One Day at a Time (2017 TV series)

The series depicts the everyday life of a Cuban-American family with each character finding their own journey. Following the story of Penelope Alvarez, a United States Army Nurse Corps veteran, facing her return to civilian life with a lot of unresolved issues from her time in the Army. She works as a nurse in the office of Dr. Leslie Berkowitz. After her husband's alcoholism due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his time in the Army made it, in Penelope's words, 'unsafe to be in the house', she separates from Victor, taking the children with her. They go to live in a building owned by Pat Schneider. With the help of her Cuban mother, Lydia Riera, she raises two children: Elena and Alex. Apart from planning her daughter's quinceañera, Penelope starts dating and finds a love interest. Elena, resistant to have a quinces, starts dating a teenager from her class, to later realize that she is a lesbian. After struggling in ways to tell her family about her sexuality she finally comes out.

In the second season, Penelope continues to deal with her PTSD, while getting back into the dating scene. Elena finds a love interest in Syd, who is non-binary. Lydia and Schneider both reveal they are not U.S. citizens and, therefore, both take their citizenship tests. Towards the end of the season, Lydia suffers a stroke and begins to hover between life and death, though she ultimately survives.

In the third season, Schneider's father comes to visit the building and almost causes the Alvarezes to lose their home. Schneider, a recovering alcoholic, revolts and goes against his father saving the building from turning into a condo, but by doing this, he relapses. Alex is grounded for most of the season for going to Bud-E Fest but gets un-grounded when Penelope finds out how he handled Schneider's relapse. Elena loses her virginity to Syd, and Penelope obtains an MSN degree and becomes a nurse practitioner.

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File:Justina Machado at Queen of the South at ATX.jpg plays Penelope Alvarez]]

File:Rita Moreno in 2000.jpg plays Penelope's mother, Lydia Riera]]

File:Isabella_Gomez_-1-_(27913510127).jpg plays Penelope's teenage daughter, Elena Alvarez]]

• Justina Machado as Penélope Francisca del Carmen Riera Inclán Ruiz Maribona de Alvarez, a United States Army Nurse Corps veteran and mother of Alex and Elena. Often called "Lupe", she works as a nurse for Dr. Leslie Berkowitz. After coming back from army service, she joins a therapy group to help her with her depression and anxiety. In the first season, she separates from her husband Victor and starts dating Ben. Later she breaks up with Ben after Victor's visit for Elena's quinceañera. In season two Penelope decides to go back to school to become a nurse practitioner. She begins dating an Army Veteran, now EMT Max Ferraro, but breaks up with him after finding out he wants children of his own and decides to let him find that chance with someone else, as she believes that she is too old for another child, and has two children of her own. She previously dated Mateo, but they both broke up in season 3 because they did not have a spark, and Mateo was getting back with his ex-wife. She and Max reunite and get back together in season 4.
• Todd Grinnell as Pat Schneider, the rich landlord of the building. He is a close friend of the family and Penelope's best friend. Schneider frequently has one-night stands with different women. He often talks about having multiple stepmothers and how dysfunctional his family was. He also openly discusses his history of addictions, achieving eight years of sobriety in season 3, before experiencing a short relapse. He is Canadian and, after years of having a green card, decides to become a U.S. citizen. He begins dating Avery, whom he meets in season 3. The character's name combines the surname of the character Dwayne Schneider from the original series and the first name of actor Pat Harrington Jr., who played him.
• Isabella Gomez as Elena Maria Alvarez Riera Calderón Leyte-Vidal Inclán, the activist and feminist teenage daughter of Penelope. After dating her classmate, Josh, and watching porn, she discovers that she is lesbian and comes out to her family. The news does not sit well with her father, which upsets Elena. In the second season, she finds a love interest, Syd, and founds a Gay-Straight Alliance club at her Catholic School.
• Marcel Ruiz as Alejandro "Alex" Alberto Alvarez Riera Calderon Leyte-Vidal Inclán, the son of Penelope. He wants to gain popularity at school and is part of the baseball team. He starts a school project about Cuba. In season two he begins working during the summer at Dr. Berkowitz's office.
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Dr. Leslie Berkowitz, Penelope's lonely boss and Lydia's possible love interest who is extorted financially by his ex-wife and daughters
• Rita Moreno as Lydia Margarita del Carmen Inclán Maribona Leyte-Vidal de Riera, a faithful Cuban, Penelope's mother and grandmother of Elena and Alex. She fled Cuba after Castro seized power. She was a dancer and a performer back in the day. Over the course of the show, she develops a relationship with Dr. Berkowitz.

