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Netflix has released a brand-new young adult series, Penelope, which is winning the hearts of fans with its quirkiness. Starring Megan Stott in the titular role as a 16-year-old who feels out of place in modern society and is drawn to the wild in which she finds an increasingly growing interest, the coming-of-age drama is a unique watch.
Produced by Duplass Brothers Productions (DBP) and created by Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, the pilot for the series premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The indie eight-episode series was then released for streaming on Netflix today, September 24, 2024.
The cast list of Penelope explored
1. Megan Stott as Penelope
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Megan Stott is a budding American actor who was born on 24 May 2003 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. Stott is best known for her works in productions like Little Fires Everywhere (2020), So Shook (2018), and Second Star to the Right (2018).
In the Netflix series, she plays the titular character who finds herself increasingly dissociated from modern society and withdraws into the wilderness, forming a whole different world for herself out there.
2. Austin Abrams as Sam
Austin Noah Abrams is an American actor who joined the cast as Sam in the Netflix series. Abrams is known for his role as Ron Anderson in the fifth and sixth seasons of the television series The Walking Dead (2015–2016), and for his work in the high-school drama series Euphoria (since 2019).
He has also appeared in the romantic comedy series Dash & Lily (2020) and featured in films like The Kings of Summer (2013), Paper Towns (2015), Brad's Status (2017), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), Chemical Hearts (2020), and Wolfs (2024).
3. Krisha Fairchild as Helena
Krisha Fairchild is an American actor who is best known for starring in her nephew, Trey Edward Shults' critically acclaimed film Krisha (2015). She is also known for her role as Louise Lispector in Syfy's horror anthology series Channel Zero: Butcher's Block.
Her other features include Freeland, Inheritance, Waves, and American Folk. Fairchild plays Helena, an elderly character who guides Penelope in her ventures in the Netflix series.
4. Rhenzy Feliz as Peter
Rhenzy Feliz is a Dominican American actor, best known for his role as Alex Wilder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Runaways. He has also voiced Camilo Madrigal in Disney's 2021 animated feature film Encanto and starred as Victor Aguilar, a troubled youth, in the HBO Max series The Penguin, opposite Colin Farrell. Feliz plays Peter, a fellow nature lover with whom Penelope connects.
List of other actors
Here is the list of other actors and their roles in the series:
- Cynthia Geary as Penelope's Mother
- Eden Campbell as Whispering Girl
- Barry O'Neil as Penelope's Father
- Julia Higheagle as Whispering Girl
- Butch Stevenson as Guard
- Finley Sackville-West as Finley
- Tadd Sackeville-West as Jonathan
- Eddie Wollrabe as Cashier
- Amber Wolfe as Gale
The Netflix series tells the heartwarming story of the teenage phase where exploration and self-discovery become paramount to stepping toward adulthood. The series explores what it means to carve out a life on one's own terms, no matter how different it may be, and to be sure that there will always be support when one decides to follow one's heart. Catch Penelope now streaming on Netflix.
