Today is the day to watch "Normal People" online The long-awaited TV series adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel has finally landed on Hulu

"Normal People" tells the roller-coaster first love story of Irish teenagers Connell (Paul Mescall) and Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), who meet in secondary school (high school in the US)

"Normal People" consists of 12 episodes, all of which will be available at once on Hulu so you can binge to your heart's content

Rooney's 2018 novel made the Man Booker Prize longlist and the Guardian's ranking of the top 100 books of the 21st century Readers were captivated by the complex love story at its core

In Normal People, Connell is handsome, popular, and smart He begins a secret love affair with the unpopular and brilliant Marianne, whose wealthy family employs Connell's mother as a janitor When they meet again at Trinity College, Marianne grows into an attractive and sought-after young woman In a back-and-forth relationship, Connell and Marianne help each other deal with issues surrounding toxic family drama, personal anxiety, depression, suicide, and abuse

The first six episodes were co-written by Rooney and directed by Renee Abrahamson (Academy Award-nominated "Room")

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If you're in the US, you can watch the entire first season of "Normal People" on Hulu; it was released on Wednesday, April 29, at midnight Eastern time, so West Coast viewers can watch it starting at a more acceptable 9:00 PM Pacific time

Since The Normal People is actually an Irish production, British viewers can watch it live on television for free; it airs on BBC One every Monday at 9 pm

and is available for free on the BBC's "The Normal People" channel

Bad news for Canadians, Hulu is not in Canada, but you can still watch The Normal People See how to watch using ExpressVPN above

Australians can watch Normal People online with the streaming service Stan, so it's G'day mate

Stan packages start at $10/month, but if you're not sure about subscribing, check it out first with a free one-month trial

For a little taste of the drama of The Normal People, check out the official trailer below It will give you an idea of how many tears you will shed while watching the show

Hulu's "Normal People" cast is built around two of its stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne and Paul Mescall as Connell Waldron

They are joined by the following regular cast members:

Normal People consists of 12 episodes See brief description below:

Overall, reviews of Normal People have ranged from favorable to glowing Many critics have praised the performances of the lead actors They also describe the numerous explicit sex scenes as intimate and passionate rather than gratuitous The following is an example of a review of Normal People

The New York Times "Normal People" seems like a melodrama about a teen who falls in love and gets laid But more than that, it is a double-bildungsroman, a sympathetic portrait of two young people coming of age together "

NPR: "This is a nice series that you can not only binge read, but perhaps give yourself a couple of episodes at a time It's also the kind of project that seems easy to do well, but really isn't She's been in a few things here and there, but he's an amazingly talented actor who is genuinely just starting out in the TV world

Vulture In its first three episodes, The Normal People set the precedent for the explicit, tender, and very intimate sex scenes that would come to characterize the series Very little of any part of the body is exposed in this series

Rolling Stone Magazine "The show's two young stars are asked to do much and given even more They are remarkable - both apart and especially together - in conveying the vulnerability and longing that are essential to making a love story like this work" [BBC: "It is rare to find a film adaptation that not only tells the story faithfully, but also builds on it, making you want to go back to the original story and read it with new images in mind"