After a successful run in the first season, Them is back with another thrilling anthology series titled “Them: The Scare”. This show is set in 1991 when a gruesome murder of a foster care mother takes place that shakes up the lead detective and the protagonist of the show. Following this murder, more people begin to die similarly and now it’s up to the protagonist to make sure she puts a stop to this. This show is filled with thrill, suspense, and things you will never see coming. So, in this article, find out about the lead cast and characters of Them: The Scare.
1. Deborah Ayorinde as Detective Dawn Reeve
Deborah Ayorinde appears in the role of Detective Dawn Reeve, who gets the case of the brutal murder of a foster home mother. However, soon enough more dead bodies start appearing and she finds herself racing with time to find this serial killer. As she becomes more and more involved with the case, weird and unexplainable things start happening to her and her family.
2. Luke James as Edmund Gaines
Luke James takes up the role of Edmund Gaines. He is an aspiring actor who currently works at a pizza place, However, his behavior is quite ominous and Edmund soon turns out to be the center of the entire plot of Them: The Scare. His character has a very unsettling screen presence that will make you feel a chill run down your spine.
3. Pam Grier as Athena
Pam Grier is a veteran actor who has appeared in quite notable movies like Jackie Brown and Coffy. In Them: The Scare, Pam Grier appears in the role of Athena who is the mother of Detective Dawn Reeve. She is a proud and religious woman but something about her tells us that she is keeping a secret from her daughter.
4. Joshua J. Williams as Kelvin Reeve
Joshua J. Williams is an emerging actor who has appeared in minor roles in shows like Cloak & Dagger and Flatbush Misdemeanors. Them: The Scare might just be the big project his career has been waiting for. In this show, he plays the role of Kelvin Reeve. He is the son of Detective Dawn Reeve and even though his mother constantly keeps trying to protect him, he keeps landing himself in trouble.
5. Wayne Knight as Lt. Schiff
Wayne Knight plays a supporting role in the cast of Them: The Scare. He appears in the role of Lt. Schiff; he is Dawn’s supervisor who assigned her to this serial killer case. However, he is not very supportive of how Dawn is carrying out her investigation in the beginning but as the show proceeds, he himself starts to realize that something much more sinister is at play.
