characters
Gretchen Moore
Gretchen is a struggling mid-western millennial. Her debt and directionlessness are compounded by a challenging auto-immune disease.
Margot is the coolest cool girl in northeastern Michigan—young, rich, and effortlessly gorgeous. But behind the Poreless skin and Smiles, lies a soul as dark as her morning cold brew.
Margot Hamilton
Chrissy is warm, big-hearted, and no-nonsense. She’s always on the go, juggling a job, a family, and being Gretchen’s unofficial life coach.
Chrissy Shaw
ciara is a scrappy dubliner, with a sharp tongue and quick temper. A 26 year old bartender, and Nat’s new love.
Ciara Conner
Nat, Gretchen’s ex-Husband, Is a late bloomer, prioritizing care- free vibes over responsibilities. He means well (mostly), but his gift for avoidance and vague optimism Made him a flaky life partner.
Nat Thepsiri
Detective Alonso has spent decades seeing the worst in people, and it shows. A big-city cop now stuck in a small town, she has no patience for small talk, excuses, or incompetence.
Detective Maria Alonso
Sergeant Mathis is Grounded and Kind - a small-town guy at heart. He’s more used to giving out traffic tickets than covering murder scenes.
Sergeant Jamal Mathis
Petra is the founder and SHE-E-O of TruYouth. a commanding presence wrapped in Southern charm. To her followers, she’s aspirational. To those who’ve tried crossing her she’s…that’s hard to say…because they’re not around anymore.
Petra Lange
Fyodor, Petra’s 120 year old great-grandfather, is A relic from pre-revolutionary Russia. He’s lived through it all - boom and bust - and he’s survived by always looking out for number one.
Fyodor Golitsyn
dubbed “glue-eating susie” in elementary school for, y’know, obvious reasons. Susie has blossomed in her 30’s, seemingly having it all - climbing the truyouth ladder and looking great doing it.
susie hill-fredricks
Susie’s Loving husband. A man devoted to his family and always trying to do the right thing.
Owen fredricks
A b-list tv star turned chief inspiration officer at truyouth. Logan is Petra Lange’s newest husband and most loyal hype man.
Logan Barlow
Gretchen’s tough love sister. A successful New YOrk lawyer who can never truly see eye to eye with her sister.
Luisa Moore
Sarasota sandra
sandra is an avid truyouth-er and non-stop chatter. She’s the kind of person you dread sitting next to on a long plane journey.