Scripted series · ABC Family
Kyle XY
Who is Kyle XY?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Matt Dallas
Kyle Trager
43 eps
Marguerite MacIntyre
Nicole Trager
43 eps
Bruce Thomas
Stephen Trager
43 eps
April Matson
Lori Trager
43 eps
Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Josh Trager
43 eps
Chris Olivero
Declan McDunaugh
43 eps
Kirsten Zien
Amanda Bloom
43 eps
Jaimie Alexander
Jessi XX
33 eps
Zachary Jaydon
Chance
43 eps
Ken Tremblett
2 eps
Sonya Salomaa
1 eps
Jesse Hutch
Nate Harrison
5 eps
Calum Worthy
1 eps
Mackenzie Gray
1 eps
Holly Dignard
1 eps
Jessica Lowndes
1 eps
Veena Sood
1 eps
Martin Cummins
Brian Taylor
14 eps
Leah Cairns
Emily Hollander
13 eps
Andrew Jackson
3 eps
Ben Cotton
1 eps
Cascy Beddow
1 eps
Taylor Kitsch
Male Camper
1 eps
Josh Zuckerman
Mark
9 eps
Nicholas Lea
Tom Foss
23 eps
Ally Sheedy
Sarah
5 eps
Teryl Rothery
Carol Bloom
9 eps
Cory Monteith
Charlie Tanner
7 eps
Chelan Simmons
Hillary Shepard
21 eps
Hal Ozsan
Michael Cassidy
10 eps
Christopher Shyer
1 eps
Chad Krowchuk
1 eps
Malcolm Stewart
4 eps
Andrew Francis
1 eps
Dorian Harewood
1 eps
Kevin Durand
1 eps
Carrie Genzel
1 eps
Magda Apanowicz
Andy Jensen
21 eps
Haley Beauchamp
College Girl #2
1 eps
Bill Dow
Professor Kern
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Kyle XY actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Kyle XY reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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
A suburban family that takes in a mysterious teen naive to the world around him. As Kyle begins to show signs of brilliance, solving the mystery of his origin and potential abilities becomes the family's mission.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 43 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20074 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200610 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E07 Kyle Got Game
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200723 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S02E07 Free To Be You And Me
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200910 episodes
6.3IMDbBest episode · S03E06 Welcome to Latnok
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
A teenager is found disoriented in the middle of traffic and taken to a detention facility. Later, Nicole Trager, a psychologist, comes to examine him, and takes him home. He gets on the bad side of both Trager kids, Josh and Lori, and annoys Stephen, Nicole's husband. But one by one, Kyle influences them to accept him.
- Directed by Gil Junger
S01E03
The Lies That Bind
Nicole has things to attend to, so other members of the family have to babysit Kyle, who's having trouble processing the little white lies that his family tell. Meanwhile, Steven learns that he'll have to lay off employees & Amanda freaks out over a fender bender.
- Directed by Holly Dale
- Written by Curtis Kheel
S01E04
Diving In
Kyle attempts to figure his emotions and sudden attraction to next door neighbor Amanda, while Lori and Josh are also experiencing love pains of their own.
- Directed by Mike Rohl
- Written by Julie Plec
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
Bringing Down the House
- Directed by Peter DeLuise
- Written by Brian Young, Julie Plec
S03E09
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Directed by James Head
- Written by Daniel Arkin
S03E07
Chemistry 101
- Directed by James Head
- Written by Bryan Wynbrandt, Steven Lilien
S03E05
Life Support
- Directed by Michael Robison
- Written by Bryan M. Holdman
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Eric Bress
Creator
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J. Mackye Gruber
Showrunner
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James Patrick Stoteraux
Writer
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Michael Berns
Writer
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Tommy Thompson
Writer
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Brian Young
Writer
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Chad Fiveash
Writer
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Bryan M. Holdman
Writer
Julie Plec
Writer
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Daniel Arkin
Writer
Bryan Wynbrandt
Writer
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Michael Oates Palmer
Writer
Steven Lilien
Writer
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Gayle Abrams
Writer
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R.P. Gaborno
Writer
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Curtis Kheel
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Julie PlecProducer
Writing
- James Patrick StoterauxWriter
- Michael BernsWriter
- Tommy ThompsonWriter
- Brian YoungWriter
- Chad FiveashWriter
- Bryan M. HoldmanWriter
Direction
- Michael RobisonDirector
- Michelle MacLarenDirector
- Peter DeLuiseDirector
- James HeadDirector
- Gil JungerDirector
- Chris GrismerDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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