Station Eleven Cast & Character Guide
Information about HBO Max’s “Station Eleven,” including the latest information about its characters, organizations, locations, and more.
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Information about HBO Max’s “Station Eleven,” including the latest information about its characters, organizations, locations, and more.
Please Note: This content contains pertinent spoilers, descriptions are updated as new information is presented, images changed as better ones are captured, and this is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, guest star, or reoccurring role.
General Information
| Network(s) | HBO Max |
| Created or Developed By | Patrick Somerville |
| First Aired | 12/16/2021 |
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Groups & Organizations
- The Traveling Symphony (1.2): A group of actors who travel The United States, or what remains of it, performing Shakespeare
- Productions (1.2): Hamlet is most current, but the year before, they did Romeo and Juliet. They have also done Taming of the Shrew and Coriolanus
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- The Wheel (1.4): The locations that the Traveling symphony goes to, which are around one of the great lakes. They include Saint Deborah By The Water, Nuevo Santiago, Pingtree, Traverse City, Cheboygan, Devils Corner, Oneida Nation, Escanaba, Waukesha, Rockford, Whistling Strait, Belvidere, and New New Buffalo.
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- Eirene Services (1.3): The company that Miranda’s father ran that scrubbed hulls in St. Croix, with her doing the books.
- The Undersea (1.4): The name of the children in the Station Eleven graphic novel, and the name of The Prophet’s followers
- The Red Bandanas (1.4): The group who formerly ran Pingtree who were veterans addicted to crystal meth.
- Still Out There (1.4): We’re told they still exist in Virginia but under the name the “Kevins”
Notable Locations & Items
- Saint Deborah By The Water (1.2): One of the first stops part of “The Wheel” that the Traveling Symphony travels along
- The Museum of Civilization (1.2): A group that has lived mostly in secret but approaches Sarah about being added as a tour stop
- Chicago (1.1): Where a notable portion of the show takes place in the past.
- Petoskey Station (1.4): A fork in the road in which one section leads to Pingtree, a place where half of the Traveling Symphony would split off to perform at while the others would go to Nueve Santiago
- Pingtree (1.4): Formerly a country club, but now a small town surrounded by mines
- The Great Book of Joy and Despair (1.4): Gil’s book about the history of the world
- Station Eleven (1.4): We’re told it is a book about a man named Dr. Eleven who, initially, was floating unconscious in space, and then gets stuck aboard a broken space station led by Captain Lonegan. Someone who has no crew due to a gyroscope exploding and drowning more of them. All that is now left are the children who plan to use time travel to build a new Earth.
- Copies in Existence (1.8): According to Kirsten there are 5 copies, of which we know she has one, Tyler was sent a copy, and it isn’t known who has the other three.
- Kolokol-1 (1.8): A poison the Red Bandanas use that makes you see ghosts
- Gitchegumee Airline (1.10): The owner of the plane Hugo was the pilot for, which had many diseased people on its craft
Other Noteworthy Information
- Day Zero (1.2): The day when the flu pandemic outbreak hit and wiped out a notable part of the population
- Flu Name (1.9): The Georgia Flu
- Time Difference (1.2): There is a 20-year gap between the events focused on in episodes 1 and 3 to episode 2.
- 2020 (1.3): The year of Day Zero
- Date (1.6): It’s somewhere around mid-late June 2040
- Date (1.8): 6/19/2040
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Jeevan (Himesh Patel)
Jeevan is the least successful of his siblings, but he does have a job. He is a cultural critic, or rather a journalist – let’s just say he has a website. But he does seem to maybe be the only one dating – so that’s a win for him.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Wheel of Fire”
- Girlfriend (1.1): Her name is Laura, and Jeevan lives with her
- Leavin’ Jeevan (1.9): Frank’s nickname for Jeevan since he isn’t good with staying anywhere too long.
- Codename (1.9): Blossom on the radio
- Kids (1.10): Frank, Key, and Auddie
Quotes & Gifs
Raising kids is hard. You go in and out of sync. It’s like a yo-yo. You love them, but you get angry. You scare them, they run away.