• Fiona Gubelmann as Lori (season 1), Penelope's co-worker
• Ariela Barer as Carmen (season 1), Elena's best friend. She spent nights with Elena in her bedroom after her parents were deported back to Mexico, but Penelope finds out. She later moves to Austin, Texas to live with her brothers.
• Froy Gutierrez as Josh Flores (season 1), Elena's friend and escort to her quinceañera
• Eric Nenninger as Scott (seasons 1–3), Penelope's co-worker
• Haneefah Wood as Jill Riley, Penelope's friend
• Mackenzie Phillips as Pam Valentine, the leader of Penelope's female veteran therapy group. Phillips portrayed Julie Cooper in the original 70s sitcom One Day at a Time.
• Judy Reyes as Ramona, Penelope's friend from the veteran therapy group. She is a lesbian.
• Tony Plana as Berto Riera (seasons 1–3), Lydia's late husband
• Jolie Jenkins as Nikki (seasons 1–3), Schneider's former love interest and one of the mothers at St. Bibiana Academy
• James Martínez as Victor Alvarez (seasons 1–3), Penelope's ex-husband who for a time had a strained relationship with his daughter Elena
• Ed Quinn as Max Ferraro (seasons 2–4), a military veteran, EMT, and Penelope's boyfriend
• Sheridan Pierce as Syd (seasons 2–4), Elena's 'syd'nificant other who is non-binary{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Liz Shannon|title='One Day at a Time' Stars Talk Season 3 and Why a Non-Binary Character Is Called a 'Girlfriend' On The Show|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/one-day-at-a-time-season-3-non-binary-girlfriend-interview-1201924282/|work=IndieWire|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2018|archive-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214185325/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/one-day-at-a-time-season-3-non-binary-girlfriend-interview-1201924282/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Chaney|first=Jen|title=One Day at a Time Is Back, and Rest Assured, It's Still Great|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/one-day-at-a-time-season-two-review.html|work=Vulture|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210140000/https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/one-day-at-a-time-season-two-review.html|url-status=live}}
• Santina Muha as Beth (seasons 2–4), a member of Penelope's therapy group who uses a wheelchair
• Nicky Endres as Cynthia (season 3–4), a member of Penelope's therapy group
• Alex Quijano as Mateo (season 3), Penelope's friend from St. Bibiana Academy, who is also a parent
• India de Beaufort as Avery (season 3–4), a kindergarten teacher and Schneider's girlfriend
• Raquel Justice as Nora (season 4), Alex's Afro-Latina girlfriend

• Cedric Yarbrough as Jerry, Penelope's Uber driver
• Polina Frantsena as Abby
• Jay Hayden as Ben, Penelope's love interest that she meets in a gay bar
• Gabrielle Elyse as Dani, Elena's crush that does not match her feelings
• Ivonne Coll as Esme; Dr. Berkowitz's love interest and Lydia's rival
• Emiliano Díez as Padre Jose, the priest of Lydia's church
• Georgia Engel as Sister Barbara, the mother superior at St. Bibiana Academy
• Tim Bagley as Henry, an employee at the USCIS who applies a citizenship test to Lydia
• Mindy Sterling as Delia, an employee at the USCIS who applies a citizenship test to Schneider
• Timm Sharp as Wally, the nurse of Lydia who takes care of her in the hospital
• Gloria Estefan as Mirtha, Lydia's estranged sister, and Penelope's aunt
• Melissa Fumero as Estrellita, Mirtha's daughter, and Penelope's cousin, and childhood best friend
• Stephanie Beatriz as Pilar, Penelope's cousin who Elena suspects is also a lesbian
• Liz Torres as Tia Monica, Penelope's aunt who loves to criticize her family
• Danny Pino as Tito, Penelope's brother, Lydia's son, and Elena and Alex's uncle
• Glenn Scarpelli as Chad, the receptionist at the hotel where Elena and Syd stay for their first time. Scarpelli played Alex Handris in the original 70s sitcom.
• Alan Ruck as Lawrence Schneider, Pat's arrogant father
• Gloria Calderón Kellett as Nicole, Victor's new wife
• Joe Manganiello as Nick, Schneider's sponsor at AA
• Merrick McCartha as Dean
• Ray Romano as Brian, the census taker
• David Clayton Rogers as Sebastian, Penelope's date
• Sally Pressman as Nurse Sasha, the nurse who makes Max of the month calendar
• Andrew Leeds as Byrce, the restaurant "manager"
• Eugene Byrd as Shawn, Sofa, So Good salesman
• Adam Rodriguez as Danny, one of Lydia's contenders to date Penelope
• Reggie Watts as Mr. Mann, one of the tenants in Schneider's building
• Marla Gibbs as Mrs. Jones, one of the tenants in Schneider's building who lives in apartment 227, a tribute to the 1985-1990 sitcom Gibbs starred in
• Jeimy Osorio as Melba, Nora's mother
• Lin-Manuel Miranda as Juanito, Estrellita's husband (voice only)

