Netflix‘s romantic drama “One Day” is ready to contend on the Primetime Emmys within the restricted or anthology sequence classes, Selection has confirmed.

Hypothesis had mounted over whether or not “One Day,” set within the U.Ok., would vie for the Worldwide Emmys, particularly contemplating different Netflix exhibits like “Intercourse Schooling” have competed there and located success. But, Netflix and the group behind the present have opted to put it within the intensely aggressive restricted or anthology sequence classes, alongside streaming counterparts “Griselda,” starring Sofia Vergara and “Ripley,” that includes Andrew Scott.

Learn: All Primetime Emmy predictions in each class on Selection’s Awards Circuit.

“One Day” stars Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall will each vie for lead performing consideration. The precise episodes to be nominated for guiding and writing are nonetheless into consideration, adhering to Emmy pointers that enable administrators and writers to pick their episodes.

Tailored by Nicole Taylor from David Nicholls’ standard novel, “One Day” charts the poignant journey of friendship and loss between Emma Morley (Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Woodall) over practically twenty years, from 1988 to 2007. Beginning on the night time of their school commencement, their relationship evolves by way of varied life phases.

Selection’s chief TV critic Aramide Tinubu praised the sequence as “lovely and heartbreaking,” additional describing it as “an homage to friendship, and to those that add that means to our lives. Although there are moments of romance, the present isn’t any fairy story. As an alternative, it presents the expertise of being alive for exactly what it’s, with all of the magic and anxiousness that include it.”

Launching in third place on Netflix with 5.3 million viewers in its preliminary 4 days, “One Day” climbed to the highest spot the next week, amassing 9.9 million views.

Netflix has an amazing observe report of strategically positioning its roster of sequence the place they stand the very best probability at Emmy success, as evidenced by “Intercourse Schooling’s” Worldwide Emmy win for comedy sequence in 2022, and “Heartstopper’s” 5 wins on the Kids’s & Household Emmys the identical yr, together with for excellent younger teen sequence.

With the 2023 Emmys ceremony pushed to January, the marketing campaign for nominations is already underway, and FYC (For Your Consideration) occasions are already happening. The sector for restricted or anthology sequence faces stiffer competitors in comparison with comedy and drama, with entries like “Fargo,” “Shōgun,” and “True Detective: Night time Nation” within the race. The restricted or anthology class’s nomination depend varies based mostly on submissions, requiring not less than 80 for six nominees and over 240 for eight, with latest years seeing solely 5 nominees. Drama and comedy sequence routinely acknowledge eight sequence every. It could be time for that rule to alter.