Episode guide

Normal People

12 episodes · 1 seasons · 2020 · Hulu

← Show package · 2020s

Season 1

12 episodes

  1. S01E01 Episode 1

    In modern, rural Ireland, Connell and Marianne, on different ends of their school's social scene, begin an intense, secret affair.

  2. S01E02 Episode 2

    Marianne and Connell's affair continues, but the pressures of the outside world start to take their toll.

  3. S01E03 Episode 3

    Connell betrays Marianne by making a cowardly choice. Marianne withdraws from school, causing Connell intense guilt.

  4. S01E04 Episode 4

    Connell finds college lonely; Marianne finds instant popularity. After running into each other they decide to try to be friends.

  5. S01E05 Episode 5

    Connell joins Marianne's social circle but doesn't fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her new boyfriend, Gareth.

  6. S01E06 Episode 6

    Connell and Marianne are together, but when he loses his job and she has an upsetting trip home, they withdraw from each other.

  7. S01E07 Episode 7

    Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.

  8. S01E08 Episode 8

    Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.

  9. S01E09 Episode 9

    Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship; in Dublin Connell enjoys an uncomplicated relationship with Helen.

  10. S01E10 Episode 10

    After the suicide of a schoolfriend, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.

  11. S01E11 Episode 11

    In Sligo, Marianne and Connell try to navigate friendship. A fight between Marianne and Alan causes a rift with her family.

  12. S01E12 Episode 12

    Their final year in Trinity, Marianne and Connell are fully together - but how it will endure after they graduate is uncertain.