Limited series · Syfy
Deadly Class
Survival is extra credit.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Benjamin Wadsworth
Marcus Lopez Arguello
10 eps
Benedict Wong
Master Lin
10 eps
Lana Condor
Saya Kuroki
10 eps
María Gabriela de Faría
Maria Salazar
10 eps
Luke Tennie
Willie Lewis
10 eps
Liam James
Billy Bennett
10 eps
Michel Duval
Chico
10 eps
Juan Grey
Juan
6 eps
Gary Hetherington
Ronald Reagan Type
1 eps
Michel Issa Rubio
Emilio
1 eps
Eric Breker
Casino Policeman
1 eps
Shauna Hansen
Catherine
1 eps
Josh Burns
2 eps
Henry Rollins
Jürgen Denke
3 eps
Chad Riley
Cop #1
1 eps
Laine MacNeil
Rory's Daughter
1 eps
Brad Kelly
Chashier
1 eps
Jett Klyne
Tommy
1 eps
Jason Vaisvila
Mustache Hippie
1 eps
Barbara Wallace
Doris
1 eps
Sean Campbell
Gene
2 eps
Bill Croft
Old Clerk
1 eps
Frank Brandies
Bartender
1 eps
Erica Cerra
Miss De Luca
3 eps
Christopher Heyerdahl
Master Zane
2 eps
Michael Mitton
Jaden
3 eps
Olivia Cheng
Master Gao
6 eps
Ice-T
Ice-T Slot Machine (voice)
1 eps
Spencer Teeter
Delivery Boy
1 eps
Colton Mackie
Yuri
1 eps
French Stewart
Scorpio Slasher
2 eps
Conor Stinson O'Gorman
Ivan
1 eps
Sam Jin Coates
Yukio
4 eps
Doralynn Mui
Riku
1 eps
Ryan Robbins
Rory Heemsle
3 eps
Jeremy Jones
Cactus Jack
1 eps
Sean Depner
Viktor
7 eps
Sarah Lindsay
Yuppie Woman
1 eps
Dominic Mariche
Young Marcus
1 eps
Siobhan Williams
Brandy Lynn
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Deadly Class actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Deadly Class reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Follow a disillusioned teen recruited into a storied high school for assassins. Maintaining his moral code while surviving a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques, and his own adolescent uncertainties may prove fatal.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
A disillusioned teen finds purpose and fights for survival at an elite academy for the Deadly Arts.
- Directed by Lee Toland Krieger
S01E07
Rise Above
Marcus confesses the truth about Chester to Saya which leads them on a citywide manhunt.
- Directed by Anthony Leonardi III
- Written by Hilliard Guess, Dave Anthony
S01E03
Snake Pit
Marcus navigates a prank war between the Rats and Legacies, as everyone prepares for the big dance.
- Directed by Adam Kane
- Written by Krystal Houghton Ziv, Kevin Rodriguez
S01E08
The Clampdown
Following the death of Chico and Yukio, a gang war brews during a lockdown imposed by Lin.
- Directed by Ami Canaan Mann
- Written by Rayna McClendon
S01E10
Sink With California
Our heroes raid Chester manor, while across town Lin runs with his daughter from El Diablo.
- Directed by Adam Kane
- Written by Rick Remender
S01E04
Mirror People
Saya and Marcus have to survive an attack on the school when Saya's past comes back to haunt her.
- Directed by Alexis Ostrander
- Written by Miles Orion Feldsott
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E10
Sink With California
- Directed by Adam Kane
- Written by Rick Remender
S01E09
Kids of the Black Hole
- Directed by Wayne Che Yip
- Written by Miles Orion Feldsott, Rick Remender
S01E08
The Clampdown
- Directed by Ami Canaan Mann
- Written by Rayna McClendon
S01E07
Rise Above
- Directed by Anthony Leonardi III
- Written by Hilliard Guess, Dave Anthony
S01E06
Stigmata Martyr
- Directed by Paco Cabezas
- Written by Maggie Bandur, Alex Ebel
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Miles Orion Feldsott
Showrunner
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Rick Remender
Creator
Anthony Russo
Executive producer
Mike Larocca
Executive producer
Lee Toland Krieger
Executive producer
Joe Russo
Executive producer
Adam Kane
Executive producer
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Mick Betancourt
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Hilliard Guess
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Krystal Houghton Ziv
Writer
Dave Anthony
Writer
Rayna McClendon
Writer
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Maggie Bandur
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kevin Rodriguez
Writer
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Alex Ebel
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Anthony RussoExecutive Producer
- Mike LaroccaExecutive Producer
- Lee Toland KriegerExecutive Producer
- Todd MakurathProducer
- Joe RussoExecutive Producer
- Miles Orion FeldsottExecutive Producer
Writing
- Hilliard GuessWriter
- Krystal Houghton ZivWriter
- Dave AnthonyWriter
- Rayna McClendonWriter
- Maggie BandurWriter
- Kevin RodriguezWriter
Direction
- Lee Toland KriegerDirector
- Ami Canaan MannDirector
- Alexis OstranderDirector
- Adam KaneDirector
- Wayne Che YipDirector
- Paco CabezasDirector
Music
- Nathan Matthew DavidOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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