The One's Hannah Ware Says DNA Dating Isn't as Far Off as We Think

On March 17, Hannah Ware, the star of Netflix's new show The One, appeared on an episode of her sister Jessie Ware's Table Manners podcast, and honestly — it was hilarious. Jessie hosts the podcast with their mom, Helena Ware, so this episode was truly a family affair. It took no time at all for the sibling rivalry to begin, with Hannah being quick to recall one of the most embarrassing stories from her and Jessie's childhood.

"My sister was splashing me from the bathroom; there was no privacy in our house, so Jessie was having a bath, I was probably cleaning my teeth in the bathroom, and she was splashing me and I told her to stop, and she wouldn't listen," Hannah told listeners. "So I smashed her head against the bath and I knocked her second tooth out, and Mum's best friend, Claire, had to fish her teeth out the bath." She then went on to tell listeners about what it was like to have Jessie as a sister growing up. "Jessie was such a sweet younger sister; she was really worried about me," the actor said.

Hannah also discussed The One. "It's ultimately a drama, it's not really sci-fi, so any sci-fi nerds, don't be too disappointed!" she explained. "It's set in the near future, and it's about a dating app that is invented by me, who plays a scientist."

She added: "The premise is that you can find your soulmate just based purely on your DNA, so that's really exciting for lots of single people because they feel they have more of a chance of meeting their perfect match, 'the one', but it also presents problems with seemingly happy couples, and I think those storylines are really interesting because there is actually a dating website that is already out that's based on that in Japan. They use your DNA, so it's not as far off as we think."

On her role as Rebecca, Hannah told listeners, "My character is this successful CEO because she started this phenomenon, and it's about her having such ideological certainty about this being a product that the world needs and going to really extreme measures to prove to everyone that this is something that is essential to society and how ruthless I'll be."

The One is available to watch on Netflix now.