In January 2016, it was announced that Netflix was giving the remake of One Day at a Time a 13-episode straight-to-series order.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Netflix Orders 'One Day At A Time' Latino Remake Series Co-Starring Rita Moreno|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/one-day-at-a-time-latino-remake-series-rita-moreno-netflix-1201680752/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=August 24, 2016|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116191522/https://deadline.com/2016/01/one-day-at-a-time-latino-remake-series-rita-moreno-netflix-1201680752/|url-status=live}} It was released on January 6, 2017.{{Cite web|title='One Day at a Time': TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-day-at-a-time-review-960493|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 3, 2017|access-date=September 22, 2019|archive-date=September 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922020318/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-day-at-a-time-review-960493|url-status=live}} The series was renewed for a second season in March 2017;{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='One Day At A Time' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/one-day-at-a-time-renewed-season-2-netflix-1202036664/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 4, 2017|access-date=September 22, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818195045/https://deadline.com/2017/03/one-day-at-a-time-renewed-season-2-netflix-1202036664/|url-status=live}} it premiered on January 26, 2018.{{Cite web|last=Lyons|first=Margaret|title=Review: The Euphoria of 'One Day at a Time'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/arts/television/one-day-at-a-time-netflix-review.html|work=The New York Times|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=September 22, 2019|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217160443/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/arts/television/one-day-at-a-time-netflix-review.html|url-status=live}} It was announced in December 2018 that the third season of One Day at a Time was set to premiere on February 8, 2019.{{Cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Ryan|title=One Day at a Time Season 3 Gets February Premiere Date at Netflix|url=https://tvline.com/2018/12/13/one-day-at-a-time-season-3-premiere-date-february-2019-netflix/|work=TVLine|date=December 13, 2018|access-date=September 22, 2019|archive-date=September 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922020322/https://tvline.com/2018/12/13/one-day-at-a-time-season-3-premiere-date-february-2019-netflix/|url-status=live}}

On March 14, 2019, Netflix announced that the series had been canceled after three seasons.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='One Day At A Time' Canceled By Netflix After 3 Seasons, Will Be Shopped|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/one-day-at-a-time-canceled-netflix-3-seasons-1202575774/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629024326/https://deadline.com/2019/03/one-day-at-a-time-canceled-netflix-3-seasons-1202575774/|url-status=live}} After the cancellation announcement, executive producers Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce began the search to find the series a potential new home on another streaming service or network, while fans of the series began a campaign using the hashtag #SaveODAAT in hopes of getting the series revived.{{Cite web|last=Villafañe|first=Veronica|title=Netflix Cancels 'One Day At A Time,' Prompts #SAVEODAAT Campaign|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/veronicavillafane/2019/03/14/netflix-cancels-one-day-at-a-time-prompts-saveodaat-campaign/|work=Forbes|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2019|archive-date=September 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922020321/https://www.forbes.com/sites/veronicavillafane/2019/03/14/netflix-cancels-one-day-at-a-time-prompts-saveodaat-campaign/|url-status=live}}

After the announcement, it was reported that the show's producing studio Sony Pictures Television entered in talks with CBS to air the series on the network's streaming service, CBS All Access.{{Cite web|last=Swift|first=Andy|title=One Day at a Time: Can CBS All Access Save the Cancelled Netflix Comedy?|url=https://tvline.com/2019/04/02/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-cbs-all-access-netflix/|work=TVLine|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2019|archive-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405024105/https://tvline.com/2019/04/02/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-cbs-all-access-netflix/|url-status=live}} A clause in Netflix's contract with SPT, however, prevents another streaming provider from carrying new episodes of the series for a period of two to three years, effectively limiting the series' distribution options to traditional broadcast and cable networks.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='One Day At A Time': Netflix Deal May Get In Way Of Finding New Home For Comedy|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/one-day-at-a-time-future-netflix-restrictive-deal-options-1202577049/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 18, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607114912/https://deadline.com/2019/03/one-day-at-a-time-future-netflix-restrictive-deal-options-1202577049/|url-status=live}}

