Characters

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Main

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  • Margot Robbie as Pia Newman – The young mother of Hector López, Valentina Newman and Karina Newman.
  • Dove Cameron as Jem Newman – Pia's sister.
  • Juliet Godwin as Valentina Newman.
  • Miguel Julanatá as Hector López, the half brother of Karina and Valentina.
  • Milly Bobby Brown as Karina Newman.
  • Mahesh Jadu as Wayde Newman, Pia and Jem's older cousin.
  • Shawn Mendes as James Rivero, Valentina's crush.
  • Julie Walters as Manzia Swallow, the cleaner.

The Newmans and Buenos Lopez Aires cast overview

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Characters by series

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Character Actor Series
1 2 Special
Pia Newman Margot Robbie Main
Pedro Jothwick Ryan Gosling Main
Jem Newman Dove Cameron Main Does not appear
Valentina Newman Juliet Godwin Main
Hector López Miguel Julanatá Main
Karina Newman Millie Bobby Brown Main
Leo Newman Thomas Ashby † Main Does not appear
Wayde Newman Mahesh Jadu Main
Elisha Herself Main
Joey Himself Main
Manzia Swallow Julie Walters Main Does not appear
James Rivero Shawn Mendes Main Does not appear
Beau Manga Yessin Karim Main
Lisa Ottors Amrita Ramona Shabla Main
Ezra Weston Jamie Flatters Main Does not appear
Ruby Pinia Jade Alleyne Main
Pearla Miller Khosi Ngema Main Does not appear
Rodrigo Luza Sergi Roiij Main Does not appear
Harry Leafer Mitsy Cowood Recurring Does not appear
Emi Spickles Gema Clarkson Recurring Does not appear
Juliette Pedraza Joséphine Jobert Main Does not appear
Karla Joven Evin Ahmad Main Does not appear
Sissy Pinia Carla Mendonça Main
Devon Panyard Idris Elba Main Does not appear
Louise Templeton Joanne Froggatt Main Does not appear
Robert Hanks Burkely Duffield Main Does not appear
Mia Petywidle Lillian Cook Recurring Does not appear
Zara Malia Mina El Hammani Main Does not appear
Sydney Sloper Liz Guwana Recurring Does not appear
Portrayed by Character Seasons Total
1 2 3
The Newman Family
Margot Robbie Pia Newman 12 6 1 19
Ryan Gosling Pedro Jothwick 12 6 1 19
Dove Cameron Jem Newman 10 6 Does not appear 16
Juliet Godwin Valentina Newman 11 6 1 18
Miguel Julanatá Hector López 11 6 1 18
Millie Bobby Brown Karina Newman 12 6 1 19
Thomas Ashby Leo Newman 10 4 Does not appear 14
Mahesh Jadu Wayde Newman 8 5 1 14
Elisha (cat) Herself 8 3 1 12
Joey (dog) Himself 4 3 1 8
Neighbours and Others
Julie Walters Manzia Swallow 9 6 Does not appear 15
Shawn Mendes James Rivero 6 5 Does not appear 11
Yessin Karim Beau Manga 4 3 1 8
Amrita Ramona Shabla Lisa Ottors 4 3 1 8
Jamie Flatters Ezra Weston 10 Does not appear 10
Jade Alleyne Ruby Pinia 8 4 1 13
Khosi Ngema Pearla Miller 8 1 Does not appear 9
Rodrigo Luza Sergi Roij 5 1 Does not appear 6
Mitsy Cowood Harry Leafer 2 Does not appear 2
Gema Clarkson Emi Spickles 2 Does not appear 2
Mina El Hammani Zara Malia 3 4 Does not appear 7
Liz Guwana Sydney Sloper 2 2 Does not appear 4
Piney (tortoise) Himself 1 2 1 4
Elliot Maka Elijah Dominguez Does not appear 3 Does not appear 3
Mandy Tu-Pan Yasmine Tai Does not appear 3 1 4
Arron Rodríguez Santiago Does not appear 4 1 5
Elena Tangeri Cassie Does not appear 3 1 4
Anya Manhattan Livvie Does not appear 3 1 4
Fret Gonalez Luis Dominguez Does not appear 3 1 4
Ann Lacanta
Josephine Jobert Juliette Pedraza 5 4 Does not appear 9
Evin Ahmad Karla Joven 4 4 Does not appear 8
Idris Elba Devon Panyard 3 1 Does not appear 4
Carla Mendonça Sissy Pinia 6 3 1 10
Lillian Cook Mia Petywidle 3 Does not appear 3
Joanne Froggatt Louise Templeton 3 1 Does not appear 4
Burkely Duffield Robert Hanks 4 3 Does not appear 7

Cancellation, special and future

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The Newmans was the best TV series from the BBC ranked in 2017 and second in 2018. In 2018, there was accusations of the series being accused as a copy show from a German series very similar with the exact same music. However, the accusations were dropped and the show started filming for its second season when halfway through Thomas Ashby, the 3-year old who played Leo Newman, died from a heatstroke, along with other unrelated weather conditions complications. Instead of the usual twelve episodes, season 2 only aired six episodes at the time of his passing. In August 2018, Dove Cameron announced she may not return for a third series. In September, the BBC cancelled the series after there was ongoing feuds from producers and directors off screen. This, Cameron's potential exit and Ashby's death, was the reason for its axe.

Fans were furious as the show was something very different from other programmes and people even reported BBC to off com. However, the BBC did confirm a 30-minute special would air later in the year to have some sort of conclusion to the series. The special released on 1st October 2018 without Dove Cameron as Jem Newman and other characters not returning. Fans stated it only made things even more complicated but in January 2019 it was confirmed on an Instagram post by Miguel Julanatá, who played Hector Lopez, that everything would soon make sense in April. And in April 2019, a new movie franchise, One Million Dollars, released its first movie worldwide. Miguel Julanatá features as Hector Lopez after the chaotic finale of the special the year before.