Scripted series · Netflix
On My Block
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sierra Capri
Monsé Finnie
38 eps
Jason Genao
Ruben 'Ruby' Martinez
38 eps
Brett Gray
Jamal Turner
38 eps
Diego Tinoco
Cesar Diaz
38 eps
Jessica Marie Garcia
Jasmine Flores
38 eps
Ronni Hawk
Olivia
10 eps
Jahking Guillory
Latrelle
5 eps
Nikki Rodriguez
Vero
9 eps
Miranda Kathleen
Blake
1 eps
Larry VanBuren Jr.
Royce
2 eps
Paula Garcés
Geny Martinez
16 eps
Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson
Kendra
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How On My Block actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
On My Block reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
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.
The story
What it's about
In a rough Los Angeles neighborhood, four smart, funny and streetwise teens find their lifelong friendship tested as they begin high school.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 38 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201810 episodes
8.5IMDbBest episode · S01E04 Chapter Four
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201910 episodes
9.1IMDbIn the wake of a tragedy and Jamal's valuable discovery, the friends lean on each other like never before as they deal with the repercussions.
Best episode · S02E09 Chapter Nineteen
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20208 episodes
9.4IMDbThey thought life was about to return to what passes for normal in Freeridge. Instead, the stakes get even higher for Monse, Ruby, Jamal and Cesar.
Best episode · S03E01 Chapter Twenty-One
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202110 episodes
1.5IMDbTwo years after going their separate ways, Ruby, Jamal, Monse and Cesar face new threats and must decide if their friendship is truly ride or die.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E09
Chapter Nineteen
With Cesar's options dwindling, he takes drastic measures, prompting his worried friends to put their own Hail Mary plan into motion.
- Directed by Lauren Iungerich
S03E01
Chapter Twenty-One
After being snatched off the street, Monse, Jamal, Ruby and Cesar come face to face with their kidnapper, who makes them an offer they can't refuse.
- Directed by Lauren Iungerich
- Written by Lauren Iungerich
S02E08
Chapter Eighteen
As an old enemy returns to the neighborhood, the friends zero in on a solution to both their dirty money problem and Cesar's unstable living situation.
S01E01
Chapter One
As the first day of high school approaches, Monse returns from writing camp to find that Ruby and Jamal are on the outs with Cesar.
- Directed by Lauren Iungerich
- Written by Lauren Iungerich
S01E02
Chapter Two
An attempted intervention on Cesar's behalf doesn't go quite as planned. Meanwhile, Ruby experiences love at first sight with a friend of the family.
- Directed by Lauren Iungerich
- Written by Lauren Iungerich
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E03
Chapter Thirty-One
S04E05
Chapter Thirty-Three
S04E01
Chapter Twenty-Nine
- Directed by Lauren Iungerich
- Written by Lauren Iungerich
S04E04
Chapter Thirty-Two
S04E06
Chapter Thirty-Four
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 IungerichExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lauren IungerichWriter
Direction
- Paula GarcésDirector
- Lauren IungerichDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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