Limited series · Netflix
Everything Sucks!
You can't fast forward high school.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Peyton Kennedy
Kate Messner
10 eps
Jahi Di'Allo Winston
Luke O'Neil
10 eps
Quinn Liebling
Tyler Bowen
10 eps
Rio Mangini
McQuaid
10 eps
Sydney Sweeney
Emaline Addario
10 eps
Elijah Stevenson
Oliver Schermerhorn
10 eps
Patch Darragh
Ken Messner
10 eps
Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako
Sherry O'Neil
10 eps
Dylan Hall
High School Student (uncredited)
1 eps
Nicole McCullough
Jessica Betts
7 eps
Connor Muhl
Scott Pocket
6 eps
Abi Brittle
Leslie
8 eps
Ben York Jones
Mr. Stargrove
6 eps
Jen Taylor
Miss Stock
2 eps
Andy Sims
Mr. Knudsen
2 eps
Luke Schuck
Phish T-Shirt
1 eps
Jonah Kellams
Rollerblader
1 eps
Zachary Ray Sherman
Leroy O'Neil
6 eps
Kiah Butts
Punky Friend
2 eps
Sunday Manisto-Saari
Punky Friend 2 / Musical Theatre Geek
2 eps
Audrey Boos
Olivia
1 eps
Anjini Taneja Azhar
Lindsay
1 eps
Jalon Howard
Cedric
6 eps
Christopher Morson
Dillon
1 eps
Sarah Winsor
Nose Ring Girl
1 eps
Katie O’Grady
Park Ranger
3 eps
Morgan Demetre
Freshman Girl
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Everything Sucks! actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Everything Sucks! reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
It's 1996 in a town called Boring, Oregon, where high school misfits in the AV and drama clubs brave the ups and downs of teenage emotions in the VHS era.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 10 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201810 episodes
6.2IMDbIt's 1996 in a town called Boring, Oregon, where freshman Luke and his friends Tyler and McQuaid join the AV club to become friends with Kate, the Principal's daughter. They also make some enemies with the members of the drama club, only saved and survived by making an intergalactic space movie.
Best episode · S01E10 We Were Merely Freshmen
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
We Were Merely Freshmen
The Boring community comes together for the movie premiere, where angst simmers even as wounds heal and relationships blossom.
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Ben York Jones, Michael Mohan
S01E08
I Just Wanna Be Anybody
The Boring High crew takes an emotionally exhausting trip to California to shoot a scene for the movie - minus one important member.
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Hayley Tyler
S01E02
Maybe You're Gonna Be the One That Saves Me
Luke plans his next move with Kate, who's having a rough day at school, and discovers VHS tapes that bring back emotional memories.
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Ben York Jones, Michael Mohan
S01E09
My Friends Have Been Eaten by Spiders
An exasperated Luke scrambles to finish the movie. Kate has important conversations with Emaline and Luke. McQuaid gets a sudden boost of confidence.
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Noelle Valdivia
S01E07
Cheesecake to a Fat Man
Luke wallows in anger, while Ken and Kate bask in liberation. Tyler's proficiency with dial-up internet leads to unusual drug experimentation.
- Directed by Ry Russo-Young
- Written by Sean Cummings
S01E06
Sometimes I Hear My Voice
Luke and Kate attempt to get to Portland for a concert. Ken and Sherry partake in contraband that was confiscated from a student.
- Directed by Ry Russo-Young
- Written by Ben York Jones
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Plutonium
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Ben York Jones, Michael Mohan
S01E02
Maybe You're Gonna Be the One That Saves Me
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Ben York Jones, Michael Mohan
S01E03
All That and a Bag of Chips
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Noelle Valdivia
S01E04
Romeo & Juliet in Space
- Directed by Michael Mohan
- Written by Hayley Tyler
S01E05
What the Hell's a Zarginda?
- Directed by Ry Russo-Young
- Written by Ben York Jones, Michael Mohan
S01E06
Sometimes I Hear My Voice
- Directed by Ry Russo-Young
- Written by Ben York Jones
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jeff PinknerExecutive Producer
- Ben York JonesExecutive Producer
- Darren M. DemetreProducer
- Scott RosenbergExecutive Producer
- Tamara IsaacProducer
- Josh AppelbaumExecutive Producer
Writing
- Noelle ValdiviaWriter
- Ben York JonesWriter
- Hayley TylerWriter
- Sean CummingsWriter
- Michael MohanWriter
Direction
- Ry Russo-YoungDirector
- Michael MohanDirector
Cinematography
- Elisha ChristianDirector of Photography
Music
- Hrishikesh HirwayOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
If you liked this
Similar Series
Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.
Love, Victor
2020
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Boots
2025
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Merlí. Sapere Aude
2019
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Sex Education
2019
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
The End of the F***ing World
2017
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Atypical
2017
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Never Have I Ever
2020
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
You Me Her
2016
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Merlí
2015
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
This Is Going to Hurt
2022
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Young Royals
2021
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
No One Will Miss Us
2024
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Where to go from here
Watch Next
Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.
Off Campus
2026
Another masterpiece of long-form storytelling, chosen to follow this one.
Regular Show
2010
Another invented world built with the same seriousness — start at episode one.
Game of Thrones
2011
If the world-building is what held you, this is the next map to walk.
Desperate Housewives
2004
Take the questions with you: this one rewards the same attention.
Grimm
2011
Another invented world built with the same seriousness — start at episode one.
Never stop watching
Related Collections
No related collections yet
This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.
Join the conversation