{{Short description|2020 Irish drama television series}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = Normal People.svg | image_class = skin-invert | genre = {{Plainlist| * [[Romance film|Romance]] }} | based_on = {{Based on|''[[Normal People]]''|[[Sally Rooney]]}} | creator = Catherine Magee | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Daisy Edgar-Jones]] * [[Paul Mescal]] * [[Sarah Greene (actress)|Sarah Greene]] }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Sally Rooney * [[Alice Birch]] * [[Mark O'Rowe]] }} | director = {{Plainlist| * [[Lenny Abrahamson]] * [[Hettie Macdonald]] }} | composer = [[Stephen Rennicks]] | country = {{Plainlist| * Ireland * United Kingdom * United States }} | language = English | num_episodes = 12 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Ed Guiney]] * Andrew Lowe * [[Emma Norton (producer)|Emma Norton]] * Anna Ferguson * Sally Rooney * Lenny Abrahamson * Tommy Bulfin * [[Rose Garnett]] }} | producer = Catherine Magee | location = {{Plainlist| * Ireland * Sweden * Italy }} | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Suzie Lavelle * Kate McCullough }} | editor = {{Plainlist| * [[Nathan Nugent]] * Stephen O'Connell }} | runtime = 23–34 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * [[Element Pictures]] * [[Screen Ireland]] }} | network = [[BBC Three (streaming service)|BBC Three]] | network2 = [[Hulu]] | network3 = [[RTÉ One]] | released = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} | released2 = {{Start date|2020|04|29|df=y}} | first_aired3 = {{Start date|2020|04|28|df=y}} | last_aired3 = {{End date|2020|06|02|df=y}} | related = }} '''''Normal People''''' is a [[romantic drama]] [[Limited-run series|limited series]] based on the 2018 novel [[Normal People|of the same name]] by [[Sally Rooney]]. It was written by Rooney, [[Alice Birch]] and [[Mark O'Rowe]], and directed by [[Lenny Abrahamson]] and [[Hettie Macdonald]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=20 April 2020|title=Normal People|url=https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/1132645-normal-people/|journal=RTÉ|language=en|access-date=22 May 2020|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209082942/https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/1132645-normal-people/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series follows the relationship between Marianne Sheridan ([[Daisy Edgar-Jones]]) and Connell Waldron ([[Paul Mescal]]), who attend the same secondary school and the same university.
The series was greenlit in 2019, with Edgar-Jones and Mescal announced to star.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominee Lenny Abrahamson's 'Normal People' Sets BBC, Hulu Dates|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lenny-abrahamson-normal-people-bbc-hulu-1203550025/|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=31 March 2020|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=22 May 2020|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209082948/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lenny-abrahamson-normal-people-bbc-hulu-1203550025/|url-status=live}}</ref> The remaining cast was rounded out soon after Rooney was confirmed as one of the series' writers, alongside Birch and O'Rowe. Macdonald was then announced as a director with Abrahamson, continuing his long-standing relationship with the series' producers, [[Element Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Normal People goes international as Element Pictures racks up sales|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/normal-people-goes-international-as-element-pictures-racks-up-sales-1.4257394|last=Slattery|first=Laura|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=22 May 2020|archive-date=20 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520162002/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/normal-people-goes-international-as-element-pictures-racks-up-sales-1.4257394|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began in May 2019 and concluded in February 2020, with filming locations including [[County Sligo]], [[Dublin]], [[Sant'Oreste]], and [[Luleå]].
''Normal People'' first premiered in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2020, on [[BBC Three (streaming service)|BBC Three]]. Its episodes began airing weekly on [[RTÉ One]] in Ireland from 28 April until June 2, and it premiered in the United States on [[Hulu]] on 29 April. The series received positive reviews, primarily for its cast performances: Mescal was nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor]] at the [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards]] and won for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[2021 British Academy Television Awards|67th British Academy Television Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list.html |title=Here's a Full List of the 2020 Emmy Nominees - The New York Times |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917181510/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Premise== The series follows Marianne Sheridan, an affluent and isolated social outcast, and Connell Waldron, a popular, high-achieving student with [[anxiety]], as they begin a secretive relationship during their final days of secondary school in [[County Sligo]]. Connell's mother, Lorraine, is employed by Marianne's mother, Denise, as a cleaner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Herman |first1=Alison |title='Normal People' Isn't a Story About Adults |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/4/29/21238820/normal-people-hulu-bbc-sally-rooney |website=The Ringer |date=29 April 2020 |access-date=24 November 2021 |archive-date=24 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124052805/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/4/29/21238820/normal-people-hulu-bbc-sally-rooney |url-status=live }}</ref> Connell and Marianne's relationship becomes strained as their lives begin to change when they go on to attend [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]] in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Normal People |date=2020-04-29 |type=Drama, Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9059760/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |others=Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Desmond Eastwood |publisher=Element Pictures, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Hulu Originals}}</ref>
==Cast== ===Main=== * [[Daisy Edgar-Jones]] as Marianne Sheridan, an affluent, outspoken student who struggles with social acceptance. She begins a secret relationship in their last year of secondary school with Connell. * [[Paul Mescal]] as Connell Waldron, a popular, high-achieving student and athlete who struggles with anxiety. He begins a secret relationship in their last year of secondary school with Marianne.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Marcus |date=2020-05-22 |title=Why Normal People's Connell is the character we need for male mental health. |url=https://medium.com/@marcustaylor20/why-normal-peoples-connell-is-the-character-we-need-for-male-mental-health-88f07798044c |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> * [[Sarah Greene (actress)|Sarah Greene]] as Lorraine Waldron,{{Efn|Greene is only credited in episodes in which she appears.|name=main|group=}} Connell's single mother, who is employed as the Sheridans' cleaner. She shares a close relationship with Connell and Marianne.
