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Them
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ashley Thomas
Henry Emory
10 eps
Deborah Ayorinde
Lucky Emory
18 eps
Alison Pill
Betty Wendell
10 eps
Melody Hurd
Gracie Emory
10 eps
Ryan Kwanten
George Bell
10 eps
Pam Grier
Athena
8 eps
Joshua J. Williams
Kel Reeve
8 eps
Jeremy Bobb
Detective Ronald McKinney
8 eps
Shahadi Wright Joseph
Ruby Emory
11 eps
Jeremiah Birkett
Da Tap Dance Man
7 eps
Michael Harney
Otto Haber
1 eps
Dale Dickey
The Woman
2 eps
P.J. Byrne
Stuart Berks
3 eps
Malcolm M. Mays
Calvin
3 eps
Paula Jai Parker
Hazel Emory
3 eps
Anika Noni Rose
Ella Mae Johnson
3 eps
Cranston Johnson
Grafton
1 eps
Christopher Heyerdahl
The Black Hat Man
7 eps
Wayne Knight
Lieutenant Schiff
5 eps
Carlito Olivero
Detective Joaquin Diaz
7 eps
Iman Shumpert
Corey
4 eps
Shane Johnson
Investigator Phillips
2 eps
Charles Brice
Reggie Marks
3 eps
Tamika Shannon
Rhonda
3 eps
Hattie Hoskins
Kia
1 eps
Eddie Park
Victor
1 eps
Sung Yun Cho
Kyong-Ah
2 eps
Liam McIntyre
Clarke Wendell
6 eps
Lindsey Kraft
Midge Pruitt
2 eps
Pat Healy
Marty Dixon
5 eps
Brooke Smith
Helen Koistra
3 eps
John Patrick Jordan
Earl Denton
5 eps
Dirk Rogers
Miss Vera
4 eps
Abbie Cobb
Nat Dixon
4 eps
Kim Shaw
Carol Lynn Denton
4 eps
Bailey Noble
Marlene
3 eps
Mia Komsky
Dina
2 eps
Peyton Nicole Morton
Nancy
2 eps
Natalie Britton
Dottie
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Them actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Them reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Bingeability.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 18 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
4 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Covenant
202110 episodes
8.2IMDbThe Emorys move to Compton, but Palmer Drive isn’t what it seems.
Best episode · S01E03 DAY 4
Season 2 · Complete
The Scare
20248 episodes
4.9IMDbIt's 1991, and LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor's edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…
Best episode · S02E04 Happy Birthday, Sweet Boy
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
DAY 4
Henry surprises the girls. Lucky goes to Hazel’s. Betty makes an impression. Lucky takes the bus.
- Directed by Daniel Stamm
- Written by Francine Volpe
S01E05
COVENANT I.
Helen goes to work. The Emorys leave North Carolina.
- Directed by Janicza Bravo
- Written by Little Marvin, Dominic Orlando
S01E07
DAY 7: NIGHT
Henry goes for a walk. Betty visits George. Hazel visits Lucky. Henry makes a discovery.
- Directed by Ti West
- Written by David Matthews
S01E02
DAY 3
Henry goes to work. Ruby goes to school. Lucky and Gracie go to the hardware store. Lucky bakes a pie.
- Directed by Nelson Cragg
- Written by Little Marvin, David Matthews
S01E04
DAY 6
Lucky visits Helen. Henry gets good news. Ruby and Doris share a secret. Lucky meets Ella Mae.
- Directed by Nelson Cragg
- Written by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
S01E01
DAY 1
Welcome to Compton.
- Directed by Nelson Cragg
- Written by Little Marvin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
- Photo unavailable
Little Marvin
Showrunner
Lena Waithe
Executive producer
Roy Lee
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Steven Prinz
Executive producer
Miri Yoon
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Dominic Orlando
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Christina Ham
Writer
David Matthews
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Francine Volpe
Writer
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Little MarvinExecutive Producer
- Lena WaitheExecutive Producer
- Roy LeeExecutive Producer
- Steven PrinzExecutive Producer
- Miri YoonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Little MarvinWriter
- Dominic OrlandoWriter
- Christina HamWriter
- David MatthewsWriter
- Francine VolpeWriter
- Seth Zvi RosenfeldWriter
Direction
- Axelle CarolynDirector
- Daniel StammDirector
- Janicza BravoDirector
- Ti WestDirector
- Craig William MacneillDirector
- Nelson CraggDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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