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Impulse
You can’t control what you don’t understand.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Maddie Hasson
Henrietta 'Henry' Coles
20 eps
Missi Pyle
Cleo Coles
20 eps
Sarah Desjardins
Jenna Hope
20 eps
Enuka Okuma
Deputy Anne Hulce
20 eps
Craig Arnold
Lucas Boone
20 eps
Tanner Stine
Clay Boone
16 eps
Daniel Maslany
Townes Linderman
18 eps
Callum Keith Rennie
Nikolai
18 eps
Angel Giuffria
Zoe
4 eps
Keegan-Michael Key
Michael Pearce
2 eps
Matt Gordon
Thomas Hope
19 eps
Aidan Devine
Sheriff Frederick Dale
5 eps
Keon Alexander
Dominick Baptiste
5 eps
Kristian Bruun
Sheldon Gibson
2 eps
David James Elliott
Bill Boone
11 eps
Rohan Mead
Jason Munther
4 eps
Julia Knope
Brenda Gasser
7 eps
Marvin Hinz
Randy
2 eps
Christina Collins
Gale
3 eps
Steve Fifield
Eddie Max
4 eps
Geoffrey Pounsett
Deputy Gabriel
4 eps
Alex Paxton-Beesley
Sabine
3 eps
Raphael Bergeron-Lapointe
Tristan
4 eps
Sandra Flores
Mrs. Gerhard
3 eps
Shawn Doyle
Jeremiah Miller
8 eps
Genevieve Kang
Patty Yang
10 eps
Kevin Hanchard
Dr. Jack Weakley
2 eps
Rachel Wilson
Iris
8 eps
Paula Boudreau
Nurse Mary
4 eps
Dylan Trowbridge
Matthew
5 eps
Brett Heard
Mr. Lewis
2 eps
Jake Runeckles
Emilio
2 eps
Gordon Harper
Amos Miller
5 eps
Lauren Collins
Megan Linderman
4 eps
Duane Murray
Sam
4 eps
Raven Dauda
Yvette
4 eps
Gabriel Darku
Zach Jaymes
10 eps
Tara Rosling
Esther Miller
12 eps
Michael Reventar
Luis Castillo
4 eps
Jamal Brown
Quinn
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Impulse actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Impulse reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn and isolated, but everything changes when a traumatic encounter with a classmate triggers something deep within Henry— unleashing a power she cannot control.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Pilot
When Cleo’s boyfriend, Thomas, decides to sell Henry’s car, Henry enlists the help of high school basketball star, Clay Boone, to steal it back. But when Henry experiences inexplicable seizures, things quickly escalate beyond her control.
- Directed by Doug Liman
S01E02 · Signature episode
State of Mind
After a visit with a neurologist, Henry hopes her new meds will fix everything. Meanwhile, Bill Boone attempts to identify his son Clay’s attacker.
- Directed by Alex Kalymnios
S01E10 · Signature episode
New Beginnings
After a heart-to-heart with Cleo, Henry faces a life-altering decision: leave Reston for a fresh start, or stay with the Hope family and confront her enemies.
- Directed by Mairzee Almas
S01E03 · Signature episode
Treading Water
Rattled by her newfound power, Henry tests her ability with the help of Thomas’s daughter, Jenna Hope, and fellow outsider, Townes Linderman.
- Directed by Ed Fraiman
S01E05 · Signature episode
The Eagle and the Bee
Left with no one's support, Henry returns to the unknown place only to discover a startling connection to her past.
- Directed by Helen Shaver
S01E04
VITA/MORS
After finding herself in an unknown place, Henry seeks out Jenna and Townes in search of some answers.
- Directed by Mark Tonderai
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
- Lauren LeFrancExecutive Producer
- Jeffrey LieberExecutive Producer
- Dave BartisExecutive Producer
- Devin RichProducer
- Gene KleinExecutive Producer
- Doug LimanExecutive Producer
Direction
- Mairzee AlmasDirector
- Helen ShaverDirector
- Ed FraimanDirector
- Julian HolmesDirector
- Valerie WeissDirector
- Cherien DabisDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Fandango At HomeBuy
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