• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 12, 2021
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8

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User Reviews

  1. Mar 15, 2021
    9
    My wife and I really enjoyed the show. It developed a few characters pretty well, but those characters are all flawed, and some are empty souls, but such is modern life. It is slickly produced and has a good, and honestly believable, plot and interconnections. It definitely has good room to grow and develop for what will undoubtedly be at least one more season.
  2. Mar 30, 2021
    9
    I really liked this show, and am looking forward for season 2. I am also puzzled by the bad reviews, as it was all in all a very decent show.
  3. Apr 1, 2021
    9
    Enjoyed this a lot. It has flaws, but the main character development is very good and it has a couple of interesting twists.
    I was very surprised by all the bad reviews.
  4. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    I could not stop watching this one. A true binge worthy show. Great cast of actors. I'm looking forward to season 2 as it was left with a cliff hanger.
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Dec 3, 2021
    60
    The One treads the thin line between good and bad television – both of which can be completely absorbing.
  2. Reviewed by: Bob Strauss
    Mar 19, 2021
    50
    Most of this first season is devoted to a murder investigation — a very drawn-out, repetitive and not at all mysterious murder investigation. It’s all dramatized and acted competently enough to hold your attention, but jeez, shouldn’t machine-enabled love be the focus here?
  3. Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Mar 15, 2021
    75
    It's solid and the season finale, packed with loose plot threads, will make you crave a second season. And in the grand scheme of Netflix original series, this one might linger in the memory for longer than expected, if only thanks to that premise — the power of a truly great "What if...?"