===Recurring=== * [[Aislín McGuckin]] as Denise Sheridan, Marianne and Alan's single mother who suffered domestic abuse from their father. Denise fails to contain Alan's abuse towards Marianne. * [[Éanna Hardwicke]] as Rob Hegarty, a close friend of Connell's from school. * [[Frank Blake (actor)|Frank Blake]] as Alan Sheridan, Marianne's abusive brother. * [[Eliot Salt]] as Joanna, a close friend of Marianne's at college. * [[India Mullen]] as Peggy, a wealthy member of Marianne's social circle at college. * [[Desmond Eastwood]] as Niall, Connell's university flatmate who encourages Connell and Marianne's relationship. * [[Sebastian de Souza]] as Gareth, Connell’s outspoken college classmate and Marianne's ex-boyfriend. * [[Fionn O'Shea]] as Jamie, part of Marianne's social circle at Trinity College who goes on to date Marianne. * [[Leah McNamara]] as Rachel Moran, part of Connell's social circle at school and his ex-girlfriend. * Seán Doyle as Eric, one of Connell's school friends. * Niamh Lynch as Karen, a friendly school acquaintance of Marianne's. * [[Kwaku Fortune]] as Philip, a friend of Marianne's at college. * [[Clinton Liberty]] as Kiernan. * [[Aoife Hinds]] as Helen Brophy, Connell's girlfriend at college. * Lancelot Ncube as Lukas, Marianne's abusive boyfriend in Sweden. * [[Noma Dumezweni]] as Gillian, Connell's therapist.
==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=#BEBB0E |overall=5 |title=20 |director=15 |writer=20 |airdate=13 |altdate=13 |aux4=13 |airdateT=UK release date |altdateT=US release date |aux4T=Ireland air date |country= |episodes={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |RTitle = Episode 1 |DirectedBy = [[Lenny Abrahamson]] |WrittenBy = [[Sally Rooney]] and [[Alice Birch]] |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 28 April 2020 |ShortSummary = In secondary school, popular athlete Connell and social outcast Marianne begin a relationship. Marianne confronts Connell about her feelings for him but he requests their relationship is kept a secret, fearing social rejection from his friends. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |RTitle = Episode 2 |DirectedBy = Lenny Abrahamson |WrittenBy = Sally Rooney and Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 28 April 2020 |ShortSummary = Connell and Marianne's romance blossoms but Connell's request of secrecy puts their relationship under strain. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |RTitle = Episode 3 |DirectedBy = Lenny Abrahamson |WrittenBy = Sally Rooney and Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 5 May 2020 |ShortSummary = Marianne is assaulted at a fundraiser for the [[Debs (ball)|debs]], and goes home with Connell. However, she breaks up with him after he asks his ex-girlfriend, Rachel, to the debs. Lorraine argues with Connell after he refuses to publicly acknowledge Marianne. During the debs, Connell's friend Eric reveals all of his friends knew of his relationship with Marianne, and that they wouldn't have rejected him. Later that night, Connell breaks down crying. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |RTitle = Episode 4 |DirectedBy = Lenny Abrahamson |WrittenBy = Sally Rooney and Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 5 May 2020 |ShortSummary = Months later, Connell reunites with Marianne at Trinity College through Gareth, a classmate of his whom she is dating. While Connell struggles to fit into the new environment, Marianne has made several friends, in contrast to her time in school. After meeting again at a party, Connell and Marianne decide to be friends. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |RTitle = Episode 5 |DirectedBy = Lenny Abrahamson |WrittenBy = Sally Rooney and Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 12 May 2020 |ShortSummary = Marianne and Connell grow closer and they confront Connell's treatment of her in school. Marianne then breaks up with Gareth and attempt to restart her relationship with Connell. However, another member of their friend group, Jamie, has a crush on Marianne. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |RTitle = Episode 6 |DirectedBy = Lenny Abrahamson |WrittenBy = Sally Rooney and Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 12 May 2020 |ShortSummary = Connell and Marianne's renewed relationship blossoms. During a return trip home, Marianne is physically assaulted by her brother. Connell is unable to pay rent for his accommodation in Dublin after being made redundant: unable to bring himself to ask Marianne to stay with her, he abruptly moves back to Sligo, causing them to break up. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |RTitle = Episode 7 |DirectedBy = [[Hettie Macdonald]] |WrittenBy = Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 19 May 2020 |ShortSummary = Connell spends the summer partying with his school friends while Marianne begins a relationship with Jamie. She reveals to Connell that Jamie engages in [[sadomasochism]] in their relationship. In the following semester, Connell and Marianne are accepted into the [[Schols]] program. Connell arrives to Marianne's house later that night, injured after a mugging. Marianne and Connell realize their breakup was due to a misunderstanding over Connell's financial situation, but he leaves after he tells her of his new girlfriend, Helen. