Normal People
A man and a woman embark on an on-again/off-again romance that starts at school and continues through college, testing their relationship as they explore different versions of themselves.
- Metascore82
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Hulu
- Drama
A man and a woman embark on an on-again/off-again romance that starts at school and continues through college, testing their relationship as they explore different versions of themselves.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 30 mins
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.An attraction sparks between them when Connell comes to collect his mother Lorraine who works at Marianne's house. A deep connection grows between the two teenagers - one they cannot stop but that they are determined to conceal from their peers.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 29 mins
Marianne and Connell's affair continues, but the pressures of the outside world start to take their toll.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 33 mins
Connell betrays Marianne by making a cowardly choice. Marianne withdraws from school, causing Connell intense guilt.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 31 mins
Connell finds college lonely; Marianne finds instant popularity. After running into each other they decide to try to be friends.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 31 mins
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.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 33 mins
Connell and Marianne are together, but when he loses his job and she has an upsetting trip home, they withdraw from each other.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 27 mins
Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 28 mins
Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 22 mins
Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship; in Dublin, Connell enjoys an uncomplicated relationship with Helen.
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 27 mins
After a tragic event, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 28 mins
In Sligo, Marianne and Connell try to navigate friendship. A fight between Marianne and Alan causes a rift with her family.
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
Wed, Apr 29, 2020 23 mins
Their final year in Trinity, Marianne and Connell are fully together - but how it will endure after they graduate is uncertain.
