7.2

The Changeling•Season 1•Episode 1

First Comes Love

7.2/10 · 489 votesSep 7, 202347 min

Ranked #2 of 8 in Season 1•+1.0 vs season avg

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A bookseller from Queens meets a librarian from Virginia. They fall in love, marry, have a baby—and trigger an unimaginable series of events.

Directed byMelina Matsoukas

Written byKelly Marcel

Next episodeE2 · Then Comes a Baby in a Baby Carriage

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Season 1 Episodes8

E1 7.2Now viewing

First Comes Love

E2 7.0

Then Comes a Baby in a Baby Carriage

The Wise Ones

This Woman’s Work

Aftermath

Stormy Weather

Battle of the Island

Cast7

LaKeith Stanfield

Apollo Kagwa

Clark Backo

Emma 'Emmy' Valentine

Adina Porter

Lillian Kagwa

Jared Abrahamson

Brian West

Samuel T. Herring

William Wheeler

Alexis Louder

Young Lillian Kagwa

Victor LaValle

Narrator (voice)

Crew4

Melina Matsoukas

Director

Kelly Marcel

Writer

Josslyn Farrow

Stunt Double

Murray Angotti

Assistant Camera

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Episode Summary

"First Comes Love" is episode 1 of The Changeling season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 489 votes, ranking #2 of 8 episodes this season (season average 6.2). Directed by Melina Matsoukas and written by Kelly Marcel, it aired on September 7, 2023.

Next: E2 · Then Comes a Baby in a Baby Carriage Best of Season 1