Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s)
Added DiffLines:
* ArchnemesisDad: Played with. He and Emily were on poor terms even before the attacks, and things don't improve much after, given how much of a problem his gang is. However, Jonah doesn't seem to have any ill will towards his daughter.
Added DiffLines:
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: The refugees he tried to save all die of radiation poisoning shortly after he does, rendering his efforts pointless.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He went back to Denver against the plan Hawkins' group had agreed on in order to save a group of refugees. Not only does he get a lethal dose of radiation, [[spoiler: all of the refugees die of radiation poisoning too.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He went back to Denver against the plan Hawkins' group had agreed on in order to save a group of refugees. Not only does he get a lethal dose of radiation, [[spoiler: all of the refugees die of radiation poisoning too.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s)
Added DiffLines:
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He gets the hell out of Dodge in the leadup to the clash between Jericho and New Bern, outright warning of a bloodbath.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's completely absent from Season 2, and given the restoration of law and order and crackdowns on bandits, as Major Beck explicitly states destroying at least one such operation, his fate is left up in the air.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's completely absent from Season 2, and given the restoration of law and order and crackdowns on bandits, as Major Beck explicitly states destroying at least one such operation, his fate is left up in the air.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s)
Added DiffLines:
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Dale shoots Mitch dead after he reveals to the former that he killed Gracie and had tried to threaten and extort him. It's safe to say nobody missed him.]]
Added DiffLines:
* VillainBall: Tries threatening Dale by revealing that he was the one who killed Gracie, when he might have otherwise gotten away with it due to lack of witnesses. Needless to say, it doesn't end well.
Added DiffLines:
Emily's estranged father and a convicted criminal who goes from minor gang leader to recurring antagonist after the attacks.
*NotMeThisTime: While he is a career criminal, Gracie's murder was one crime he definitely wasn't guilty of. His track record means that most people are quick to believe his guilt.
*NotMeThisTime: While he is a career criminal, Gracie's murder was one crime he definitely wasn't guilty of. His track record means that most people are quick to believe his guilt.
Added DiffLines:
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Dies of radiation poisoning in the same episode that he's introduced.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 101 (click to see context) from:
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He is a particularly odious career criminal who seems to have an EvenEvilHasStandards moments after it looks like Jonah killed [[spoiler: Gracie Leigh]]. only for it to turn out that he's the one who killed her.
to:
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He is a particularly odious career criminal who seems to have an EvenEvilHasStandards moments after it looks like Jonah killed [[spoiler: Gracie Leigh]]. Leigh]], only for it to turn out that he's the one who killed her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Super OCD is no longer a trope. Moving examples to other tropes when applicable.
Changed line(s) 68 (click to see context) from:
* SuperOCD: Mimi reorganizes the Richmond family kitchen over the course of the night while unable to sleep.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 101,102 (click to see context) from:
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: a particularly odious character who seems to have an EvenEvilHasStandards moments after it looks like Jonah killed [[spoiler: Gracie Leigh]]. only for it to turn out that he's the one who killed her.
* TheStarScream: frames Jonah for murder to try and usurp his leadership.
* TheStarScream: frames Jonah for murder to try and usurp his leadership.
to:
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He is a particularly odious character career criminal who seems to have an EvenEvilHasStandards moments after it looks like Jonah killed [[spoiler: Gracie Leigh]]. only for it to turn out that he's the one who killed her.
* TheStarScream: He frames Jonah for murder to try and usurp his leadership.
* TheStarScream: He frames Jonah for murder to try and usurp his leadership.
Changed line(s) 115 (click to see context) from:
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: She gets severely injured after helping the people from Jericho escape, and gets severely injured for her troubles.
to:
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: She gets severely injured after helping helps the people from Jericho escape, escape New Bern, and gets severely injured for her troubles.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelGaston
to:
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelGastonCreator/GeraldMcRaney
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 128,129 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Played by:''' Daniel Benzali
to:
--> '''Played by:''' Daniel Benzali
Creator/DanielBenzali
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 83,84 (click to see context) from:
[[/folder]]
to:
Changed line(s) 88 (click to see context) from:
to:
[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* SuperOCD: Mimi reorganizes the Richmond family kitchen over the course of the night while unable to sleep.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
!!Fire Chief Carroll
--> '''Played by''': Alex Carter
* DroppedAfterThePilot: He appears in the pilot as a minor yet notable town leader. Afterward, he's never seen again, with Gail briefly mentioning that [[PutOnABus he and his men left town]] to [[HeroOfAnotherStory try to provide aid to the bomb victims in Denver.]]