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |RTitle = Episode 8 |DirectedBy = Hettie Macdonald |WrittenBy = Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 19 May 2020 |ShortSummary = After a summer backpacking in Europe, Connell and Niall visit Marianne's Italian vacation home, and meet Jamie and Peggy. During dinner, Jamie's controlling and abusive attitude leads to an argument with Marianne. She decides to stay with Connell but declines to have sex with him. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |RTitle = Episode 9 |DirectedBy = Hettie Macdonald |WrittenBy = Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 26 May 2020 |ShortSummary = During her [[Erasmus Programme|Erasmus exchange]] in Sweden, Marianne begins an intense sadomasochistic relationship with a student photographer, Lukas. Connell remains in regular contact with Marianne, which upsets Helen. Lukas initiates [[Bondage (BDSM)|bondage]] with Marianne during a photography shoot, causing her to break up with him. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |RTitle = Episode 10 |DirectedBy = Hettie Macdonald |WrittenBy = Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 26 May 2020 |ShortSummary = Connell's mental health suffers after Rob commits suicide on New Year's Eve. While in Sligo for the funeral, he becomes more distant from Helen, causing her to break up with him. Connell begins seeing a counselor at university who helps him process his emotions, leading him to seek out to rekindle his relationship with Marianne. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |RTitle = Episode 11 |DirectedBy = Hettie Macdonald |WrittenBy = [[Mark O'Rowe]] |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 2 June 2020 |ShortSummary = Marianne and Connell reconnect when they return to Sligo. Marianne asks Connell to hit her during sex, unsettling him and causing Marianne to abruptly leave in shame. Marianne's brother, Alan, who disapproves of her relationship with Connell, attacks her and breaks her nose. Connell threatens Alan and leaves with Marianne.
|LineColor = BEBB0E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |RTitle = Episode 12 |DirectedBy = Hettie Macdonald |WrittenBy = Alice Birch |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|04|26|df=y}} |AltDate = 29 April 2020 |Aux4 = 2 June 2020 |ShortSummary = Marianne spends Christmas with Connell's family, finding comfort in a healthy family dynamic. Her mother refuses to speak to her. Connell is offered a place on a year-long [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] writing program in New York: Marianne pushes for him to attend, feeling content with her life and her relationship with Connell. |LineColor = BEBB0E }} }}
==Production== ===Development and casting=== In May 2019, it was announced that [[BBC Three]] and [[Hulu]] would adapt Rooney's novel into a limited series which will premiere in 2020. [[Paul Mescal]] and [[Daisy Edgar-Jones]] were also announced to star as Connell and Marianne, respectively.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/05/30/hulu-orders-new-series-normal-people-798204/20190530hulu01/|title=Hulu Orders New Series: "Normal People"|journal=The Futon Critic|date=30 May 2019|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=20 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520162014/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/05/30/hulu-orders-new-series-normal-people-798204/20190530hulu01/|url-status=live}}</ref> The remainder of the cast, including [[Aislín McGuckin]] and [[Sarah Greene (actress)|Sarah Greene]], was rounded out soon after.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/bbc-reveals-stars-of-its-adaptation-of-sally-rooney-s-normal-people-1.3910676|title=BBC reveals stars of its adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People|newspaper=The Irish Times|first=Amy|last=Walker|date=31 May 2019|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608031626/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/bbc-reveals-stars-of-its-adaptation-of-sally-rooney-s-normal-people-1.3910676|url-status=live}}</ref> Rooney was hired to adapt her novel alongside [[Alice Birch]] and [[Mark O'Rowe]]. [[Lenny Abrahamson]] and [[Hettie Macdonald]] were then confirmed as directors, with the Irish company [[Element Pictures]] acting as the series' lead producers.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/normal-people-tv-show-sally-rooney-hulu|title=There's a Normal People TV Show, and It's Already Filming|journal=Vogue|first=Bridget|last=Read|date=30 May 2019|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103060105/https://www.vogue.com/article/normal-people-tv-show-sally-rooney-hulu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tubber"/>
===Filming=== [[File:Beach at Streedagh Point - geograph.org.uk - 1152614.jpg|thumb|Scenes were filmed at Streedagh Point, along [[Wild Atlantic Way]].]] Principal photography began [[on location filming|on location]] in [[County Sligo]] and [[Dublin]] in May 2019.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://vipmagazine.ie/sarah-greene-spills-the-beans-on-new-series-normal-people/|title=Sarah Greene spills the beans on new series Normal People|journal=VIP Magazine|first=Adele|last=Miner|date=27 August 2019|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118103022/https://vipmagazine.ie/sarah-greene-spills-the-beans-on-new-series-normal-people/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tubbercurry]] primarily made up the fictional town of Carricklea, with Streedagh Point along [[Wild Atlantic Way]] used for beach scenes, Knockmore House in [[Enniskerry]] for the Sheridans' residence, and a terraced home in [[Shankill, Dublin|Shankill]] for the Waldrons' residence.
