Deborah Wayne is a charming, impulsive, and deeply artistic free spirit who inherits her father’s big heart and earnestness alongside her mother's quirky humor and natural flair for the spotlight. She has a stylish, contemporary look with long curly hair and frequently wears expressive outfits that reflect her passion for art, music, and theater. Because she is lovingly sheltered, privileged, and constantly wrestling with the massive shadow of her helicopter parents, she arrives on campus fiercely determined to explore her own diverse identity and define herself on her own terms. Age: 18- or 19-year-old Gender:She/her

Shaquille Johnson is a confident, hotshot superstar quarterback who arrives on campus turning heads and driving a purring Lamborghini. The son of original character Ron Johnson, he chooses to attend an HBCU to honor a promise made to his late mother. While he exudes massive athletic bravado on the field, Shaquille is deeply sensitive, carrying a quiet grief just beneath the surface while constantly wrestling with immense legacy pressures and an overbearing "dad-ager". His drive to achieve the impossible fuels an ego he must learn to temper, especially as it complicates a fiery "will-they-won't-they" relationship with his lifelong family friend, Deborah Wayne Age: 18- or 19-year-old Gender:He/him

Rashida Duvall is a driven, laser-focused first-generation college student and criminal justice major from Compton. She has a tomboyish style with long curly hair and carries herself with a no-nonsense, fiercely responsible energy. A self-described "Simone Biles of school" with a 4.6 weighted GPA, she is intensely community-minded and has little patience for the frivolous antics of her peers. Because she is a relentless go-getter focused on getting her cousins out of prison, she initially clashes with her free-spirited roommate, Deborah, though the unlikely pairing ultimately grows into a deeply transformative bond Age: 18- or 19-year-old Gender:she/her

Amir Rodale is a resourceful, street-smart psychology major from Harlem who brings an incredibly authentic, sharp-witted, and stylish presence to campus. He carries himself with confidence and a comfortable, un-apologetic sense of self, standing out as Hillman's first openly queer main character. While he is exceptionally gifted at acting as the resident campus barber and a trusted "therapist" for his peers, his cool exterior hides a rough past—including a previous stint in juvenile detention—and he frequently finds it much easier to solve his friends' problems than to stay out of his own mess. Age: 19-year-old Gender:He/him

Hazel Henry is a bubbly, bright-eyed small-town girl with a lively, expressive style and a refusal to ever lessen her sparkle. As a devout Christian who has dreamt of attending Hillman since she could walk, she is simultaneously pragmatic and naive, arriving on campus fiercely driven to make her parents proud and find a "God-fearing husband." Beneath her energetic and beautifully un-censored exterior, Hazel is a sweet contradiction who finds her deeply held beliefs challenged and expanded through fruitful late-night dorm room debates with her new group of friends. Age 18- or 19-year-old Gender:She/her

Kojo Achebe is a charming, smooth-talking Ghanaian-Nigerian fashion merchandising student whose style is as bold and expressive as his entrepreneurial spirit. He is tall and effortlessly handsome, frequently matching his confident, magnetic look with sharp, trendsetting outfits that highlight his creative soul. Beneath his highly fashionable exterior and charismatic flirtations, Kojo is a deeply vulnerable young man trying to find the courage to follow his artistic dreams despite the rigid expectations of his traditional parents Age: 18- or 19-year-old Gender:He/him

As the newly appointed campus Provost, he carries himself with a sharp, professional administrative presence while retaining his signature earnest, anxious, and deeply loving nature. Balancing his official duty to protect the college with his helicopter-parent instincts, he frequently finds himself stressed out and over-extended as he tries to subtly manage his youngest daughter’s newfound freedom from a distance

A highly fabulous, impeccably groomed, and beautifully outspoken maven, she channels her signature style and flair into running her own successful beauty product line. As a proud legacy mother, she remains deeply protective and intensely opinionated, constantly inserting herself into campus life to ensure her daughter’s behavior perfectly aligns with the family's immaculate standsers

He is a charming, smooth-talking father who acts as his son’s intense football manager. He treats his son's athletic career like a business, blurring the line between manager and dad.

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