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television series that premiered on

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on 14 February 2020. The series was adapted by Holly Phillips from the book series ''Don't Get Mad'' by

Gretchen McNeil ''Get Even'' is a British teen thriller television series that premiered on BBC iPlayer on 14 February 2020. The series was adapted by Holly Phillips from the book series ''Don't Get Mad'' by Gretchen McNeil, and focuses on a group of schoolgi ...

, and focuses on a group of schoolgirls who form a group to expose bullies at their school. In August 2020, the series was acquired by

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and distributed internationally. In February 2022, BBC premiered a spin-off series, ''

Rebel Cheer Squad ''Rebel Cheer Squad'' is a British teen thriller series that premiered on BBC iPlayer and now on CBBC on 14 February 2022. The series acts as a spin-off series to '' Get Even'' (2020), both of which were adapted by Holly Phillips from the book ...

''.

Premise

Kitty Wei, Bree Deringer, Margot Rivers and Olivia Hayes form DGM (Don't Get Mad) to expose the bullies at their school. However, when one of their targets is murdered by an unknown attacker and holds a note saying "DGM" in his hand, the girls realise somebody is trying to frame them for his murder. Series of such events continue which make their suspicion strong about someone being after them. The series then covers their investigation and ends on a cliffhanger.

Cast and characters

Main

Kim Adis Kim Adis (born 10 January 1993) is a British-Filipino actress. She is best known for her role as Kitty Wei in the BBC iPlayer series '' Get Even'' (2020). Early life Adis was born in Cebu City in the Philippines and moved to northern England wit ...

as Kitty Wei, a girl who feels pressured to overachieve due to her parents' high expectations. *

Mia McKenna-Bruce Mia Sasha McKenna-Bruce (born 3 July 1997) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her role as Tee Taylor in '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' and ''The Dumping Ground''. Her films include ''Persuasion'' and '' How to Have Sex''. For th ...

as Bree Deringer, a girl who has a rich father and frequently gets into trouble at school. *

Bethany Antonia Bethany Antonia (born 25 December 1997) is a British actress. As of 2022 she plays Princess Baela Targaryen in the HBO ''fantasy'' series ''House of the Dragon''. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC iPlayer teen series '' Get E ...

as Margot Rivers, an American girl who enjoys gaming in her free time and hasn't got many friends at school. *

Jessica Alexander Jessica Caroline Alexander (born 19 June 1999) is an English actress. She began her career in short films and garnered recognition for her role in the BBC iPlayer series '' Get Even'' (2020), and made her feature film debut in '' Glasshouse'' ...

as Olivia Hayes, a popular girl who is perceived to be the typical rich girl, but actually comes from a poor background. * Joe Flynn as Ronny Kent, a self-entitled boy who steals and posts private photos of Mika online. He is murdered by being pushed out of his bedroom window. *

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as Mika Cavanaugh, a sheltered girl whose private photos are stolen and posted online without her consent. * Kit Clarke as Logan, lead actor of the drama club, who is interested in Margot. * Jake Dunn as Christopher Beeman, the theatre director and Logan's best friend. *

Joe Ashman Joe Ashman (born 17 August 1994) is an English actor, known for his roles as Callum on the Netflix series '' Free Rein'' and Rex on the iPlayer series '' Get Even''. Career In 2014, Ashman made his professional debut in an episode of the BBC me ...

as Rex Cavanaugh, a childhood friend of Bree, Amber's boyfriend and Mika's brother. * Ayumi Spyrides as Camilla, the captain of the girls football team. She was in an illegal and abusive relationship with Coach Creed, which was exposed by DGM. * Priya Blackburn as Meera, a friend of Olivia's who secretly dislikes her. * Joelle Bromidge as Jemima, a friend of Olivia's. * Razan Nassar as Amber, the most popular girl in school and Olivia's best friend, Rex's girlfriend and a member of the drama club. * Isaac Rouse as John, Bree's best friend and her closest confidant.

Recurring

Jack Derges Jack Derges is a British actor known for portraying the role of Andy Flynn (EastEnders), Andy Flynn in the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Career Derges made his acting debut in the 2007 ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' episode "Core ...

as Coach Richard Creed, a PE teacher who is in an illegal and abusive relationship with Camilla. He is an extremely unpleasant character, not caring who he hurts. *

Elaine Tan Elaine Tan is an English actress. Early life Tan trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School before graduating from the University of Exeter with a degree in Law and completing the Legal Practice Certificate with Distinction. Career In 2001 T ...

as Coach Evans, a PE teacher who coaches the girls' football team. She is quite arbitrary in her punishments. * Shannon Murray as Mrs Baggott, the deputy headmistress of the school, and the mother of John. * Chris J Gordon as Donte, Olivia's boyfriend. * Charlie Anson as Mr Harrington, headmaster of Bannerman school. * Dylan Brady as Ed, a student at the school and friend of Margot. * Danny Griffin as Shane, a boy interested in Bree. * Gerard Fletcher as Detective Bartlett, one of the detectives investigating Ronny's death. * Natasha Atherton as Detective Misra, one of the detectives investigating Ronny's death.

Episodes

References

External links

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