On June 27, 2019, it was announced that Sony Pictures Television and CBS Corporation came to terms to continue the series for a fourth season of 13 episodes, which would air on CBS's Pop network in 2020.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='One Day At a Time' Saved As Pop Picks Up Praised SPT Comedy Series For Season 4 After Netflix Cancellation|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/one-day-at-a-time-saved-pop-picks-up-season-4-comedy-series-netflix-cancellation-1202638695/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 27, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627220045/https://deadline.com/2019/06/one-day-at-a-time-saved-pop-picks-up-season-4-comedy-series-netflix-cancellation-1202638695/|url-status=live}} Pop also acquired linear rights to the show's first three seasons. The fourth season premiered on March 24, 2020, with episodes airing weekly.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-premiere-date-pop-tv-tca-1202829341/|title='One Day At A Time' Reveals New Season Premiere Date On Pop TV – TCA|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226165828/https://deadline.com/2020/01/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-premiere-date-pop-tv-tca-1202829341/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/one-day-at-a-time-theme-song-gloria-estefan-pop-tv-1203465985/|website=Variety|title='One Day at a Time' Theme Song Is Gone, and What Else to Expect as It Moves to Pop TV|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301175759/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/one-day-at-a-time-theme-song-gloria-estefan-pop-tv-1203465985/|url-status=live}} The premiere episode was simulcast on the ViacomCBS cable networks Pop, TV Land, and Logo (CBS and Viacom had merged in the interim in early December 2019).{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/pop-tv-will-simulcast-one-day-at-a-time-premiere-on-tv-land-and-logo/|title=Pop to Simulcast One Day at a Time Premiere on TV Land, Logo|website=Adweek.com|date=March 19, 2020 |access-date=December 1, 2021|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201143825/https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/pop-tv-will-simulcast-one-day-at-a-time-premiere-on-tv-land-and-logo/|url-status=live}} CBS is also set to air an encore run the fourth season following its completion on Pop.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-renewed-pop-tv.html|title=One Day at a Time Saved From Cancellation by Pop TV|last=Adalian|first=Josef|date=June 27, 2019|website=Vulture|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819091056/https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-renewed-pop-tv.html|url-status=live}} The simulcast with TV Land was made permanent after the fourth season premiere, as it attracted almost five times more viewers on TV Land than on Pop.

During the show's fourth season, six new episodes aired in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecinemaholic.com/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-episode-7-mid-season-finale/|title=One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 7 Release Date, Watch Online, Preview|work=The Cinemaholic |date=April 29, 2020|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516230853/https://www.thecinemaholic.com/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-episode-7-mid-season-finale/|url-status=live |last1=Tripathi |first1=Prizmi }} However, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the show from airing more new fourth season episodes until at least sometime in 2021. On April 28, 2020, it was revealed that there were plans to film an animated special. The same day, the show aired its last episode for the year 2020 and the show's Twitter account thanked fans with the message: "This isn't goodbye, it's see you later. 💚 We'll be back soon, familia! Thank you for watching with us. 🤗" The animated special, "The Politics Episode", premiered on June 16, 2020.

On November 24, 2020, Pop canceled the series after the fourth season, but announced that Sony Pictures TV will be shopping the series for other outlets.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/one-day-at-a-time-canceled-pop-one-season-four-shopped-sony-pictures-tv-1234621460/|title='One Day At a Time' Canceled By Pop, Will Be Shopped By Sony Pictures TV|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124230104/https://deadline.com/2020/11/one-day-at-a-time-canceled-pop-one-season-four-shopped-sony-pictures-tv-1234621460/|url-status=live}} However, on December 8 it was revealed that they were unable to find a new home for the series.

