About “Ripple” in a few words:

Ripple is a brand-new drama series that dropped on Netflix on December 3, 2025. Set in the bustling mosaic of New York City, it follows four very different people — Walter, Kris, Nate, and Aria — whose separate struggles and tiny life decisions somehow echo outwards, pulling them into each other’s worlds. It’s about how small ripples can grow into life-changing waves and how seemingly random meetings might mean way more than you think.

Meet the characters from Ripple

Walter

Walter is the quietly brilliant center-of-gravity of Ripple, the kind of person who plans three moves ahead and then pretends it was an accident. Pragmatic and a little brooding, he carries the weight of responsibility but also collects ridiculous novelty mugs for some reason (one says “World’s Okayest Hero” and no, he won’t explain). He has a dry, wry sense of humor that sneaks up on people and a stubborn moral compass that makes him both infuriating and reliable. Oh, and he claims not to like attention but will absolutely commandeer karaoke night with a surprisingly earnest ballad when nobody expects it.

Kris

Kris is the spark plug — impulsive, brilliant in a panic, always the first to try something dangerous just to see what happens. Energetic, fiercely loyal, and a little chaotic, Kris is equal parts hacker, prankster, and shoulder to cry on (yes, somehow all three at once). They make late-night plans that somehow work out and also keep a color-coded mood spreadsheet, which is adorably over-the-top. Occasionally reckless and often a mess, Kris has that impossible charm that makes you forgive them immediately even as you roll your eyes.

Nate

Nate is the steady oak in the group — calm, dependable, the person you call when everything is on fire (both metaphorically and literally; he once actually put out a toaster fire with his bare hands, don’t ask). Slightly reserved and very thoughtful, he thinks in long arcs and remembers the small details other people miss. He has surprising passions: collects old maps, writes terrible but earnest poetry, and has an encyclopedic knowledge of breakfast cereals from the ’90s. Nate can be stubborn and infuriatingly patient at the same time, and his quiet loyalty anchors the team’s chaos; also he loses his keys three times a week and pretends not to hear you when you point it out.

Aria

Aria bursts into a room like a thunderstorm and leaves a trail of sticky notes and passionate ideals; she’s idealistic, fiery, and terrifyingly persuasive. She’ll argue philosophy at midnight and then bake cookies to apologize ten minutes later (and eat half of them herself, of course). Deep down she’s fiercely compassionate, which fuels both her greatest strengths and her worst impulsive decisions, and she is unapologetically dramatic in the best way. Also, she keeps a drawer of tiny antique keys for reasons she won’t fully explain and sometimes giggles at her own metaphors — it’s adorable and slightly alarming.