[[Hartstown Community School]] in [[Clonsilla]] was used to depict the secondary school scenes, which featured real students as extras.<ref>{{cite web|title='We were so excited to be school in hit TV drama Normal People' - Special part of our history, says principal|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/we-were-so-excited-to-be-school-in-hit-tv-drama-normal-people-special-part-of-our-history-says-principal-39202532.html|website=independent|date=13 May 2020|language=en|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526060725/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/we-were-so-excited-to-be-school-in-hit-tv-drama-normal-people-special-part-of-our-history-says-principal-39202532.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Students from [[Trinity College Dublin]] were also used as extras during filming at the university.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/filming-starts-at-trinity-college-for-bbcs-adaptation-of-sally-rooneys-normal-people-38329937.html|title=Filming starts at Trinity College for BBC's adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People|journal=Independent.ie|first=Sorcha|last=O'Connor|date=20 July 2019|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234227/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/filming-starts-at-trinity-college-for-bbcs-adaptation-of-sally-rooneys-normal-people-38329937.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.universitytimes.ie/2019/05/normal-people-makes-casting-call-for-trinity-students/|title='Normal People' Makes Casting Call for Trinity Students|journal=The University Times|first=Ciannait|last=Khan|date=29 May 2019|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022745/http://www.universitytimes.ie/2019/05/normal-people-makes-casting-call-for-trinity-students/|url-status=live}}</ref> Scenes at Marianne's Dublin flat were shot on Wellington Road in [[Ballsbridge]].
Although set in [[Trieste]] in the novel, filming took place in [[Central Italy]], primarily in and around [[Sant'Oreste]], [[Stimigliano]], and the villa ''Il Casale'' on Tenuta di Verzano, in [[Lazio]]. Scenes set in [[Luleå]] were filmed in February 2020 to ensure adequate snowfall and for the [[Baltic Sea]] to be frozen over for a scene depicting Marianne walking.<ref name="tubber">{{cite journal|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/rooney-novel-normal-people-in-tubber-filming-38494577.html|title=Rooney novel 'normal people' in Tubber filming|journal=The Sligo Champion|first=Ciara|last=Galvin|date=21 September 2019|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619144758/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/rooney-novel-normal-people-in-tubber-filming-38494577.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Music===
* Episode 1 ends with the song "Warped Windows" by [[Anna Mieke]]. * Episode 2 opens with the song "Did It To Myself" by [[Orla Gartland]] and ends with the song "Angeles" by [[Elliott Smith]]. * Episode 3 ends with the song "[[Only You (Yazoo song)|Only You]]" by [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]]. * Episode 4 ends with the song "Undertow" by [[Lisa Hannigan]]. * Episode 5 ends with the song "[[Make You Feel My Love]]" covered by [[Ane Brun]]. * Episode 6 opens with the song "[[Too Much (Carly Rae Jepsen song)|Too Much]]" by [[Carly Rae Jepsen]]. * Episode 7 ends with the song "Metrona" by The Sei. * Episode 8 ends with the song "[[Love Will Tear Us Apart]]" covered by [[Nerina Pallot]]. * Episode 9 opens with the song "[[Rare (Selena Gomez album)|Rare]]" by [[Selena Gomez]] and ends with the song "Scene Suspended" by [[Jon Hopkins]]. * Episode 10 ends with the song "Everything I Am Is Yours" by [[Villagers (band)|Villagers]]. * Episode 11 ends with the song "Strange Weather" by [[Anna Calvi]] featuring [[David Byrne]]. * Episode 12 starts with the song "The Subterranean Heart" by Mount Alaska and ends with the song "Sometimes" by [[Keith Kenniff|Goldmund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/tv-features/normal-people-soundtrack-music-sally-rooney-2655491|title=Normal People soundtrack: all songs played on the hit drama|website=[[NME]] |date=28 April 2020 }}</ref>
The series also featured music from ''The Young Will Eat The Old'', the debut album from Irish [[hip hop music|hip hop]] duo [[Tebi Rex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://universitytimes.ie/2021/11/tebi-rex-take-over-in-first-headline-gig-in-two-years/|title=Tebi Rex Take Over in First Headline Gig in Two Years|last=O'Beirne|first=Eva|date=26 November 2021|website=[[The University Times]]|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121060730/https://universitytimes.ie/2021/11/tebi-rex-take-over-in-first-headline-gig-in-two-years/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Release== The first look pictures came out on 1 November 2019. BBC Three and Hulu released their own teasers on 17 January 2020, followed by official trailers on 31 March.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a29662003/normal-people-sally-rooney-adaptation-release-date/|title=Sally Rooney's Normal People is being adapted into a TV series|journal=Cosmopolitan|first=Dusty|last=Baxter-Wright|date=31 March 2020|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929095835/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a29662003/normal-people-sally-rooney-adaptation-release-date/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The series' 12 episodes became available as a [[BBC Three (streaming service)|BBC Three]] box set on [[BBC iPlayer]] on 26 April, followed by a [[BBC One]] airing on 27 April. The series became available on [[Stan (service)|Stan]] in Australia on 27 April and began airing on [[RTÉ One]] in Ireland on 28 April.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/an-adaptation-of-sally-rooneys-novel-normal-people-is-heading-to-stan-040120|title=An adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel 'Normal People' is heading to Stan|journal=Time Out|first=Rebecca|last=Russo|date=1 April 2020|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031112255/https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/an-adaptation-of-sally-rooneys-novel-normal-people-is-heading-to-stan-040120|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/showbiz/rte-announce-release-date-for-tv-adaption-of-sally-rooneys-normal-people-994138.html|title=RTÉ announce release date for TV adaption of Sally Rooney's Normal People|journal=Breaking News.ie|first=Steve|last=Neville|date=15 April 2020|access-date=15 April 2020|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702102630/https://www.breakingnews.ie/showbiz/rte-announce-release-date-for-tv-adaption-of-sally-rooneys-normal-people-994138.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The series premiered in the US on [[Hulu]] on 29 April.