In December 2020, Kellett and Royce discussed the planned storylines for the unfilmed episodes remaining in season four with Entertainment Weekly.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/one-day-at-a-time-producers-unwritten-storylines/|title=One Day at a Time executive producers reveal the stories you never got to see|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|date=December 9, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210220110/https://ew.com/tv/one-day-at-a-time-producers-unwritten-storylines/|url-status=live}}

Rita Moreno was the first actor announced to star in the series as a Cuban-American grandmother. She later revealed that she accepted the offer to portray the role on the condition that her character be "sexual."{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/02/22/rita-moreno-resented-having-wear-dark-makeup-west-side-story/2949771002/|title=Rita Moreno on playing a 'sexual' grandma, resenting her dark makeup in 'West Side Story'|website=Usatoday.com|access-date=December 1, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127233816/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/02/22/rita-moreno-resented-having-wear-dark-makeup-west-side-story/2949771002/|url-status=live}} In February 2016, it was reported that Justina Machado had been cast as Penelope, Moreno's character's daughter.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='One Day At A Time': Justina Machado To Play The Lead In Netflix Series Remake|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/one-day-at-a-time-justina-machado-cast-lead-netflix-remake-series-1201706660/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 22, 2016|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223100241/https://deadline.com/2016/02/one-day-at-a-time-justina-machado-cast-lead-netflix-remake-series-1201706660/|url-status=live}} The castings of Stephen Tobolowsky as Dr. Berkowitz, Penelope's boss, and Todd Grinnell as Schneider, a superintendent, were subsequently announced.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='One Day At a Time': Stephen Tobolowsky Cast In Netflix Latino Family Remake|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/one-day-at-a-time-stephen-tobolowsky-cast-netflix-remake-1201712875/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222190605/https://deadline.com/2016/03/one-day-at-a-time-stephen-tobolowsky-cast-netflix-remake-1201712875/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='One Day At a Time': Todd Grinnell Cast As Schneider In Netflix Series Remake|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/one-day-at-a-time-todd-grinnell-cast-schneider-netflix-series-remake-1201740538/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 20, 2016|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222190608/https://deadline.com/2016/04/one-day-at-a-time-todd-grinnell-cast-schneider-netflix-series-remake-1201740538/|url-status=live}}

The program is filmed in Culver City, California at Sony Pictures Studios's Stage 25.{{cite web|title=One Day at a Time Taping: Take Two - LezWatchTV|url=https://lezwatchtv.com/2017/one-day-time-taping-take-two/|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-date=February 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073353/https://lezwatchtv.com/2017/one-day-time-taping-take-two/|url-status=live}} Like most Norman Lear sitcoms, it is recorded with a multiple-camera setup in front of a live studio audience. While the original series was located in Indianapolis and the new series was located in Echo Park, the set for both apartments were identical. Filming of the second season began in May 2017 and ended in September 2017.{{cite web|title=One Day At A Time Finale Taping - LezWatchTV|url=https://lezwatchtv.com/2017/one-day-time-finale-taping/|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-date=February 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073356/https://lezwatchtv.com/2017/one-day-time-finale-taping/|url-status=live}} Filming for the fourth season of the show started in January 2020 and was intended to finish in May 2020. However, filming was halted in March 2020 due to the coronavirus.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-alex-girlfriend-female-sexuality-census-politics-interview-1203535743/|title='One Day at a Time' Bosses on Politics, Production Postponement and Weekly Format of Season 4|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=March 20, 2020|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320204854/https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-alex-girlfriend-female-sexuality-census-politics-interview-1203535743/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/14/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-premiere-date/|title='One Day at a Time' showrunner reveals season 4 shoot dates|website=EW.com|language=EN|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164051/https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/14/one-day-at-a-time-season-4-premiere-date/|url-status=live}}

The theme song for the original One Day at a Time series, "This Is It", which was composed by husband-and-wife songwriters Jeff Barry and Nancy Barry, was re-recorded for the new series, with a new arrangement by Emilio Estefan featuring Cuban instrumentation and lead vocals by Gloria Estefan.{{Cite web|title=Norman Lear reboots 'One Day at a Time' for a new generation|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-one-day-at-a-time-returns-20170102-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=April 7, 2017|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105112706/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-one-day-at-a-time-returns-20170102-story.html|url-status=live}} When the series' fourth season premiered on Pop, the theme song was excised due to time constraints.

