Runaways Cast Revealed

In TV news, the cast of Hulu’s adaptation of Marvel’s Runaways has finally been revealed. Fans of Brian K. Vaughn’s graphic novel series about a group of teenagers who find out their parents are supervillains, myself included, were driven into a frenzy by news that the property was finally making its way to the screen. Production is set to begin this month, and Hulu has finally lifted the veil on the group of young actors and actresses set to play the titular team of heroes. Rhenzy Felix will play Alex Wilder, a strategic genius and the team’s leader. Lyrica Okano will play Nico Minoru, a goth girl whose parents turn out to be evil sorcerers. Virginia Gardner will play Karolina Dean, a girl whose actor parents are revealed to be alien invaders. Ariela Barer will play Gertrude Yorkes, the daughter of time traveling criminals from the future. Gregg Sulkin will play Chase Stein, a jock whose parents turn out to be mad scientist inventors. Allegra Acosta will play Molly Hernandez, the youngest of the group and a child of mutants with psychic powers. Just as with the original comic book characters it is based on, I appreciate the diversity of this show’s cast. I’m excited to see what Hulu and creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have in store for audiences when the show hits our watchlists sometime in the future.