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/normal-people-hulu-bbc-set-premiere-sally-rooney-adaptation-1202896508/|title='Normal People': Hulu & BBC Set Premiere & Unveil Trailer For Sally Rooney Adaptation|journal=Deadline|first=Peter|last=White|date=31 March 2020|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331183351/https://deadline.com/2020/03/normal-people-hulu-bbc-set-premiere-sally-rooney-adaptation-1202896508/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series has been sold to over 20 broadcasters worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0520/1139462-normal-people-goes-global-with-new-tv-deals/ |title=Normal People goes global with TV deals - RTE |website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |date=20 May 2020 |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928235728/https://www.rte.ie/amp/1139462/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In June 2020, Abrahamson directed Edgar-Jones and Mescal in a one-off [[parody film|spoof]] short episode as part of [[RTÉ Does Comic Relief]], in which Marianne and Connell give [[Sacrament of Penance#Rite|confessions]] to a priest played by [[Andrew Scott (actor)|Andrew Scott]].<ref name="Indo2020">{{Cite news |last=Gataveckaite |first=Gabija |date=1 July 2020 |title=Comic Relief host Deirdre O'Kane: I nearly dropped the Normal Older People skit from show |work=[[Irish Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/comic-relief-host-deirdre-okane-i-nearly-dropped-the-normal-older-people-skit-from-show-39330717.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707113232/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/comic-relief-host-deirdre-okane-i-nearly-dropped-the-normal-older-people-skit-from-show-39330717.html |archive-date=7 July 2020 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0626/1149930-normal-peoples-connell-marianne-have-divine-reunion/ | title=Normal People's Connell & Marianne have divine reunion | date=27 June 2020 | publisher=RTÉ | access-date=29 September 2020 | archive-date=1 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001004935/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0626/1149930-normal-peoples-connell-marianne-have-divine-reunion/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception== ===Critical response=== The series was widely praised. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the series has a 91% rating, with an average score of 8.2/10 based on 91 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Anchored by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal's vulnerable performances, ''Normal People'' is at once intimate and illuminating, beautifully translating the nuances of its source material."<ref>{{cite web |title=Normal People: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/normal_people/s01 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=8 March 2021 |archive-date=11 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211024822/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/normal_people/s01 |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the series has a score of 82 out of 100, based on reviews from 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |title=Normal People |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/normal-people/season-1 |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=14 February 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204142433/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/normal-people/season-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In a positive review for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', [[Caroline Framke]] wrote: "With its trifecta of elegant writing, directing, and acting, ''Normal People'' is just as bleak and uncompromising as Rooney's novel, making you both crave and dread knowing—or perhaps more accurately, ''experiencing''—what happens."<ref>{{cite web |date= 22 April 2020 |last= Framke |first= Caroline |author-link= Caroline Framke |title= 'Normal People' on Hulu: TV Review |url= https://variety.com/2020/tv/reviews/normal-people-hulu-review-sally-rooney-1234587209/ |website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date= 28 April 2020 |archive-date= 2 March 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210302213440/https://variety.com/2020/tv/reviews/normal-people-hulu-review-sally-rooney-1234587209/ |url-status= live }}</ref> [[NPR]]{{'}}s [[Linda Holmes (writer)|Linda Holmes]] praised the main cast's performances and their chemistry, writing, "[Mescal and Edgar-Jones] have the vulnerability it takes to maintain confidence. They've both figured out how to put a particular warmth in their eyes when they're able to find those connected moments, like a light that flips on. [Mescal] is a stunning talent for someone who is genuinely just starting out in television — it's a treat to see [the actors] work so well together".<ref>{{cite web|title='Normal People' Is A Love Story To Cherish|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/04/29/847617296/normal-people-is-a-love-story-to-cherish|website=NPR.org|date=29 April 2020|access-date=26 May 2020|last1=Holmes|first1=Linda|archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429175608/https://www.npr.org/2020/04/29/847617296/normal-people-is-a-love-story-to-cherish|url-status=live}}</ref>
In a negative review, Jessa Crispin of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called the series "a gutless soap opera for millennials" and wrote the series is a "dull, tedious reworking of a romance plot as old as time". Crispin also criticized its unrealistic depiction of university freshmen, casting of older actors to play teenagers, and lack of depth, writing, "[''Normal People''] analyzes itself with offhand comments so you don't have to do any thinking."<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/05/sally-rooney-normal-people-hulu-bbc-soap-opera|title=Normal People is little more than a gutless soap opera for millennials|publisher=The Guardian|date=May 5, 2020|accessdate=August 20, 2025|first=Jessa|last=Crispin}}</ref> In another negative review, Matt Fagerholm of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' compared ''Normal People'' to "being stuck on a bad date that refuses to end", criticizing its writing, Mescal's casting, and its "cowardly" and "unforgivable" characters, calling Marianne a "despairing addition to an array of submissive heroines routinely defined by the men in their lives" and concluded that the series is "a frustrating, fractured romance between an inarticulate weakling and a woman who deserves much better".<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hulus-normal-people-has-all-the-appeal-of-a-bad-date-that-refuses-to-end|title=Hulu’s Normal People Has All the Appeal of a Bad Date That Refuses to End|publisher=RogerEbert|date=April 23, 2020|accessdate=August 20, 2025|first=Matt|last=Fagerholm}}</ref>