--> '''Played by''': Alex Carter
* DroppedAfterThePilot: He appears in the pilot as a minor yet notable town leader. Afterward, he's never seen again, with Gail briefly mentioning that [[PutOnABus he and his men left town]] to [[HeroOfAnotherStory try to provide aid to the bomb victims in Denver.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
!!Thomas Valente
--> '''Played by:''' Daniel Benzali
!!John Smith
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/XanderBerkley
!!Sarah Mason
--> '''Played by:''' Sienna Goines
--> '''Played by:''' Daniel Benzali
!!John Smith
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/XanderBerkley
!!Sarah Mason
--> '''Played by:''' Sienna Goines
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
!!Roger Hammond
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherWeihl
!!Victor Miller
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/AdamDonshik
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* WhiteSheep: Emily is an honest teacher, while her father and late brother are crooks.
Added DiffLines:
* TheBartender: Mary is often shown serving drinks to the other main characters.
Added DiffLines:
!!Dr. Kenchy Dhuwalia
--> '''Played by:''' Aasif Mandhvi
* LovableCoward: He has a decent moral compass and provides some comic relief, but will sometimes fold under pressure and threats, something that he's honest about.
* OpenHeartDentistry: He's a plastic surgeon, but must treat several people suffering from fever, gunshot wounds, strokes, or pregnancy complications. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Not all of his patients survive.]]
--> '''Played by:''' Aasif Mandhvi
* LovableCoward: He has a decent moral compass and provides some comic relief, but will sometimes fold under pressure and threats, something that he's honest about.
* OpenHeartDentistry: He's a plastic surgeon, but must treat several people suffering from fever, gunshot wounds, strokes, or pregnancy complications. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Not all of his patients survive.]]
Added DiffLines:
!!Major Edward Beck
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/EsaiMorales
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, but he goes full InspectorJavert following the murder of the sociopathic Goetz.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He acts as the local representative of the season 2 antagonists but doesn't realize that they're the antagonists, and [[DefectorFromDecadence turns on them once they do]].
!!Russell
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/DavidMeunier
* AntiVillain: He assists the antagonistic Constantino, but never happily and never with anything particularly bad. In his first episode, he even saves several of the main characters from being lynched by a third antagonistic faction.
* MrExposition: He provides several {{Info Dump}}s about the state of affairs in New Bern, and is the first one to describe how the country is now the DividedStatesOfAmerica.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Russell assists Constantino, who is a major enemy of Jericho. However, he constantly attempts to broker truces between Jericho and New Bern, and is especially concerned about trying to keep his old friend Heather from being killed.
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/EsaiMorales
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, but he goes full InspectorJavert following the murder of the sociopathic Goetz.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He acts as the local representative of the season 2 antagonists but doesn't realize that they're the antagonists, and [[DefectorFromDecadence turns on them once they do]].
!!Russell
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/DavidMeunier
* AntiVillain: He assists the antagonistic Constantino, but never happily and never with anything particularly bad. In his first episode, he even saves several of the main characters from being lynched by a third antagonistic faction.
* MrExposition: He provides several {{Info Dump}}s about the state of affairs in New Bern, and is the first one to describe how the country is now the DividedStatesOfAmerica.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Russell assists Constantino, who is a major enemy of Jericho. However, he constantly attempts to broker truces between Jericho and New Bern, and is especially concerned about trying to keep his old friend Heather from being killed.
Added DiffLines:
[[folder:Other allies]]
!!Chavez
--> '''Played by:''' Chris Kramer
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's a member of Hawkins' team of spies and is first mentioned about halfway through season one, but spends most of the series offscreen having adventures of his own. He only shows up in person for a few episodes of season 2.
* ProperlyParanoid: He mentions that he never trusted Sarah, who turns out to be a traitor.
!!Trish Merrick
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/EmilyRose
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Trish is blonde, compassionate, and well-intentioned.
* HiddenDepths: She's fluent in sign language and quickly befriends Bonnie.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: Trish is a low-ranking business executive at a thoroughly corrupt company, but is pretty benevolent herself. She tries to help the people of Jericho during her time in town, orders Goetz to put a stop to his embezzling, and fires Goetz (cancelling his protection from prosecution) after he kills Bonnie.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She's horrified when her attempts to intimidate Goetz into abandoning his embezzlement scheme cause him to kill Bonnie in an effort to get rid of the evidence.
* PutOnABus: She and her coworkers are pulled out of town in the penultimate episode after Stanley kills Goetz.
