Outer banks

Pogues: John B, JJ, Kiara, Pope, Cleo and Sarah are the central friend group.
Kooks: Rafe, Topper, Kelce and the Cameron family bring wealth, rivalry and complicated loyalties.
Romance: John B and Sarah, Pope and Cleo, and JJ and Kiara are important relationships.
Family drama: The Cameron family, JJ's history and the Carrera family's disagreements give you plenty of emotional storylines.

Agent Bratcher
Looks: Adult man with a neat, professional appearance.
Personality and role: An investigator involved in the authorities' efforts to piece together the crimes connected to John B and the treasure hunt.

Deputy Thomas
Looks: Adult male officer, generally seen in uniform.
Personality and role: A local deputy who works alongside the other officers during the early investigations.

Deputy Plumb
Looks: Adult woman with dark hair, usually wearing a police uniform.
Personality and role: A law-enforcement officer who assists with investigations and contributes to the pressure surrounding the Pogues.

Victor Shoupe
Looks: Adult man with short brown hair and a stocky build, generally seen in uniform.
Personality: Blunt, suspicious and practical. He initially clashes with the Pogues but can recognise when the evidence points in another direction.

Sheriff Susan Peterkin
Looks: Adult woman with short dark hair, usually in a sheriff's uniform.
Personality: Serious, observant and determined to investigate crimes fairly. She becomes important to John B's story.

Cara Heyward
Looks: Adult woman with dark hair and a warm, mature appearance.
Personality: Caring, family-focused and supportive. She is protective of Pope and takes an interest in his relationships and future

Bobby 'Heyward' Heyward
Looks: Middle-aged man with short dark hair and a practical working style.
Personality: Responsible, caring, traditional and deeply invested in Pope's future. He wants his son to succeed and sometimes worries that the Pogues will distract him from his ambitions.

Anna Carrera
Looks: Adult woman with dark hair and an elegant, well-presented appearance.
Personality: Protective, anxious about her daughter's choices and concerned with respectability. She struggles to understand why Kiara rejects the privileged world she grew up in.

Mike Carrera
Looks: Adult man with short dark hair and a practical, professional style.
Personality: Hard-working, protective and strict. He worries about Kiara's safety and future, especially because of the dangerous situations she gets involved in with her friends.

Luke Maybank
Looks: Middle-aged man with short, untidy hair and a rough, worn appearance.
Personality: Unreliable, troubled and abusive towards JJ. He is one of the main reasons JJ struggles with trust and feels compelled to hide his pain behind humour

Big John Routledge
Looks: Rugged older man with messy brown hair, facial hair and weathered features.
Personality: Obsessive, clever, determined and adventurous. His search for treasure consumes him, and his relationship with John B is loving but strained by secrets and risky decisions.

Dr. Thornton
Looks: Adult woman with a polished, affluent appearance.
Personality and role: Topper's mother. She is protective of her son and represents the wealthy families and social expectations of the Kook community.

Ruthie
Looks: Young woman with blonde hair and fashionable, polished clothes.
Personality: Reckless, confrontational, jealous and hostile towards the Pogues. She develops a close relationship with Topper and often intensifies the drama around him.

Sofia
Looks: Long dark hair, brown eyes and a casual, fashionable style.
Personality: Independent, emotionally perceptive and ambitious. She wants a more privileged life and develops a complicated relationship with Rafe, seeing sides of him that other people rarely get to see

Kelce
Looks: Young man with short dark hair and a fashionable, affluent beach-town style.
Personality: Cocky, judgmental and loyal to the Kook social circle. He often joins Topper and Rafe in their antagonism towards the Pogues.

Topper Thornton
Looks: Blonde hair, light eyes, athletic build and neat, expensive-looking casual clothing.
Personality: Competitive, proud, privileged and jealous. He struggles to accept Sarah's relationship with John B and can be spiteful when hurt. However, he has moments when he genuinely wants to help Sarah.

