Based on John Marrs’ 2017 novel, The One is an eight-parter that pivots around CEO Rebecca Webb, whose matchmaking service is based on DNA science. The quest for a perfect match isn’t new to TV, of course, propelling the plots of countless rom coms, dating reality shows, and dramas. And it seems audiences are hooked, too, with the show tending top of Netflix with UK viewers a week after release. “It also leads to a huge dissatisfaction with the person you’re with. “We still have this idea of love at first sight, meeting this perfect person who you’re going to be with until you’re 90 and you’ll be together forever.

Source: Huffington Post March 20, 2021 06:05 UTC