[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 55,56 (click to see context) from:
* Jerkass: Takes every opportunity to try and garner the peoples' favor over Johnston Green in his bid to become mayor, even in the midst of the apocalypse.
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his constant jerkass behavior, Gray actually ''does'' respect Johnston and does care about the people of Jericho, he's just very bad at cooperating and handling himself under pressure.
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his constant jerkass behavior, Gray actually ''does'' respect Johnston and does care about the people of Jericho, he's just very bad at cooperating and handling himself under pressure.
to:
* Jerkass: InternalReformist: After the flaws of the [=ASA=] become apparent, Gray still goes to serve in their Congress, hoping he can call attention to their more extreme methods and get people to rethink them. The series finale reveals that he's failed miserably, and he's quick to give up on the new government.
* {{Jerkass}}: Takes every opportunity to try and garner the peoples' favor over Johnston Green in his bid to become mayor, even in the midst of the apocalypse.
* ** JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his constant jerkass behavior, Gray actually ''does'' respect Johnston and does care about the people of Jericho, he's just very bad at cooperating and handling himself under pressure.pressure.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Gray has some tough and harrowing offscreen adventures while scouting the area in the first part of season 1. He comes home with tales of some frightening ApocalypseAnarchy and reports about which cities were destroyed by the nukes.
* PutOnABus: Gray disappears from the show for two long periods of time, although TheBusCameBack on each occasion. In season 1, he departs Jericho a few days after the bombs go off to scout the neighboring communities. Early in season 2, he goes to Cheyenne to serve in the new Congress.
* {{Jerkass}}: Takes every opportunity to try and garner the peoples' favor over Johnston Green in his bid to become mayor, even in the midst of the apocalypse.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Gray has some tough and harrowing offscreen adventures while scouting the area in the first part of season 1. He comes home with tales of some frightening ApocalypseAnarchy and reports about which cities were destroyed by the nukes.
* PutOnABus: Gray disappears from the show for two long periods of time, although TheBusCameBack on each occasion. In season 1, he departs Jericho a few days after the bombs go off to scout the neighboring communities. Early in season 2, he goes to Cheyenne to serve in the new Congress.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* WastelandElder: In the aftermath of a series of nuclear bombings, small-town Colorado mayor and retired Army Ranger Johnston Greene struggles to keep his town safe and stable amidst threats like nuclear fallout, the cessation of outside food shipments, and TriggerHappy looters. Even after he's voted out of office in favor of a more gung-ho rival, Johnston remains a force for wisdom and stability. Phil Constantino, the sheriff turned mayor of the neighboring town of New Bern, also starts out as such a character but quickly turns into a WastelandWarlord.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Green Family]]
!!Johnston Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelGaston
!!Gail Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/PamelaReed
!!Jake Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SkeetUlrich
!!Eric Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KennethMitchell
!!April Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DarbyStanchfield
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Richmond Family]]
!!Stanley Richmond
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BradBeyer
The eldest of the Richmond family and head of the household after the death of his parents.
!!Bonnie Richmond
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ShoshannahStern
Stanley's hearing-impaired little sister.
* HandicappedBadass: Goetz sends some of his men to kill Bonnie because she has evidence of his embezzling. Despite being a deaf, rural farmgirl, she picks up a shotgun and manages to kill most of the men sent to kill her before she finally goes down.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hawkins Family]]
!!Robert Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LennieJames
!!Darcy Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AprilParkerJones
!!Allison Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JazzRaycole
The elder daughter of Robert and Darcy Hawkins.
* Badass: Allison adapts ''very well'' to life after the collapse of social order, much to her mother's chagrin. After learning how to shoot a gun, she doesn't hesitate to kill to save her father's life, and is able to justify it because she did what was necessary to protect her family.
* TheStoic: Allison seems to suffer no emotional trauma after shooting Sarah while the latter was trying to kill Robert, and simply accepts it as doing what had to be done. This is in spite of her being a teenager with no prior combat experience.
!!Samuel Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SterlingArdrey
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jericho Townspeople]]
!!Emily Sullivan
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AshleyScott
!!Heather Lisinski
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SpragueGrayden
* WrenchWench: She's very technically knowledgeable, demonstrating detailed knowledge on how to repair air filtration systems, computers, and cars, just to name a few.
!!Dale Turner
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErikKnudsen
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dale is a shy, mild-mannered, soft-spoken young man that avoids confrontation, especially when the show first starts. This doesn't stop Dale from shooting an unarmed Mitch Cafferty when he finds out that the latter killed Gracie Leigh, his surrogate mother.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Before the bombs, Dale started out as the town loser living in a trailer park and working at the general store. After the events of season 1, he's the major runner of trade in town, with an army behind him. By the end of season 2, he's the chief smuggler of controlled goods under J&R's nose, and is the leader of Jericho's organized 'crime' against J&R's tightly controlled commerce.