The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% approval rating for the first season, based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "One Day at a Time breathes fresh life into the classic Norman Lear original with a lively, sharp, and proudly old-school sitcom bolstered by a surfeit of heart and terrific performances from Rita Moreno and Justina Machado." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times found the first season to be "lively without being rushed" thanks to the full 30 minute run time.{{cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Robert|title=Netflix reboot of 'One Day at a Time' is bighearted fun|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-one-day-at-a-time-review-20170104-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=January 8, 2017|archive-date=January 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107201547/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-one-day-at-a-time-review-20170104-story.html|url-status=live}} David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle added, "The show is nicely written ... and the performances [especially Moreno's] are almost universally engaging".{{cite news|last=Wiegand|first=David|title=Brand-new old-fashioned 'Day' on Netflix|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/Brand-new-old-fashioned-Day-on-Netflix-10835028.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=January 4, 2017|access-date=January 8, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109021423/http://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/Brand-new-old-fashioned-Day-on-Netflix-10835028.php|url-status=live}} Verne Gay of Newsday praised Machado's performance as "flat-out terrific" and called the first season a "congenial, good-hearted, easy going, sentimental, old-fashioned and surprisingly new-fashioned." He added, "There's also a deep emotional core here which refuses to be devalued by the typical (or tired) beat of a multicamera sitcom."{{cite web|last=Gay|first=Verne|title='One Day at a Time' review: Norman Lear almost-reboot a sentimental winner|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/one-day-at-a-time-review-norman-lear-almost-reboot-a-sentimental-winner-1.12869773|work=Newsday|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=January 8, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109022759/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/one-day-at-a-time-review-norman-lear-almost-reboot-a-sentimental-winner-1.12869773|url-status=live}} Kelly Lawler at USA Today noted that Elena's coming-out arc in the first season has drawn special praise from LGBT critics for its "unique, realistic and refreshing take on the subject... the depiction of a young, happy Latina lesbian comes as a hopeful sign for many."{{cite web|last=Lawler|first=Kelly|title=How Netflix's 'One Day at a Time' flips the coming-out script|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/23/one-day-at-a-time-coming-out-story-elena-netflix/96787436/|work=USA Today|date=January 23, 2017|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104065535/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/23/one-day-at-a-time-coming-out-story-elena-netflix/96787436/|url-status=live}} Autostraddle's Yvonne Marquez called the arc "mind-blowing", and stated that the show revolutionary because "it centers the family's brownness and provides ample social commentary to deliver a fantastic modern-day sitcom."{{cite web|last=Marquez|first=Yvonne S.|title=Netflix's "One Day at a Time" Is the Revolutionary, Feminist Latinx Family Sitcom We Didn't Know We Needed|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/netflixs-one-day-at-a-time-is-the-revolutionary-feminist-latinx-family-sitcom-we-didnt-know-we-needed-365120/|work=Autostraddle|date=January 10, 2017|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004330/https://www.autostraddle.com/netflixs-one-day-at-a-time-is-the-revolutionary-feminist-latinx-family-sitcom-we-didnt-know-we-needed-365120/|url-status=live}}

The second season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 9.55/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "One Day at a Time continues its ascent into classic sitcom territory without losing sight of its modern identity." On Metacritic, it has a score of 88 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

The third season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 8.75/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "As timely and tender as ever, One Day at a Time{{'}}s third season manages to up the comedy ante without losing the intimate family moments that help it hit so close to home." On Metacritic, it has a score of 82 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

The fourth season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 8.33/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "As layered, loving, and laugh-out-loud funny as ever, One Day at a Time successfully does the network shuffle without missing a beat." On Metacritic, it has a score of 84 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

One Day at a Time was included on multiple Best/Top TV Shows of 2017 and 2018 lists.{{cite web|title=Best of 2017: Television Critic Top Ten Lists|url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-the-top-10-best-tv-shows-of-2017|work=Metacritic|access-date=March 15, 2019|archive-date=January 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102041111/http://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-the-top-10-best-tv-shows-of-2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Best of 2018: Television Critic Top Ten Lists|url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-the-top-10-best-tv-shows-of-2018|work=Metacritic|access-date=March 15, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204214832/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-the-top-10-best-tv-shows-of-2018|url-status=live}} The Writers Guild Foundation listed the script of the season two finale ("Not Yet") as one of the best in 2010s film and television. A writer stated that the episode "unfurls like a stage play, allowing each character to talk at length about how they feel", and argued that the screenwriters "[find] hilarity in a scary, tragic family situation [through] sensitively developed characters and the courage to be brutally honest".{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-12-21|title=10 out of '10s: Our Favorite Scripts of the Decade|url=https://www.wgfoundation.org/blog/2019/12/18/6swixeccqnhjimlobcjk7o4nen96qo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208025719/https://www.wgfoundation.org/blog/2019/12/18/6swixeccqnhjimlobcjk7o4nen96qo|archive-date=February 8, 2021|access-date=2021-02-04|website=The Writers Guild Foundation|language=en-US}}

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