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''Light as a Feather'' is an American
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thriller television series, based on the book of the same name by Zoe Aarsen, that premiered on October 12, 2018, on
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. The series was created by R. Lee Fleming Jr. and stars
Liana Liberato Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film '' The Best of Me'' and starred in the drama films '' The Last Sin Eater'' (2007) and ''Trust'' (2010), the thr ...
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Haley Ramm Haley Michelle Ramm (born March 26, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jen Long in the police procedural series ''Without a Trace'' (2007–2008), Brenna Carver in the ABC Family drama ''Chasing Life'' (2014–2015), a ...
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Brianne Tju Brianne Ashleigh Tju (; born June 14, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Riley Marra in the MTV series ''Scream'', Alex Portnoy in the Hulu series ''Light as a Feather'', Alexa in '' 47 Meters Down: Uncaged'', and Marg ...
, Peyton List,
Jordan Rodrigues Jordan Rodrigues (born 20 July 1992) is an Australian actor and dancer. He is best known for his role as Trey Emory in the Hulu original series ''Light as a Feather''. He has starred and appeared in TV series ''Dance Academy'', ''Home and Away'' ...
, Dylan Sprayberry, Brent Rivera, Dorian Brown Pham,
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Kira Kosarin Kira Nicole Kosarin (born October 7, 1997) is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Phoebe Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series ''The Thundermans''. On April 10, 2019, she independently released her debut album, ''Off Brand'', la ...
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Froy Gutierrez Froylan Gutierrez III (born April 27, 1998) is an American actor and singer, known for playing Nolan Holloway in ''Teen Wolf'' and Jamie Henson in '' Cruel Summer''. Early life Gutierrez was born and raised in Highland Park, Texas and attended B ...
, Adriyan Rae, and Alex Wasabi. On July 26, 2019, the first part of the second season, consisting of eight episodes, premiered on Hulu. The second part of the second season was released on Hulu on October 4, 2019.


Premise

''Light as a Feather'' follows "five teen girls as they deal with the supernatural fallout stemming from an innocent game of 'Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board'. When the girls start dying off in the exact way that was predicted, the survivors must figure out why they're being targeted — and whether the evil force hunting them down is one of their own."


Cast and characters


Main

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Liana Liberato Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film '' The Best of Me'' and starred in the drama films '' The Last Sin Eater'' (2007) and ''Trust'' (2010), the thr ...
as McKenna Brady, a shy and popular high school senior and child of divorce. She used to date Henry before his disappearance and now dates Trey. Liberato also portrays Jennie Brady, Mckenna's late twin sister, in a recurring role. McKenna is now under the influence of the game and struggles to overcome the curse. *
Haley Ramm Haley Michelle Ramm (born March 26, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jen Long in the police procedural series ''Without a Trace'' (2007–2008), Brenna Carver in the ABC Family drama ''Chasing Life'' (2014–2015), a ...
as Violet Simmons, a new student at school who recently moved to town with a mysterious secret. She is now free from the game's curse and is dating Isaac. *
Brianne Tju Brianne Ashleigh Tju (; born June 14, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Riley Marra in the MTV series ''Scream'', Alex Portnoy in the Hulu series ''Light as a Feather'', Alexa in '' 47 Meters Down: Uncaged'', and Marg ...
as Alex Portnoy, a popular dancer at school who is dating Peri, while being a cursed player *
Ajiona Alexus Ajiona Alexus Brown (born March 16, 1996) is an American actress known for her roles in ''The Rickey Smiley Show'', ''Empire'', ''13 Reasons Why'', ''Acrimony'', and '' Breaking In''. She started her career in 2008, at the age of 12. Early lif ...
as Candace Preston (season 1; guest, season 2), a popular girl at school who is constantly compared to Olivia. She dated Olivia's boyfriend, Isaac, in secret. * Peyton List as Olivia Richmond (season 1; guest, season 2), the wealthy leader of the popular girls at school, Henry's younger sister, and Isaac's former girlfriend * Brent Rivera as Isaac Salcedo, a popular high school senior and Candace's and Olivia's former boyfriend. He later dates Violet and is a cursed player. *
Jordan Rodrigues Jordan Rodrigues (born 20 July 1992) is an Australian actor and dancer. He is best known for his role as Trey Emory in the Hulu original series ''Light as a Feather''. He has starred and appeared in TV series ''Dance Academy'', ''Home and Away'' ...
as Trey Emory, McKenna's next-door neighbor and a former member of Sammi's band who dated McKenna and later Sammi. He is a new cursed player. * Dylan Sprayberry as Henry Richmond, an athletic college student and Olivia's older brother who dated McKenna before he was kidnapped. *
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as Sammi Karras (season 2), leader and singer of a band, Trey's ex-girlfriend, and one of the new cursed players * Adriyan Rae as Peri Boudreaux (season 2), Alex's love interest and a college student


