Season 1 - 13 episodes (2017)
Watch One Day at a Time Season 1 on Netflix
Executive Producers: Mike Royce, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Norman Lear, Michael Garcia, Brent Miller
Starring: Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Stephen Tobolowsky, Todd Grinnell, Isabella Gomez
Rated: TV-PG
Plot
A re-imagined version of the '70s series by the same name with a Cuban-American family. In this sit-com a divorced mother raises a teenage daughter and son with the help of her mother.
Verdict
This is a traditional family sit-com that mixes comedy and emotion while exploring family dynamics in self-contained episodes. The jokes are simple and mostly on the nose, but it frequently tackles strong topics like sexism, religion, immigration, and dating.
Justina Machado and Rita Moreno are great. This is the best of Netflix's traditional sitcoms, though their competition is only The Ranch (my review) and Fuller House (my review).
It depends.
Review
While I'd prefer a more dramatic, twisting narrative like Black Mirror (my review) or Travelers (my review), if you want a traditional family sit-com that's willing to tackle larger issues, this is it.
Justina Machado |
Rita Moreno & Todd Grinnell |
Penelope works hard to put her kids Elena and Alex into a good school Elena is the environmentally conscious social justice warrior while Alex is self absorbed. Their primary purpose is story fodder. Penelope is the only developed character, and this show definitely centers around her. Being a veteran is plot point. In episode seven, she and her family monitor the phone around the clock as she waits for a call from the VA hospital.
Stephen Tobolowsky |
Elena's quinceanera, in essence a sweet sixteen, is the thread connecting the first episode to the last. She and her mom argue over whether to even have it, and later the dress. Penelope's ex-husband also comes to down which creations more than one conflict. The first season concludes with a nice family moment, because that's what this show is about.
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