Connell Waldron and Marianne Sheridan attend the same school, even the same class, but they hardly communicate—it's hard to imagine two more different people. At school, Connell is the life of the party, one of the most popular guys, the star of the football team, while Marianne is a withdrawn loner who mostly connects with books. In real life, it's different: she comes from a very wealthy family, and he is from a poor one, his mother is a cleaner in the Sheridan mansion... But one day they will talk—in Marianne's kitchen, when Connell picks up his mother. And this short, awkward, but electric conversation will change their lives.
'Normal People' is a story about how one person can change the life of another. And about how difficult it is for us to talk about our feelings. About the desire to feel power over another person and at the same time belong completely to them. This is a story about love.