— Jeevan (1.10)
Arthur (Gael García Bernal)
Originally, Arthur was a theater actor, but once he ascended into film, it seems people largely forgot about that portion of his career. However, he now has returned to the stage to play King Lear – his final performance.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Wheel of Fire”
- Son (1.3): It is revealed he has a son, Tyler, with Elizabeth
- Background (1.5): Is Mexican
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Siya (Tiya Sircar)
Siya is Jeevan and Frank’s sibling, a medical professional who warned Jeevan about the flu epidemic.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Wheel of Fire”
- Specific Title (1.9): Siya was a doctor
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Kirsten (Matilda Lawler and Mackenzie Davis)
When we meet Kirsten, aka Kiki, she is an 8-year-old girl in Arthur’s King Lear play, under his tutelage. However, later on, she is a member of the Traveling Symphony who is renowned for her performance.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Wheel of Fire”
- Parents Names (1.2): Catherine and Jim
- Age (1.2): Roughly 28
- Default Pet Name (1.8): Whether it is a cat or horse, Kirsten names her animals Luli
- Codename (1.9): With Jeevan, her nickname over radio was Pebble
- Age (1.9): She is 9
- Role in King Lear (1.10): Young Gonoreil
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Frank (Nabhaan Rizwan)
A winner of the Pulitzer Prize at 23, Frank might often live out his life in seclusion, but his brilliance isn’t deniable.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 “Wheel of Fire”
- Background (1.7): He was a war journalist who, almost two years ago, got blown up while in Sri Lanka and since then has increasingly become a recluse who ghostwrites and, ten months ago, started to dabble in heroin.
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Sarah “The Conductor” Larson (Lori Petty)
When it comes to the Traveling Symphony, Sarah, aka The Conductor, is the leader and countlessly provides and redoes the symphonies for the group. In fact, she is on her 20th.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “A Hawk From A Handsaw”
- Times Around The Lake (1.8): Sarah has traveled the circle route of the Traveling Symphony 19 times.
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Dieter (Joe Pingue)
For the Traveling Symphony, Dieter handles casting, and he can be quite the hard person to impress. But, when it comes to putting on the show, he will pull people who may not be comfortable with a role to get the job done.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “A Hawk From A Handsaw”
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Alex (Philippine Velge)
Alex is a child born after “Day Zero” who finds a lot of the technology Kirsten was accustomed to, like cell phones, foreign but fascinating. Her part in the Traveling Symphony is being a singer
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “A Hawk From A Handsaw”
- Age (1.2): 20
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Tyler (Julia Obradors) aka David “The Prophet (Daniel Zovatto)
When we first meet Tyler, he is the son of Elizabeth and Arthur, who is disconnected from them, and perhaps the world. Hence, by year 20, due to the influence of Miranda’s “Station Eleven,” he becomes David “The Prophet” who is known to seduce children, primarily those born after “Day Zero” using the phrases and idea of the “Station Eleven” graphic novel.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “A Hawk From A Handsaw”
Quotes & Gifs
The past is safe. Everything else, changed.
— Tyler aka David aka The Prophet (1.8)
Dan (Dylan Taylor)
For who knows how long Dan has auditioned for the Traveling Symphony, and on his 5th audition, Dieter finally accepts him to be part of the team – and even has him perform.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “A Hawk From A Handsaw”
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Charlie (Clark Backo)
For 17 years, Charlie has been Kirsten’s best friend, and at one time, she was her girlfriend. However, now Charlie is pregnant and is taking a step back from the Traveling Symphony to raise her baby, much to the displeasure of Kirsten, whose trauma makes it difficult to handle people leaving.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “A Hawk From A Handsaw”
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Miranda (Danielle Deadwyler)
From St. Croix, Miranda lived most of her youth with her father before moving to Kankakee, Illinois. Based on her interview with Leon in 2005, we’re told her resume holds a lot of skills but very few jobs, but as shown by being with Leon’s logistics company for over 15 years, she picks up quickly and handles her stuff promptly.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Season 1/ Episode 3 “Hurricane”
- Immigrated (1.3): Moved to Kankakee in 1990
- Age (1.10): 40
- Trauma (1.10): Lost her family in Hurricane Hugo due to a live wire coming into their flooded home and that killing everyone but her, who was on a counter top
Quotes & Gifs
I am at my best when I’m escaping.