The series received controversy for its nudity and sex scenes:<ref>{{cite web |title="Normal People: we need to discuss this BBC show's portrayal of sex and consent" |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/normal-people-sex-scenes-consent-porn-marianne-connell-daisy-edgar-jones-paul-mescal/383681 |website=[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]] |date=27 April 2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=13 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513061308/https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/normal-people-sex-scenes-consent-porn-marianne-connell-daisy-edgar-jones-paul-mescal/383681 |url-status=live }}</ref> while the work of [[Ita O'Brien]] as the show's [[intimacy coordinator]] was praised,<ref>{{cite web |date= 1 May 2020 |last= Kaufman |first= Amy |title= This is how 'Normal People' made some of TV's steamiest sex scenes |url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-05-01/normal-people-sex-hulu-intimacy-coordinator |website= [[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date= 3 May 2020 |archive-date= 3 May 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200503015612/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-05-01/normal-people-sex-hulu-intimacy-coordinator |url-status= live }}</ref> some viewers called in to complain on ''[[Liveline]]'', arguing the nudity was excessive or inappropriate.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/01/what-see-porno-normal-people-immoral-sex-scenes-spark-major-debate-irish-radio-12639380/|title='It's what you'd see in a porno': Normal People 'immoral' sex scenes spark major debate on Irish radio|journal=Metro|first=Emma|last=Kelly|date=1 May 2020|access-date=13 May 2020|archive-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517140228/https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/01/what-see-porno-normal-people-immoral-sex-scenes-spark-major-debate-irish-radio-12639380/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series also received controversy by excluding overt mentions of ''[[The Communist Manifesto]]'' and ''[[The Golden Notebook]]'': Rooney, who describes herself as a [[Marxist]], included overt mentions of those books in her original novel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/its-mariannes-fault-we-cant-get-a-government-to-satisfy-normal-people-39228105.html |title=It's Marianne's fault we can't get a government to satisfy Normal People |publisher=Irish Independent |date=23 May 2020 |access-date=23 May 2020 |quote=The author of Normal People is a self-professed Marxist... her politics seeps through her writing. It's no accident the central protagonists of the book that has captured the nation's imagination are the rich girl living in the mansion and the poor boy whose mother works as her family's cleaner. The TV version glosses over the discussions around 'The Communist Manifesto' and the feminist bible 'The Golden Notebook'. |archive-date=1 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601230841/https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/its-mariannes-fault-we-cant-get-a-government-to-satisfy-normal-people-39228105.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Viewing figures=== ''Normal People'' reportedly gave [[BBC Three]] its best ever week on [[BBC iPlayer|iPlayer]] (26 April to 3 May), receiving over 16.2 million programme requests across the 12 episodes, about 5 million of which were from 16- to 34-year-olds, and bringing BBC Three requests up to 21.8 million, doubling the previous record of 10.8 million from the release of the first series of ''[[Killing Eve]]''. Seventy per cent of BBC Three requests that week were for ''Normal People'' and a quarter had finished all 12 episodes.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/normal-people-scores-16m-views-bbc-iplayer-1202926180/|title='Normal People' Scores 16M Views In Its First Week On BBC iPlayer|journal=Deadline|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=29 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829130440/https://deadline.com/2020/05/normal-people-scores-16m-views-bbc-iplayer-1202926180/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2020050558448/normal-people-takes-bbc-three-to-its-best-week-ever.html|title=Normal People takes BBC Three to its best week ever|journal=Rapid TV News|first=Joseph|last=O'Halloran|date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302222115/https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2020050558448/normal-people-takes-bbc-three-to-its-best-week-ever.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It became the most-streamed series of the year on the BBC, with 62.7 million views from April to November 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2020-12-08/normal-people-popular-bbc-iplayer-2020-news/ |title=Normal People biggest series on BBC iPlayer with 62.7m |first=Patrick |last=McLennan |date=8 December 2020 |work=Radio Times |access-date=25 December 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210090041/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2020-12-08/normal-people-popular-bbc-iplayer-2020-news/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The first two episodes were reported to have been watched on [[RTÉ One]] by an average of 371,000 viewers with an additional 19,000 on RTÉ One +1 and 301,000 streams on [[RTÉ Player]], becoming the most watched opening of a drama series on RTÉ Player. Thirty per cent of 15- to 34-year-olds watching TV were watching ''Normal People''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://extra.ie/2020/05/05/entertainment/movies-tv/normal-people-big-hit-rte|title=Normal People is a big hit with viewers as over 370,000 tune in|journal=Extra.ie|first=Ali|last=Condon|date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812033705/https://extra.ie/2020/05/05/entertainment/movies-tv/normal-people-big-hit-rte|url-status=live}}</ref> The finale had over 319,000 viewers, 33% of the total RTÉ audience and 20% increase over the previous week. In June 2020, it was reported that ''Normal People'' had garnered over 3 million views on [[RTÉ Player]], breaking the previous record for the streaming service of 1.2 million, which was held by the fourth series of ''[[Love/Hate (TV series)|Love/Hate]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/normal-people-smashes-rte-player-record-to-become-most-watched-show-ever-186206|title=Normal People smashes RTÉ Player record to become most-watched show ever|journal=The Irish Post|first=Rachael|last=O'Connor|date=4 June 2020|access-date=29 July 2020|archive-date=9 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709123034/https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/normal-people-smashes-rte-player-record-to-become-most-watched-show-ever-186206|url-status=live}}</ref>