Recurring

* Dorian Brown Pham (season 1) and
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(season 2) as Deb Brady, McKenna and Jennie's mother *
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as Noreen Listerman (season 1), a classmate of the main group and in the dance group with Alex * Shelley Robertson as Gloria Preston (season 1), Candace's mother *
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as Judith (season 1), Violet's grandmother * Timi Prulhiere as Mrs. Regan, a mother who lost her son, Marc, to the curse. * Harley Graham as Lena Regan, Marc's sister who knows about Violet's prediction *
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as Nadia Abrams (season 2), an inquisitive barista and one of the new cursed players *
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as Ridge Reyes (season 2), a high school student who needs to perform community service, and is one of the new cursed players * Alisa Allapach as April Portnoy (season 2), Alex's condescending and stuck-up older sister who is a pre-med. * Alex Wassabi as Luke Chiba (season 2), a high school student who needs to perform community service * Alan and Alex Stokes (season 2), twins and friends of Sammi * Brooke Star as Lisa Salcedo (season 2), Isaac's younger sister * Brea Bee as Sylvia Gallagher (season 2), Peri's accomplice and former nanny * Alexander Baudo as Aaron Gleeson (season 2) *Eric Brenner as Charlie Simmons (season 2), Violet's father


Guest

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as Gabby Darwish, (Season 1, Ep. 9: "... Innocent as a Lamb") * Alex Lange as Marc Regan, (Season 1, Ep. 9: "... Innocent as a Lamb"), Violet's boyfriend when she was first cursed. He and Violet played the game together and he sacrificed his life for her. *Julia Rose as Mrs. Richmond ("...Dead as a Doornail") * Timothy Davis-Reed as cop ("...Slippery as an Eel") * John Tague as Ed Brady ("...Cold as Ice") * Simmi Singh as Jess ("...Thick as Thieves") *
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as Skye Karras ("...Guilty as Sin")


Episodes


Season 1 (2018)


Season 2 (2019)


Production


Development

On October 8, 2017, it was announced that Hulu had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Lee Fleming Jr. and is based on the book ''Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board'' by Zoe Aarsen. Fleming Jr. is also expected to executive produce alongside Jordan Levin, Shelley Zimmerman, Joe Davola and Brett Bouttier, Aron Levitz, Eric Lehrman, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Russo, Brian Sher, and Stella Bulochnikov. Kailey Marsh is set to act as co-executive producer. Production companies involved with the series include
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, and Grammnet Productions. On June 4, 2018, it was announced that Alexis Ostrander would direct the first two episodes and serve as a co-executive producer for the series. On August 13, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 12, 2018. On February 5, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season consisting of sixteen episodes.


Casting

On June 4, 2018, it was announced that
Liana Liberato Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film '' The Best of Me'' and starred in the drama films '' The Last Sin Eater'' (2007) and ''Trust'' (2010), the thr ...
,
Haley Ramm Haley Michelle Ramm (born March 26, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jen Long in the police procedural series ''Without a Trace'' (2007–2008), Brenna Carver in the ABC Family drama ''Chasing Life'' (2014–2015), a ...
,
Ajiona Alexus Ajiona Alexus Brown (born March 16, 1996) is an American actress known for her roles in ''The Rickey Smiley Show'', ''Empire'', ''13 Reasons Why'', ''Acrimony'', and '' Breaking In''. She started her career in 2008, at the age of 12. Early lif ...
,
Brianne Tju Brianne Ashleigh Tju (; born June 14, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Riley Marra in the MTV series ''Scream'', Alex Portnoy in the Hulu series ''Light as a Feather'', Alexa in '' 47 Meters Down: Uncaged'', and Marg ...
, Peyton List, Dylan Sprayberry,
Jordan Rodrigues Jordan Rodrigues (born 20 July 1992) is an Australian actor and dancer. He is best known for his role as Trey Emory in the Hulu original series ''Light as a Feather''. He has starred and appeared in TV series ''Dance Academy'', ''Home and Away'' ...
, Brent Rivera, and Dorian Brown Pham had been cast in the series' main roles. On February 5, 2019, it was confirmed that Liberato, Ramm, and Tju would return for the second season. On April 3, 2019, it was confirmed that Rodrigues, Sprayberry, and Rivera would return for the second season. On April 3, 2019, it was also announced that
Katelyn Nacon Katelyn Nacon is an American actress. She played Elisia Brown in the go90 web series ''Tagged'' (2016–2018) and Enid on '' The Walking Dead'' (2015–2019). Personal life Nacon attended Woodstock High School, in Woodstock, Georgia. Career Na ...
,
Kira Kosarin Kira Nicole Kosarin (born October 7, 1997) is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Phoebe Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series ''The Thundermans''. On April 10, 2019, she independently released her debut album, ''Off Brand'', la ...
,
Froy Gutierrez Froylan Gutierrez III (born April 27, 1998) is an American actor and singer, known for playing Nolan Holloway in ''Teen Wolf'' and Jamie Henson in '' Cruel Summer''. Early life Gutierrez was born and raised in Highland Park, Texas and attended B ...
, Adriyan Rae, Alex Wassabi, Alisa Allapach,
Robyn Lively Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1989 films ''Teen Witch'' and ''The Karate Kid Part III.'' She is also known for her roles in the TV shows ''Doogie Howser, M.D.''; '' ...
, and Alan and Alex Stokes would join the cast for the second season.


Filming

Principal photography for the series began on June 4, 2018, and ended on July 31, 2018, in
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.


Reception

The series has been met with a mixed response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website
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, the first season holds a 50% approval rating with critics with an average rating of 4.75 out of 10 based on 10 reviews.


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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