‘Betty’ hit HBO in 2020. It’s a comedy-drama set in New York’s all-boys skate scene. A crew of girls tackles life, love and skating. Created by Crystal Moselle, it’s based on her 2018 film ‘Skate Kitchen.’ Critics love it for showing real female friendship and that wild NYC skate culture. So, grab your board and get ready to roll!

Meet the characters from Betty

Janay

Janay is the friend who plans everything down to color-coded sticky notes and then shows up five minutes late because she forgot her keys — she’s a planner and a delicious chaos magnet at once. Sharp, practical, and somehow always checking everyone’s pulse (metaphorically), she has this steady vibe that makes people trust her even when she’s ranting about the wrong meeting room. Loves espresso, pretends she doesn’t, and also secretly doodles tiny spaceships in the margins of notebooks. She’s loyal in a stubborn, low-key way, like a dog who respects your boundaries but will steal your sandwich if you blink.

Camille

Camille is the soft-eyed dreamer with a reporter’s curiosity and a poet’s messy desk; she notices the small things other people miss and then writes whole novels in her head about them. Warm and earnest, she’ll ask the sincere question you didn’t know you needed to hear and then apologize profusely for being intense; it’s adorable and slightly bewildering. She’s also surprisingly pragmatic when things get real, which makes her a weirdly good decision-maker — contradictions! She drinks tea that’s probably too herbal and will insist you try it even if you’re like, “no thanks.”

Kirt

Kirt is the loud, chaotic energy who bursts into a room with a joke and a grin, but then somehow notices the one person who looked uncomfortable and fixes it five minutes later. Brash and dependable in the same breath — he’s the kind of friend who teases you mercilessly and then shows up with soup when you’re sick. He’s got a ridiculous collection of vintage T-shirts and an encyclopedic memory for useless trivia, but can’t remember where he put his wallet. Kirt believes in second chances and elaborate pranks, not necessarily in that order.

Indigo

Indigo is art-school vibes personified: moody, intensely creative, and full of these tiny, uncanny observations that make you see your own life like a film. She’s evasive sometimes — like, in the best way; she values space and mystery and will ghost a group chat for three days but then show up with the most meaningful playlist. Deeply empathetic yet stubbornly private, which is a mess but also compelling. She collects vinyl and old Polaroids and insists that every color has a smell even though you can’t prove it.

Honeybear

Honeybear is the oversized hug you didn’t know you needed and also an enigma wrapped in vintage flannel; you feel safe around them immediately, but they’ll also roast you lovingly. Ridiculously nurturing — makes playlists titled “For When You Feel Like Crying But Also Want to Dance” — and has a recipe for everything, including emotional recipes. They’re low-key brave, the one who’ll confront injustice quietly at 3 a.m. and then bake a pie to celebrate small victories. Slightly contradictory note: claims to hate drama but collects gossip like it’s a museum.

Bambi

Bambi is bright, impulsive, and wildly sincere, like a burst of confetti with a heart-shaped core; she’ll adopt three plants and two puppies in a week and somehow keep all of them alive (mostly). She’s bold in love and fashion and makes decisions with her gut which is thrilling and occasionally terrifying for everyone else. Surprisingly resilient under pressure, even if she faints dramatically in romantic comedies — it’s a thing she does for effect. Also has a secret obsession with chess puzzles and bad romance novels, which is peak Bambi energy.

Charlie

Charlie is the quietly sharp one, the person everyone turns to for a clever plan or a blunt truth; he’s reliable, a little sardonic, and very effective. He keeps a mental spreadsheet of everything (maybe an actual spreadsheet, who knows) and will text you three reminders and then show up with exactly the right tool. He’s not cold, just economical with feelings — like a warm campfire that doesn’t do hugs on command. Funny little trait: collects novelty socks and insists on pairing them only by mood, not pattern.

Luis

Luis is the charismatic fixer — if life were a city, he’d be the guy with the keys to every backdoor and a story for each one. Smooth-talking, big-hearted, a negotiator who can charm a parking attendant and make them cry (happy tears, probably). He’s ambitious in a very human way, always juggling five projects and a romantic subplot, sometimes forgetting to eat but always remembering birthdays. Also smugly claims he hates slow mornings but will text you sunrise photos at 6 a.m. like it’s a hobby.

Ash

Ash is the quiet wildfire: introspective, intense, and always like three steps ahead in some silent, brilliant way. Calm on the surface but full of weird obsessions — astronomy one week, vintage horror posters the next — and surprisingly goofy once trust is earned. Protective and principled, will defend their friends ferociously and then apologize for yelling in the nicest way possible. Odd little fact: hums show tunes when thinking, which you would never guess until you catch them mid-hum and almost die from the unexpectedness.