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Looking for Alaska
Find your people. Find yourself.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Charlie Plummer
Miles Halter
8 eps
Kristine Froseth
Alaska Young
8 eps
Denny Love
Chip “The Colonel” Martin
8 eps
Jay Lee
Takumi Hikohito
8 eps
Sofia Vassilieva
Lara Buterskaya
8 eps
Ron Cephas Jones
Dr. Hyde
8 eps
Timothy Simons
Mr. Starnes / The Eagle
8 eps
Uriah Shelton
Longwell Chase
8 eps
Deneen Tyler
Dolores Martin
8 eps
Landry Bender
Sara Bankhead Harbert
8 eps
Henrique Zaga
Jake
8 eps
Jordan Connor
Kevin
8 eps
Megan Elizabeth Wright
Marya
8 eps
Lucy Faust
Madame O'Malley
8 eps
Brandon Stanley
Paul
8 eps
Rachel Matthews
Fiona
8 eps
Abbie Gayle
Holly Moser
8 eps
CG Lewis
Hank Walsten
8 eps
Jared Bankens
Gus
8 eps
Joe Chrest
Walter Halter
8 eps
Joy Jacobson
Judy Halter
8 eps
Kelly Angell
Alaska's Mother
8 eps
Frieda Jane
Kathleen Moser
8 eps
Andrea Andrade
Lis Rowinski
8 eps
Maureen Brennan
Maureen
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Looking for Alaska actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Looking for Alaska reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Miles enrolls in a new boarding school seeking adventure. There, he befriends a group of quirky students led by the captivating and troubled Alaska. As they pull pranks and explore dark secrets, a night of celebration takes a tragic turn, forcing the group to grapple with loss and the complexities of growing up.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
"Tell Them I Said Something..."
An expulsion ignites an escalating prank war with the Weekday Warriors as both sides try and discover who is “the rat” inside Culver Creek. Miles finds his future at the school at risk and his loyalty to his new friends tested.
- Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg
S01E07
"Now Comes the Mystery"
Culver Creek grapples with a devastating tragedy. A potential clue only leads to more questions.
- Directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green
S01E01
Famous Last Words
Miles Halter, seeking a more than minor life, enrolls at Culver Creek Academy. On his first day, he gets a new nickname, a best friend, some enemies and makes a deal with Alaska Young that will change his life forever.
- Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
- Written by Josh Schwartz
S01E08
"It's Very Beautiful Over There"
The search for answers pulls our group apart, until one final prank brings them back together.
- Directed by Josh Schwartz
S01E05
"I'll Show You That It Won’t Shoot"
After the Weekday Warriors go too far, Miles, Takumi, the Colonel and Alaska decide to reunite for revenge. After a wine-soaked game of Best Day/Worst Day, new secrets are revealed and a new romance blossoms.
- Directed by Clea DuVall
S01E03
“I've Never Felt Better…”
Alaska sets Miles up on a triple and a half date that does not go as planned, while a fragile truce with the Weekday Warriors proves short lived.
- Directed by Brett Haley
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Famous Last Words
- Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
- Written by Josh Schwartz
S01E02
"Tell Them I Said Something..."
- Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg
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
- Wyck GodfreyExecutive Producer
- Josh SchwartzProducer
- Isaac KlausnerExecutive Producer
- Stephanie SavageExecutive Producer
- Marty BowenExecutive Producer
- John GreenExecutive Producer
Writing
- Josh SchwartzWriter
Direction
- Brett HaleyDirector
- Josh SchwartzDirector
- Clea DuVallDirector
- Ami Canaan MannDirector
- Sarah Adina SmithDirector
- Rachel Lee GoldenbergDirector
Cinematography
- Ramsey NickellDirector of Photography
Music
- Siddhartha KhoslaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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