Characters
Tales from Nowhere features a diverse ensemble cast of residents in the mysterious town of Nowhere, West Virginia. The series explores themes of fear, community, and hidden identities through its character-driven narratives.
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Main Characters
The main cast of Tales from Nowhere consists of eleven principal characters who appear in all or most episodes of Season 1.
A
Protagonist | Tech Enforcement Officer
B
Ally | Video Store Owner
T
Employer | Town Patriarch
C
Caretaker | Secret Guardian
S
Restaurant Owner | Military Veteran
K
Restaurant Owner | Kitsune
I
Town Doctor | Mycologist
J
Psychiatrist | Emerging Telepath
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Teenager | Latent Abilities
A
Tech Entrepreneur | Newcomer
S
Musician/Artist | Newcomer
Recurring Characters
These characters appear in multiple episodes but are not part of the main cast.
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Internment Camp Survivors
K
YouTuber | Abduction Survivor
E
YouTuber | Catatonic Survivor
L
YouTuber | Deceased
Stub Notice: This section needs expansion. Several recurring characters from Season 1 have not yet been documented. If you remember additional characters, please help us expand this page!
Minor Characters
Characters who appear briefly or in single episodes.
- Hikers (Episode 3) - A group of hikers who go missing in the Whispering Woods
- Town Residents - Various unnamed residents of Nowhere who appear in crowd scenes
- Beaumont Security Personnel - Employees who capture the YouTubers in the Episode 1 twist
Mentioned Only
Characters referenced but never shown on screen.
- David Margolis - Benji's father who disappeared years ago. Central mystery of the series.
- Abigail's Parents - Her human father and "otherworldly" mother. Glimpsed only in visions.
- The Beaumont Ancestors - Founders of Nowhere and the secret society that controls it
- Wampanoag Shamans - Indigenous people who originally recognized Nowhere's supernatural properties
Unproduced Season Characters
Cancelled Content: The following characters were planned for Seasons 2-4 but were never produced due to the show's cancellation. Information comes from creator interviews and leaked production documents.
Season 2: "Legacy of Power"
- Nakamura Siblings - The teenage children of Satoshi and Keiko, who would have developed supernatural abilities
- Drake-Black Adopted Teen - Asher and Sasha's adopted child with "rebellious creativity" and supernatural artistic abilities
- Additional Powered Teens - Classmates of Willow at Nowhere High School
Season 3: "Nowhere United"
- Government Agents - Forces sent to contain Nowhere after the Season 2 shockwave
- Agent [Name Unknown] - A sympathetic agent who questions their orders
Season 4: "Beyond Fear"
- Interdimensional Beings - Entities from other realities who would have crossed through the portal
- Abigail's Otherworldly Family - Her mother's people from another dimension
- Council of Fears - Wendigo analogues from across the multiverse
Talk: Characters
NowhereNative2019
March 15, 2020
Does anyone else think we're missing characters? I feel like there were more townspeople with speaking roles in Episode 2. Can someone rewatch and add them?
CryptidHunter_WV
March 16, 2020
Added Kai and Esme finally. Can't believe we didn't have pages for them. Lucas too but his is basically a stub since he dies in the cold open lol
WendigoWatcher
March 16, 2020
RIP Lucas. Gone too soon. Literally five minutes into the pilot.