Intelligent, neurotic, funny, and deeply self-conscious, Danny is a Jewish TV writer from Los Angeles who after losing his job, takes an impulsive vacation to Mexico City hoping to pursue the novel he believes he is meant to write. He is genuinely curious and well-read, but his insecurity often manifests as awkwardness, defensiveness, or an eagerness to prove himself. He has a natural warmth and an ability to connect with people, even when his need to be liked gets the better of him. Over the course of the story, Danny becomes increasingly aware of the gap between the person he wants to be and the person he actually is. He has always believed that his lack of family wealth has forced him into safer, more commercial work in television. But as he becomes immersed in Mateo's world, he begins to question whether money is really what has held him back or whether he simply lacks the courage, conviction, or talent to write the great novel he believes he is capable of. Speaks native English.

Beautiful, intelligent, sophisticated, and quietly funny, Alice is an American academic living in Mexico City. She has a dry, observant quality and a complicated relationship with the privilege she was born into. She is academically driven and genuinely curious, while also being somewhat detached and self-protective. Alice is drawn to people who embody qualities she feels she lacks, and her relationships often become a way of imagining a different version of herself. Her arc involves confronting that tendency and beginning to recognize how much of her identity she has defined in relation to the people around her. Speaks native English.

Charismatic, handsome, stylish, and effortlessly social, Mateo is an Argentinian artist who has made Mexico City his home. He is deeply embedded in the city's sophisticated international art world and moves easily among artists, gallery owners, models, and other creatives. He is articulate, passionate, and genuinely committed to the idea that art should have meaning beyond commerce, even as he is very aware of the business surrounding his work. Mateo is warm, affectionate, and generous with people he likes, but he can also be self-involved and somewhat performative. He has a strong sense of who he believes himself to be and takes pride in living according to his artistic ideals. His friendship with Danny and relationship with Alice reveal both the sincerity behind that persona and the contradictions within it. Open to other nationalities. Speaks fluent English & Spanish.

Cultured, witty, and highly self-aware, Guillermo is a sophisticated Mexican who has deliberately cultivated an almost trans-Atlantic persona, complete with a British accent and mannerisms inspired by Brideshead Revisited. He is socially polished and comfortable among the international elite, but also perceptive enough to recognize the absurdity of the world he inhabits. Guillermo is welcoming and genuinely kind beneath his affected exterior. His friendship with Danny reveals a more grounded side of him, as he understands that everyone in this social circle is, to some degree, performing a version of themselves. He ultimately becomes one of the people who most clearly sees Danny for who he actually is. Speaks fluent English with a British accent & Spanish.

Thoughtful, earnest, and quietly confident, Trevor is Alice's ex-boyfriend and works at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. He is a committed liberal who genuinely believes in public service, even when the details of his job don't sound particularly glamorous. He is hardworking and sincere, with a straightforward quality that contrasts sharply with the more performative people around him. Trevor represents a different kind of ambition from the rest of the group: less concerned with status or image and more invested in doing something he considers meaningful. His history with Alice suggests a relationship built on genuine affection, but also one in which she felt compelled to measure herself against his sense of purpose. Speaks native English.

Young, striking, and somewhat enigmatic, Isabella is a British woman from an extremely privileged, aristocratic family who has chosen to live very differently from where she comes from. She works as a line cook at Máximo and shares an apartment with six roommates, embracing a much more modest lifestyle despite her family's connections and wealth. Isabella is dry, detached, and unconcerned with explaining herself. She has a rebellious streak and seems to enjoy the freedom of constructing an identity separate from her background. Her refusal to explain her political opinions only adds to her sense of mystery and self-possession. Speaks native English / British accent.

Intellectual, opinionated, and provocatively contrarian, Johann is a German expatriate who is deeply invested in politics, history, and questions of Western power. He has strong, often reactionary opinions and enjoys challenging the liberal assumptions of the people around him, particularly the Americans. Johann is confident in his worldview and rarely backs down from an argument, even when his ideas become deliberately provocative. He brings an outsider's perspective to the group's conversations and seems to take genuine pleasure in pushing everyone else to defend what they believe. Speaks fluent English.

