Sally Rooney's Normal People airs tonight
Irish author Sally Rooney's second novel Normal People starts on BBC One with a double bill tonight.
All 12 episodes dropped on BBC iPlayer over the weekend, meaning many have already binged the whole series.
And judging by the Twitter reactions, it's already a massive hit.
What's it all about?
If you haven't read the novel yet, do!
Normal People follows the complex lives of Marianne and Connell - two teenagers attending the same secondary school in Sligo.
Connell is handsome, successful and popular while Marianne is a total outcast.
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This flips when they're both accepted into Trinity College, Dublin.
The book follows the pair as they grow close and grow distant.
Connell and Marianne continue to be pulled back into each other's lives through a number of traumas.
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Meet the cast
Playing Marianne is Daisy Edgar-Jones.
She's a 21-year-old actor who was born and raised in London.
She has previously appeared in Cold Feet and War of the Worlds.
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Newcomer Paul Mescal will portray Connell in his first TV role.
Mescal's previous experience is theater based.
He's appeared in a number of plays in The Lir, The Gate Theatre and The Abbey.
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Element Pictures, the production company behind Room, The Favourite and Dublin Murders, are working behind the scenes, while the Oscar nominated Lenny Abrahamson directs.
Sally Rooney is serving as an executive producer with Alice Birch and Mark O’Rowe brought on to write the script.
Where to watch
Normal People starts with a double bill on BBC One tonight at 9pm.
However, if that doesn't work for you, the double bill will also air Tuesday on RTÉ One at 10:15pm.
Each channel will air an episode weekly.
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