So, The Bold Type is about three besties at a women’s magazine in New York. They deal with life stuff while juggling work drama. Jane, Sutton and Kat face media madness together. They tackle social issues too. Empowerment, sexuality, identity- big themes, right? And hey, people love it for its diverse cast and strong female leads. Just like real life, but with more fashion.

Meet the characters from The Bold Type

Jane Sloan

Jane is the kind of writer who underlines sentences in different colors and thinks in pitch headlines, always chasing the truth but also secretly writing rom-com blurbs in the margins. She’s stubborn in that very “I’ll stay up until 4 a.m. rewriting a paragraph” way, but also soft where it counts — like, she cries at documentaries sometimes and then goes back to her laptop. A little idealistic (maybe annoyingly so) and fiercely professional, she can be blunt and also unexpectedly sentimental about saving old paperback books. Oh, and she drinks suspiciously specific herbal teas when she needs to feel like a person again — no, she won’t tell you the brand.

Kat Edison

Kat is loud about justice and low-key chaotic in her apartment (there might be half-finished protest signs under a pile of vinyl records). She’s fearless on big issues and also, hilariously, full of nervous rituals before a big speech — lip balm? check. Radical heart, occasional sarcasm as armor, and she absolutely loves a good leather jacket even though she may secretly own seven pairs of sparkly socks. Also, she DJs sometimes? Or she wanted to once — either way, vibe: activist who could also remind you to recycle your cereal box.

Sutton Brady

Sutton is the sunniest workhorse ever, which is not to say she’s simple — she’s a walking spreadsheet of optimism and wedding Pinterest boards and PR tactics. She’s endlessly supportive, maybe a little bit of a perfectionist, and capable of making any crisis into a learning moment (or a mood board). Also she can be stubbornly private about dating stuff but will give very specific cupcake recommendations at parties. Fun fact: she probably owns a pair of heels that have seen more professional events than anyone else in town, and also sometimes trips on flat surfaces.

Jacqueline Carlyle

Jacqueline is the kind of boss who wears silk and makes you feel better about your résumé while quietly recalibrating the entire office culture. Tough as nails but weirdly maternal, she has a past that flickers in her eyes (you sense it, you don’t ask), and she dispenses career truth bombs like they’re candy. She drinks very specific scotch at very specific times and also does sunrise stretching in the rooftop garden like a secret yogi-philosopher. Also, she will both referee a fight and write you a recommendation letter with equal intensity — and maybe with a tiny smile.

Richard Hunter

Richard is smarmy and brilliant and the kind of man who’ll teach you about ethics while simultaneously being the reason you need to learn them. He has that old-school editorial charm (umbrellas, witty put-downs) and a soft spot he hides beneath layers of irony — he listens to classical music when he wants to think, or is that just what he tells people? A little manipulative? Sure, but often in a way that makes you think he’s trying to protect something fragile (or himself). He can be infuriating and quietly generous, in the way people who read too many biographies are.

Alex Crawford

Alex is prickly and brilliant and will roll her eyes at your hot take before secretly fact-checking it and sending you three sources. She’s the skeptical backbone, fiercely loyal to friends, and usually has a messy apartment that somehow includes both thriving succulents and a coffee mug from 2009. She likes to act like she doesn’t care but then she organizes the group chat emergency plans at 2 a.m., so like — commitment issues with a soft center. Also, she pranks people on Tuesdays sometimes? Or maybe that was a rumor.

Oliver Grayson

Oliver is polished, camera-ready, and awkwardly sincere — the kind of person who smiles for press photos and then quietly questions everything at 3 a.m. He’s political and image-conscious but not without a real, warm sense of humor; he bakes to unwind (which is adorable, and also his cupcakes are shockingly good). There’s a guardedness there — public persona vs. private feelings — and he navigates it with varying success and a lot of charm. Also, he loves racquetball? Maybe — he’s definitely the type to try a new hobby every season.

Andrew

Andrew is low-key sweet and surprisingly stubborn when it matters, like that dependable friend who shows up with bad jokes and excellent advice. He’s practical and kind, not a polarizing presence but the kind who quietly holds the group together (also, probably a great listener and a bad coffee maker). Slightly awkward in crowds, very steady in crises, and sometimes reveals a weirdly niche hobby that shocks everyone (model trains? bonsai? who knows). He’s not flashy but he’s the person you’d call at 2 a.m. and they’d actually pick up.

Sage Aiello

Sage is artsy and soft-spoken but full of surprising opinions, like someone who carries a camera and a manifesto in the same messenger bag. He’s romantic in a slightly messy, real way — thoughtful texts, weird playlists, and an alarming number of Polaroids of clouds. Charming and flaky in equal measure sometimes, he can be deeply present or mysteriously distant (depending on the week), which is both maddening and, admittedly, kind of intriguing. He probably has a secret notebook of poems, or a list of restaurants he wants to try, and maybe both.

Ryan Decker

Ryan is confident, stylish, and at least half a dozen charming contradictions all at once: suave on the outside, slightly tilted on the inside. He knows how to sell an idea and also how to leave you wondering what he actually feels (in a very dramatic way). There’s a twinkle of vulnerability under the tailored suits — vintage guitar in the corner, maybe — and he can be unexpectedly tender if he trusts you. Also, he collects cufflinks? Or that could be an embellishment; either way he pays attention to details.