Speaking on the series' popularity, Prathyush Parasuraman of ''[[Film Companion]]'' wrote: "Rarely have I seen the sort of cultural dialogue that I saw [from] the release of ''Normal People''."<ref>{{cite web|last=Parasuraman|first=Pratyush|date=5 January 2021|title=Normal People Review|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/streaming/normal-people-lionsgate-play-is-the-millennial-mecca-of-love-and-lust-sally-rooney-daisy-edgar-jones-paul-mescal|access-date=6 January 2021|work=Film Companion|archive-date=5 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105110715/https://www.filmcompanion.in/streaming/normal-people-lionsgate-play-is-the-millennial-mecca-of-love-and-lust-sally-rooney-daisy-edgar-jones-paul-mescal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Awards and nominations=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | 2020 | [[British Society of Cinematographers|British Society of Cinematographers Awards]] | [[British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama|Best Cinematography in a Television Drama]] | {{sortname|Suzie|Lavelle|nolink=1}} {{small|(for "Episode 1")}} | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bscine.com/media/uploads/Awards/bsc-tv-drama-award.pdf?v=2023-02-04|title=Best Cinematography in a Television Drama - Winners|website=[[British Society of Cinematographers]]|accessdate=4 February 2023|archive-date=29 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231313/https://bscine.com/media/uploads/Awards/bsc-tv-drama-award.pdf?v=2023-02-04|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]] | {{sortname|Paul|Mescal}} | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/normal-people |title=Normal People |website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120131959/https://www.emmys.com/shows/normal-people |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special]] | {{sortname|Lenny|Abrahamson}} <small>(for "Episode 5")</small> | {{nom}} |- | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special]] | {{sortname|Sally|Rooney}} and [[Alice Birch]] <small>(for "Episode 3")</small> | {{nom}} |- | [[72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special]] | {{sortname|Louise|Kiely|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Royal Television Society Programme Awards]] | Actor: Male | {{sortname|Paul|Mescal|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-23 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2021 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2021 |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304225834/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Actor: Female | {{sortname|Daisy|Edgar-Jones}} | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" | [[Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards]] | Director – Drama | {{sortname|Lenny|Abrahamson|nolink=1}} | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-design-awards-2020|title=CRAFT & DESIGN AWARDS 2020|website=[[Royal Television Society]]|date=23 June 2020|accessdate=17 March 2023|archive-date=17 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317231259/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-design-awards-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Photography – Drama and Comedy | {{sortname|Suzie|Lavelle|nolink=1}} | {{won}} |- | Editing | {{sortname|Nathan|Nugent}} | {{nom}} |- | [[36th TCA Awards|TCA Awards]] | [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials|Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials]] | ''Normal People'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2020/07/09/tca-awards-nominations-2020-watchmen/ |title=TCA Awards: Watchmen, Unbelievable and Schitt's Creek Lead Nominations |website=TVLine |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710022818/https://tvline.com/2020/07/09/tca-awards-nominations-2020-watchmen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="34" style="text-align:center;" | 2021 | rowspan="2"| [[10th AACTA International Awards|AACTA Awards]] | Best Actor in a Series | {{sortname|Paul|Mescal|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aacta-international-awards-promising-young-woman-wins-top-prize |title=AACTA International Awards: 'Promising Young Woman' Wins Top Prize - The Hollywood Reporter |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=6 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502010910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aacta-international-awards-promising-young-woman-wins-top-prize |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Best Actress in a Series | {{sortname|Daisy|Edgar-Jones|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[2021 British Academy Television Awards|British Academy Television Awards]] | [[British Academy Television Award for Best Mini-Series|Best Mini-Series]] | {{sortname|Lenny|Abrahamson|nolink=1}}, Sally Rooney, [[Ed Guiney]], Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton and Catherine Magee | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021|title=BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards|date=28 April 2021|website=www.bafta.org|language=en|access-date=28 April 2021|archive-date=5 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605134128/https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] | {{sortname|Paul|Mescal|nolink=1}} | {{won}} |- | [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | {{sortname|Daisy|Edgar-Jones|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"|[[2021 British Academy Television Craft Awards|British Academy Television Craft Awards]] | [[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Director: Fiction|Best Director: Fiction]] | {{sortname|Lenny|Abrahamson|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | [[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Editing: Fiction|Best Editing: Fiction]] | {{sortname|Nathan|Nugent|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | [[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction|Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction]] | {{sortname|Suzie|Lavelle|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | [[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Sound: Fiction|Best Sound: Fiction]] | {{sortname|Niall|O'Sullivan|nolink=1}}, Steve Fanagan and Niall Brady | {{nom}} |- | [[British Society of Cinematographers|BSC Awards]] | Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | {{sortname|Suzie|Lavelle|nolink=1}} | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://imago.org/news/nina-kellgren-bsc-honoured-at-the-2021-bsc-awards/|title=Nina Kellgren BSC Honoured At The 2021 BSC Awards|website=IMAGO|date=16 April 