Series synopsis
Adults is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on FX on May 28, 2025. It was created by Ben Kronengold, Rebecca Shaw. It stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen and Amita Rao.
Oona (20-something) runs a small coffee shop in the heart of hipsteresque Kallio district in Helsinki. Oona’s is not really the classic entrepreneur type: she’s often late to work and throws out customers she dislikes. She’s also constantly in a state of existential crisis over what she should become and whether she’s a somebody or just a nobody. Oona’s best friend is Arttu, a 25 y.o. gay artist-dj-creator-whatever. Together they hate, love, party and cry and try to become adults.
Premise
Oona (20-something) runs a small coffee shop in the heart of hipsteresque Kallio district in Helsinki. Oona’s is not really the classic entrepreneur type: she’s often late to work and throws out customers she dislikes. She’s also constantly in a state of existential crisis over what she should become and whether she’s a somebody or just a nobody. Oona’s best friend is Arttu, a 25 y.o. gay artist-dj-creator-whatever. Together they hate, love, party and cry and try to become adults.
Premise: No one prepared them for this.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Malik Elassal as Samir Rahman
- Lucy Freyer as Billie Schaeffer
- Jack Innanen as Paul Baker
- Amita Rao as Issa
- Owen Thiele as Anton Evans
- Julia Fox as Julia Fox
- Tala Ashe as Hillary
- Rachel Marsh as Carly
Supporting cast
- Will Ropp as Kyle Haberman
- Gurbir Bal Gogo as Bank Clerk
- Gabi Samels as Lea
- Jaelynn Thora Brooks as Hannah
- Sergio Di Zio as Randy
- John Moore as Reporter
- Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova as Nicole
- Roger Shank as Businessman
- Seth Barrish as Dr. Howard Powell
- Von Flores as Chaplain
- Monica Rodriguez Knox as Billie's Nurse
- Ashley Comeau as Waiting Room Receptionist
Guest cast
- Julia Fox as Julia Fox
- Tala Ashe as Hillary
- Rachel Marsh as Carly
- Will Ropp as Kyle Haberman
- Gurbir Bal Gogo as Bank Clerk
- Gabi Samels as Lea
- Jaelynn Thora Brooks as Hannah
- Sergio Di Zio as Randy
- John Moore as Reporter
- Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova as Nicole
- Roger Shank as Businessman
- Seth Barrish as Dr. Howard Powell
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | February 14, 2020 | August 30, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 8 | May 28, 2025 | June 18, 2025 |
| Season 2 | 8 | August 26, 2026 | September 17, 2026 |
| Season 3 | 10 | September 12, 2022 | September 12, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentines Day: Juuso | February 14, 2020 |
| 2 | Easter: Staycation | April 9, 2020 |
| 3 | Labour Day: Scorpion | April 30, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot The friend group finds out that someone they know is making national headlines. |
May 28, 2025 |
| 2 |
Spitroast The group accompanies Billie to the hospital for a colonoscopy and must decide who should be her medical proxy. |
May 28, 2025 |
| 3 |
Have You Seen This Man? A stabber is on the loose in the neighborhood and the group realizes Anton may have accidentally befriended him. |
June 4, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 27, 2026 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 27, 2026 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 3, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Person of Reason Oona has decided to become a logical person and channel her inner Steve Jobs. Arthur is being interviewed by HS Vision as a success story. |
September 12, 2022 |
| 2 |
Who Run The World Oona realises she is misogynistic, and blames her mother for this. Arthur's work is selected for the Helsinki Biennale, but he is harassed by art circles and personal branders. |
September 12, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Last Supper Arttu's phone is stolen and Chip Dude's contact details disappear with it. The Pilluminati organises a search operation. Oona ends up having a pizza and a bite to eat with Kuisma and Pesso after the climate rally. |
September 12, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FX |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 28, 2025 |
| Last aired | June 18, 2025 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | continue |