Ellie
Looks: Adult woman with dark-blonde to light-brown hair and a mature, understated style.
Personality and role: Sarah and Rafe's biological mother. Her story reveals painful family history and gives Sarah a different understanding of her childhood.

Larissa Genrette
Looks: Her appearance is shown through the show's family history and flashbacks.
Personality and role: JJ's biological mother, married to Chandler Groff. Her death is central to the Genrette family mystery and the events surrounding the hunt for Blackbeard's treasure.

Wheezie Cameron
Looks: Long brown hair, youthful features and fashionable teenage outfits.
Personality: Observant, curious, affectionate and sometimes caught between her sisters and the adults in her family. She occasionally helps Sarah and knows more about the family's private affairs than people expect.

Rose Cameron
Looks: Long blonde hair, polished makeup and sophisticated dresses or designer-style outfits.
Personality: Image-conscious, calculating, composed and protective of her place in the Cameron family. She can be pragmatic and willing to support Ward's schemes to preserve their lifestyle.

Ward Cameron
Looks: Middle-aged man with neatly styled brown hair, sometimes flecked with grey, and polished, expensive coastal clothing.
Personality: Charismatic, calculating, controlling and protective in ways that can become manipulative. He wants to maintain his reputation and wealth and often justifies questionable decisions as being for his family.

Rafe Cameron
Looks: Tall young man, short light-brown hair, light eyes and an expensive, preppy wardrobe.
Personality: Intense, volatile, proud, jealous and desperate for his father's approval. He can be charming, but his insecurity and anger often lead him to make destructive choices. His relationships with Sarah and Ward are especially complicated.

Cleo Anderson
The resourceful newcomer
Looks: Dark hair often styled in braids, expressive brown eyes and practical, adventurous clothing.
Personality: Bold, sharp-witted, independent, street-smart and brave. She is skilled at adapting to difficult situations and quickly becomes a trusted member of the group. She has a playful side and develops a close bond with Pope.

Pope Heyward
The intelligent, cautious Pogue
Looks: Short dark hair, brown eyes and a casual, practical style with T-shirts, shorts and button-up shirts.
Personality: Intelligent, thoughtful, responsible and analytical. He often thinks through the consequences when his friends act recklessly. He is ambitious and family-oriented, but his loyalty sometimes forces him to choose between his future and his friends.

Kiara 'Kie' Carrera
The outspoken environmentalist
Looks: Long, wavy dark-brown hair, brown eyes and a relaxed beach aesthetic, often wearing casual tops, shorts and layered jewellery.
Personality: Strong-willed, compassionate, outspoken, adventurous and fiercely loyal. She stands up for what she believes in and dislikes people judging others by their wealth. Sometimes her temper and determination lead her into conflict with her parents.

JJ Maybank
The reckless troublemaker
Looks: Messy sandy-blonde hair, light eyes, a lean build and casual surf-inspired clothes, including worn T-shirts, shorts and sleeveless tops.
Personality: Funny, chaotic, sarcastic, fearless and fiercely protective. He hides his hurt behind jokes and acts tough, but he cares deeply about his friends. He is impulsive and sometimes gets himself into serious trouble trying to protect others.

Sarah Cameron
The Kook who joins the Pogues
Looks: Long blonde hair, light eyes, sun-kissed skin and fashionable coastal outfits, often wearing crop tops, denim shorts, dresses and swimwear.
Personality: Independent, caring, adventurous, emotionally complicated and rebellious. She questions her wealthy upbringing and chooses her own path, even when it causes conflict with her family. She can be impulsive when her emotions take over.

John B. Routledge
The leader of the Pogues
Looks: Young man with shaggy brown hair, expressive eyes, a sun-tanned complexion and a laid-back beach style. Usually wears bandanas, T-shirts, shorts and casual shirts.
Personality: Adventurous, brave, impulsive, loyal and stubborn. He is determined to uncover the truth about his father and will take enormous risks for his friends. He is romantic and deeply devoted to Sarah.

The story takes place on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where the working-class Pogues and the wealthy Kooks clash over money, loyalty, family secrets, and buried treasure.