One Day in October
HBO Max | Release Date: October 7, 2025
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
DeciderJoel KellerOct 7, 2025
Season 1 Review: While the storytelling on One Day In October can be a bit uneven, the true stories of October 7 survivors, combined with real audio and video, kept us riveted to the relatively-short episodes. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJames PoniewozikOct 7, 2025
Season 1 Review: It is also more stylistically adventurous and — perhaps because each episode focuses on a single story — more attentive to the inner lives of its protagonists [than "Red Alert"]. Read full review
80
TheWrapDiedre JohnsonOct 7, 2025
Season 1 Review: As the world watches and waits to see if peace can be achieved, one thing is clear: “Red Alert” and “One Day in October” are stories that vividly show the price without it. Read full review
78
The Daily BeastNick SchagerOct 7, 2025
Season 1 Review: Poignant and harrowing, it’s an act of memory, confrontation, and healing, as well as a challenge to the world to reckon with, and remember, an unfathomable atrocity. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Kathryn VanArendonkOct 14, 2025
Season 1 Review: Crouched in a defensive posture, Red Alert and One Day in October are responding to an argument they’re not naming, even as they try to appear bold. .... One Day in October holds up Taasa’s grief like a blinding torch, so bright and overwhelming that the thousands of grieving parents who live mere miles from her have been obscured. Occasionally, though — in Red Alert especially — the camera drifts over to a shot of Gaza, shining high-rises looming in the distance. Read full review
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