ST OC CHALLENGE :: FREAKS & GEEKS SUPPORTING CAST ↳ day one, the latest passenger on our curiosity voyage
BEX KING: played by Kiana Madeira, Bex King is the newest member of Hawkins High alongside Nancy, Jonathan, Steve, Alicia, and newcomer Billy Hargrove. A political activist and member of the marching band, she often slacks off in school but manages to scrape by. A self-described freak, Bex finds herself pulled into the supernatural parts of Hawkins during the Summer of 1985, when a trip to the new Starcourt Mall ends up threatening to reveal a secret she’s been harboring since she was little.
SAMANTHA KING: played by Jenna Ortega, Samantha King is the younger sister of Bex King and is not happy with her father’s recent move to Hawkins. She’s even less happy with the fact that the Middle School doesn’t allow electric guitars in the band, which means the only pastime she somewhat enjoys is tormenting the four nerds that ride their bikes everywhere they go. Until her first Halloween at Hawkins ends up throwing her headfirst into a world of monsters and government conspiracy, straight out of ET.
CHARLIE BRENNER: A mysterious figure from Eleven’s past, Dylan O’Brien plays the only son of Dr. Martin Brenner. Charlie--it turns out--is like Eleven in a lot of different ways, and is one of the only figures at the lab who cared about her well-being. Back in society after spending the last four years on the outskirts, he’s having some difficulty adjusting to the new rules and blasé nature of the teens he hangs out with. His only solace is in the fact that his friend Alicia seems just as uneasy as he does with the sudden drop in activity, at least until Halloween of 1984.
MARCUS KING: played by Pedro Pascal, Marcus King is the patriarch of the King family. A former cop turned mechanic and single father of two girls, he made the decision to move to Hawkins, Indiana after a vicious custody battle with his ex-wife for some peace and quiet. But he’s not even there for a few months when he starts to notice things that don’t add up. The Police Chief meeting with government officials too high up to care about a place as small as this and the unusual circumstances regarding the disappearances of Alicia Henderson, Will Byers, and Jane Ives. Something strange is afoot in Hawkins, and he’s determined to find out what it is.