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One Day on Netflix: who's who in the cast of the new series, from Ambika Mod to Leo Woodall

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It's swoony stuff: British graduates Emma and Dexter meet for the very first time on the night of graduation, before heading their separate ways the following morning – but this one, overnight encounter is enough to irrevocably affect the course of their lives.

The romantic novel captured worldwide attention as soon as it came out in 2009, even spawning a (little-loved) film adaptation starring and . And now, the story is set to return once again, this time as series, which will land on the streaming platform just ahead of Valentine's Day on February 8. Like the book, the 14-part show follows the pair's complicated love affair through the lens of the same day every year from 1988.

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