

That means the first episode is spent introducing characters and the rules and structure of one world and then the second episode is… the exact same thing, only with a different school and several different characters. Benedict (Tony Hale) and learn a mission that involves infiltrating an entirely different secret-shrouded boarding school. Only after the kids are put through their paces by staff like Kristen Schaal’s Number Two, MaameYaa Boafo’s Rhonda and Ryan Hurst’s Milligan can they meet the enigmatic Mr. They can’t fly or change shapes, but between all of them they have a particular set of skills and particular demographic that will make them useful.

The candidates are quickly narrowed down to a group of orphans, including somber and analytical Reynie (Mystic Inscho), resourceful daredevil Kate (Emmy DeOliveira), ultra-brainy Sticky (Seth Carr) and stubbornly persistent Constance (Marta Timofeeva).

Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay’s adaptation of Trenton Lee Stewart’s books begins with a group of kids taking a series of tests for the opportunity to win a place at a secret-shrouded boarding school. Jonathan Groff to Join 'Doctor Who' in Guest Role