2021|access-date=10 February 2022|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210081933/https://imago.org/news/nina-kellgren-bsc-honoured-at-the-2021-bsc-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Casting Society of America]] | Limited Series | {{sortname|Louise|Kiely|nolink=1}} | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/artios-awards-casting-directors-for-the-boys-pose-watchmen-among-tv-nominees |title=Artios Awards: Casting Directors for 'The Boys,' 'Pose,' 'Watchmen' Among TV Nominees |first=Hillary |last=Lewis |date=8 January 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=21 February 2021 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304072941/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/artios-awards-casting-directors-for-the-boys-pose-watchmen-among-tv-nominees |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| [[11th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]] | [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries|Best Limited Series]] | ''Normal People'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ozark-the-crown-schitts-creek-26th-annual-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-1234887254/ |title='Ozark', 'The Crown' Lead Critics' Choice TV Awards Nominations 2021 - Variety |date=18 January 2021 |access-date=18 January 2021 |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118170225/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ozark-the-crown-schitts-creek-26th-annual-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-1234887254/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries]] | {{sortname|Paul|Mescal|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries]] | {{sortname|Daisy|Edgar-Jones|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[78th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]] | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Limited Series or Television Film]] | ''Normal People'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-1234896457/ |title=Golden Globes 2021: The Complete Nominations List |last=Oganesyan & Moreau |first=Natalie & Jordan |date=3 February 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-GB |access-date=3 February 2021 |archive-date=3 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203222312/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-1234896457/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Limited Series or Television Film]] | {{sortname|Daisy|Edgar-Jones|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | [[2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie & TV Awards]] | [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Performance]] | {{sortname|Paul|Mescal|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=19 April 2021|title=MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 'Emily In Paris', 'WandaVision' & 'RuPaul's Drag Race'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/mtv-movie-tv-awards-nominations-emily-in-paris-wandavision-rupauls-drag-race-1234737437/|access-date=20 April 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419190517/https://deadline.com/2021/04/mtv-movie-tv-awards-nominations-emily-in-paris-wandavision-rupauls-drag-race-1234737437/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[32nd Producers Guild of America Awards|Producers Guild of America Awards]] | [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Limited Series Television|David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television]] | {{sortname|Lenny|Abrahamson|nolink=1}}, Sally Rooney, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Anna Ferguson and Catherine Magee | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title='Bridgerton' and 'Ted Lasso' Among PGA Awards TV Nominees|date=8 March 2021|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/pga-awards-nominations-tv-bridgerton-ted-lasso-1234621946/|access-date=8 March 2021|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309160726/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/pga-awards-nominations-tv-bridgerton-ted-lasso-1234621946/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[25th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]] | [[Satellite Award for Best Miniseries|Best Miniseries]] | ''Normal People'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/25th-satellite-awards-nominees-for-motion-pictures-and-television-announced/ |title=25th Satellite Awards Nominees for Motion Pictures and Television Announced |last=Van Blaricom |first=Mirjana |date=1 February 2021 |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=1 February 2021 |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425122636/https://www.pressacademy.com/news/25th-satellite-awards-nominees-for-motion-pictures-and-television-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="15" | [[17th Irish Film & Television Awards|Irish Film & Television Awards]] | Best Drama | ''Normal People'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="15"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifta.ie/awards/index2021%20(2).html |title=IFTA Academy | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards |publisher=Ifta.ie |date= |accessdate=2022-08-19 |archive-date=5 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705085439/https://ifta.ie/awards/index2021%20(2).html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Director – Drama | {{sortname|Lenny|Abrahamson|nolink=1}} | {{won}} |- | Script – Drama | {{sortname|Sally|Rooney|nolink=1}} | {{won}} |- | Lead Actor in a Drama | {{sortname|Paul|Mescal|nolink=1}} | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" | Supporting Actor in a Drama | {{sortname|Desmond|Eastwood|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | {{sortname|Fionn|O'Shea}} | {{won}} |- | Supporting Actress in a Drama | {{sortname|Sarah|Greene|Sarah Greene (actress)}} | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" | Cinematography | {{sortname|Kate|McCullough|nolink=1}} | {{won}} |- | {{sortname|Suzie|Lavelle|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | Costume | {{sortname|Lorna Marie|Mugan|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | Editing | {{sortname|Nathan|Nugent|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |- | Production Design | {{sortname|Lucy|van Lonkhuyzen|nolink=1}} | {{won}} |- | Sound | {{sortname|Steve|Fanagan|nolink=1}}, Niall Brady, and Niall O'Sullivan | {{won}} |- | Makeup and Hair | {{sortname|Sandra|Kelly|nolink=1}} and Sharon Doyle | {{nom}} |- | Score | {{sortname|Stephen|Rennicks|nolink=1}} | {{nom}} |}
==See also== * ''[[Conversations with Friends (TV series)|Conversations with Friends]]''
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== External links == * {{BBC Programme}} * {{IMDb title|9059760}}
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