— Miranda (1.3)
Clark (David Wilmot)
Growing up, Clark was Arthur’s castmates when they were doing Shakesphere together, but now he is just his best friend who has long given up acting.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Season 1/ Episode 3 “Hurricane”
- Job (1.5): Before Day Zero, he was a corporate consultant for Goldman Sachs
- Life Before (1.8): At one time Clark was a violinist for a punk band.
- Sobriety (1.8): Until weeks before Day Zero, Clark was sober 9 years
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Leon (Chike Johnson)
Leon is Miranda’s boss at the logistics company she works for.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “Hurricane”
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Elizabeth (Caitlin Fitzgerald)
After working with Arthur in a film, this UCLA graduate has an affair with him that effectively is the final straw that breaks Arthur’s marriage to Miranda, though mainly him showing Elizabeth Miranda’s graphic novel “Station Eleven.”
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “Hurricane”
- Special Role (1.5): Is a UN Ambassador
- Past Roles (1.10): Played Gertrude in an off-Broadway version of Hamlet.
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Gil (David Cross)
Gil is a co-founder of the Traveling Symphony, with Sarah, but after his affair, he left or was kicked off the tour, depending on who tells the story, and now resides at the Pingtree County Club with his mistress Katrina.
Additional Information
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Katrina (Sarah Orenstein)
A grandmother of four, Katrina was Gil’s mistress and now is his full-blown partner.
Additional Information
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Wendy (Deborah Cox)
Wendy, generally, is one of the actors of the Traveling Symphony, but gets to write and see her version of Hamlet performed in episode 4.
Additional Information
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Miles (Milton Barnes)
Before Day Zero, Miles was just a simple TSA agent. After Day Zero, he became one of the leaders at the Severn City station.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 5 “The Severn City Airport”
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Brian (Enrico Colantoni)
Before Day Zero, he appeared to be Elizabeth’s agent. However, afterwards, in Year 20, he becomes the ambassador the for Museum of Civilization.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 5 “The Severn City Airport”
Quotes & Gifs
Sayid is a member of the Traveling Symphony who cares for Kirsten, but it isn’t clear how to define their relationship.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 6 “Survival Is Insufficient”
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Terry (Tara Nicodemo)
Suspended from practicing medicine before Day Zero, due to running a Ponzi Scheme, after Day Zero, she is perhaps one of the few doctors still alive in the Chicago area, with her focus being maternal care presently.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 9 “Dr. Chaudhary”
- The Full Backstory (1.9): While working in Pittsburgh, at the Good Samaritan, she lost her medical license due to running a Ponzi scheme.
- Real Name (1.9): Her real name is Deborah, but to be closer to her husband she uses Terry
Quotes & Gifs
I love goodbyes. Death’s worse.
— Terry (1.9)
Lara (Tattiawna Jones)
The motorcycle-riding badass is one of Terry’s patients within year one after Day Zero, and by Year 20, she is living by a lake with her husband Jeevan.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 9 “Dr. Chaudhary”
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Hugo Bennett
Hugo was the pilot of the plane filled with sick people that was on the tarmac at Severn City Airport.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Paul Nusbaum
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 10 “Unbroken Circle”
Jim
Jim was one half of a team Miranda was put on to pitch to Asian investors for a notable merger.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Timothy C. Simons
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 10 “Unbroken Circle”
Haley
Haley is a member of the Undersea who was planning to create multiple “beacons” which would have destroyed Severn City Airport but given Station Eleven an idea of where to land.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Kate Moyer
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 10 “Unbroken Circle”
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