American Vandal
American Vandal is an American mockumentary television series created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda that premiered on September 15, 2017, on Netflix. The series is a parody of true crime documentaries such as Making a Murderer and Serial. On October 26, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had canceled the series after two seasons; however, it was also reported that producers intend to shop the program to other venues. It received mostly positive critical reviews, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, and won a Peabody Award. Premise The first season follows the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Senior class clown Dylan Maxwell is accused of the crime by the school. He is expelled, but an investigation into the incident is launched by sophomore Peter Maldonado, with help from his friend Sam Ecklund, to uncover whether Dylan was the one truly behind the crime. The second season follows Peter and Sam as they investigate a new crime at a Catholic private high school after their cafeteria's lemonade is contaminated with maltitol by someone calling themselves "The Turd Burglar." Cast and characters Main Tyler Alvarez as Peter Maldonado, the co-anchor of Hanover High School's morning show and the writer and director of true-crime documentary series American Vandal. Griffin Gluck as Sam Ecklund, a co-producer of American Vandal and Peter's closest friend. Jimmy Tatro as Dylan Maxwell (season 1), the primary suspect of the prank at Hanover High School. Recurring Season 1 Joe Farrell as Jared Hixenbaugh Jessica Juarez as Brianna "Ganj" Gagne G. Hannelius as Christa Carlyle Camille Hyde as Gabi Granger Camille Ramsey as Mackenzie Wagner Eduardo Franco as Spencer Diaz Lukas Gage as Brandon Galloway Lou Wilson as Lucas Wiley Calum Worthy as Alex Trimboli Cody Wai-Ho Lee as Ming Zhang Saxon Sharbino as Sara Pearson P.L. Brown as Mr. Baxter Gabriela Fresquez as Sophia Gutierrez Ryan O'Flanagan as Steven "Kraz" Krazanski Karly Rothenberg as Erin Shapiro Aylin Bayramoglu as Madison Kaplan Brian Perrault as Zack Rutherford Season 2 Travis Tope as Kevin McClain Melvin Gregg as DeMarcus Tillman Taylor Dearden as Chloe Lyman DeRon Horton as Lou Carter Adam Ray as Officer Crowder Sarah Burns as Ms. Angela Montgomery Jay Lee as Tanner Bassett Bellina Logan as Detective Carla Dickey Barbara Deering as Ms. Cathy Wexler Miles J. Harvey as Paul Schnorrenberg Jeremy Culhane as Grayson Wentz La'Charles Trask as Perry Coleman Susan Ruttan as Patricia McClain Jonathan Saks as Drew Pankratz Kiah Stern as Jenna Hawthorne Nathaniel J. Potvin as Trevor "Gonzo" Gonzalez Elisha Henig as Myles Crimmins Jeanine Jackson as Proud Nun Cayleb Long as "Hot Janitor" Connor Williams as Ethan Owens Matt Bennett as Gavin Landers Taylor Misiak as Abby Samuels Isaac Lamb as Matthew Gesualdi Luke Wyngarden as Nick Bradley Episodes Season 1 (2017) {{Episode table |background=#990404 |overall=3 |season=3 |title=14 |director=7 |writer=10 |airdate=7 |country=US |released=y |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Premature Theories |DirectedBy = Tony Yacenda