdman, Aoife Hinds
1x11 Episode 11
Apr 26, 2020 · 28 min · ★ 7.9
Marianne has returned to Carricklea for the summer. She and Connell spend their weekends together, even though he is still living in Dublin. After a night out together, they start to discuss their friendship and inevitably their attraction.
Directed by: Hettie Macdonald · Written by: Mark O'Rowe · Starring: Aislín McGuckin, Frank Blake
1x12 Episode 12 Season Finale
Apr 26, 2020 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
Marianne and Connell are back in Dublin and together as a couple. Life is calm and they are at ease with each other. Then Connell receives news that he has been offered a place to study in New York. Neither of them know how to process the news and so they decide to let it sit.
Directed by: Hettie Macdonald · Written by: Alice Birch · Starring: Desmond Eastwood, Blaithin Mac Gabhann, Leah Minto, Megan McDonnell