Sharp, ambitious, and entrepreneurial, Fernanda runs a towel company built around traditional Mexican textiles, which she frames as a way of reconnecting with her Mexican roots. She is socially confident and quick-witted, with a dry and sometimes bitchy sense of humor. She is also deeply engaged with the group's conversations about relationships, feminism, privilege, and modern adulthood. Fernanda is comfortable occupying the space between genuine ambition and the absurd privilege of her social circle. She takes herself and her business seriously, but the world around her often makes that ambition feel both sincere and ridiculous. Her unexpected success becomes one more example of how easily this group can turn privilege into an unconventional version of success. Speaks fluent English & Spanish

Charming, impulsive, and hedonistic, Avi is Isabella's quasi-boyfriend and part of the same privileged international circle surrounding Mateo. He is casual about everything from drugs to relationships and seems to move through life with very little concern for consequences. He has an easygoing, social quality and is always ready for the next party. Avi represents the more reckless, pleasure-seeking side of this world. He is not particularly interested in examining himself or the contradictions around him; he simply enjoys the lifestyle and the freedom it affords him. Foreigner living in Mexico City, speaks English fluently.

Warm, outgoing, and commercially savvy, Oscar co-runs one of Mexico City's most prestigious galleries with Marco. He has a friendly, slightly patronizing manner and an easy familiarity with the artists and collectors who make up their world. Oscar understands the art world as both a cultural institution and a business. He is genuinely enthusiastic about Mateo's work, but is equally comfortable talking about its financial value, revealing how closely art and commerce are intertwined in his world. Speaks fluent English.

A mysterious figure who exists mostly through the stories people tell about him, Pepe has a legendary reputation in Mexico City's social scene. Guillermo describes him as an exceptionally desirable lover, with women supposedly flying in from Europe specifically to see him and leaving the next day. Pepe's reputation is part of the mythology of this social circle: larger than life, sexually glamorous, and almost impossible to separate from the exaggerated stories people tell about him. Speaks Spanish, sings in English.

Fatima is a first-time mother-to-be. Always up to date with the newest trends, she must confront her doubts and fears about the pregnancy as she spends a weekend with her newest product, a chatbot called Hanna. Please note: This role involves a simulated childbirth sequence requiring the portrayal of intense physical pain and emotional distress.

Guilhermo is Fatima’s husband; he’s caring and supportive but also ambitious in his career as an architect, leaving his very pregnant wife behind to go on a work trip.

Hanna is a top-notch AI chatbot that promises to help you with anything you’ll ever need. Supportive, Hanna will never leave your side, even if you’d like her to. With a caring, human-like speech, Hanna is sure to become your new best friend. Please note: This is a voice-only role. The actor will portray Hanna through vocal performance and will not appear on screen.

Loli often compensates for her soft interior by taking on the brunt of the caretaking work. Stuck between being a teen and still needing to be cared for like a kid sometimes, Loli still struggles to know when it’s ok to feel her feelings.

Under the safe wing of his sister, Ian’s imagination is free to run wild. While still attuned to the disturbances around him, Ian is often stuck deciding which world he wants to live in.

For a while, Heather fills in as a stable force for the kids to look up to. She feels effortlessly real and human, despite existing both in reality and fiction.

IRIS, 30, open ethnicity, FRANCOPHONE, is an interior designer and Rex’s owner. Coming from an affluent bourgeois background, she grows up believing that the world is structured according to a clear and unshakable hierarchy. From an early age, she learns how to get what she wants while concealing her deepest vulnerabilities, particularly a fear of abandonment stemming from her parents’ divorce. Elegant and polished, with a natural screen presence. Socially confident, she is highly controlled in her appearance, posture, gestures and language. Perfectionist, demanding, and organized, she has a natural sense of authority. She can be warm and charming, but there should always be a sense that she is carefully observing and controlling her environment. Able to convey subtle violence through a look, silence, or polite remark rather than direct confrontation. Beneath her calm exterior and control, she hides a certain vulnerability. She must be able to portray an ambiguous attachment to Julia, combining genuine affection, condescension, jealousy, and a need for closeness. A morally complex character that should not immediately come across as “the bad guy.”