* MyParentsAreDead: Both of his parents were out of town when one of the bombs went off. Unfortunately, they were in one of the targeted cities. He finds out via a [[DisconnectedByDeath voicemail message]] they were leaving at the moment of the detonation.
!!Gray Anderson
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelGaston
Johnston's rival in the mayoral race.
* Jerkass: Takes every opportunity to try and garner the peoples' favor over Johnston Green in his bid to become mayor, even in the midst of the apocalypse.
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his constant jerkass behavior, Gray actually ''does'' respect Johnston and does care about the people of Jericho, he's just very bad at cooperating and handling himself under pressure.
!!Mimi Clark
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AliciaCoppola
An IRS agent from New York sent to Jericho in order to audit Stanley Richmond's farm.
* BadassBureaucrat: Is able to carve through J&R's paperwork to expose someone embezzling money from the company, and is able to see through a bad deal given to Stanley regarding ownership of his farm.
* CityMouse: From a world of Starbucks, paperwork, taxis, and organization, to Jericho's small town of farms and having no practical skills in the nuclear apocalypse. After her and Stanley become a couple, she does what she can to adapt to her new situation.
* MamaBear: Once she cares about someone, she will be very protective of them, such as when Bonnie is dating a boy in town, and watching out for Stanley in regards to J&R's predatory business offers regarding his farm.
* SkewedPriorities: Millions are dead, he entire country's social structure has collapsed, and everyone around her is facing starvation and death by bandits, and she continues hounding Stanley about the back taxes he owes the now non-existent IRS. Revealed later to be denial when she finds out Washington DC is destroyed, and collapses in grief that everything she's worked for is gone.
!!Gracie Leigh
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BethGrant
* ParentalSubstitute: Gracie treats Dale like a son and is closer to him than most in town. Following the death of his parents, she effectively becomes a sort of adoptive mother to him, even letting him sleep in her store.
!!Mary Bailey
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ClareCarey
!!Skylar Stevens
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CandaceBailey
!!Sean Henthorn
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ShilohFernandez
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jericho Law Enforcement]]
!!Jimmy Taylor
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BobStephenson
!!Bill Koehler
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RichardSpeightJr
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Criminals and Antagonists]]
!!John Goetz
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DBSweeney
!!Mitch Cafferty
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ClayneCrawford
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: a particularly odious character who seems to have an EvenEvilHasStandards moments after it looks like Jonah killed [[spoiler: Gracie Leigh]]. only for it to turn out that he's the one who killed her.
* TheStarScream: frames Jonah for murder to try and usurp his leadership.
!!Jonah Prowse
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JamesRemar
!!Phil Constantino
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TimothyOmundson
Before the bombs, he was Sheriff of the city of New Bern. Through a coup, he became mayor as well, and turned into an aspiring dictator. He's the primary antagonist of season 1, with plans to invade Jericho.
* EvilCounterpart: For Johnston Green and Gray Anderson, in that he's the leader who pulled his town together after the crisis like Johnston, and is politically ambitious like Gray Anderson, but without the level-headedness of Johnston or conscience of Anderson.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: After the AS Army moves in, runs a terrorist group against them, as opposed to Jericho's more civilized relationship with them.
!!Maggie Mullen
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErinDaniels
Before the bombs, she was an ordinary grad student working on her Dissertation in Russian Literature. After the bombs, she was a starving refugee who joined a group posing as US Marines in order con people out of food and survive. She is later seen in New Bern as one of their prisoners.
* AlliterativeName: '''M'''aggie '''M'''ullen.
* HeelFaceTurn: Maggie goes from a forced ConArtist just to survive to pulling cons on New Bern's leadership to help out Jericho by helping Jake and Eric escape.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: She gets severely injured after helping the people from Jericho escape, and gets severely injured for her troubles.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: After her injuries, she disappears from the show.
[[/folder]]
----
[[folder:Green Family]]
!!Johnston Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelGaston
!!Gail Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/PamelaReed
!!Jake Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SkeetUlrich
!!Eric Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KennethMitchell
!!April Green
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DarbyStanchfield
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Richmond Family]]
!!Stanley Richmond
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BradBeyer
The eldest of the Richmond family and head of the household after the death of his parents.
!!Bonnie Richmond
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ShoshannahStern
Stanley's hearing-impaired little sister.
* HandicappedBadass: Goetz sends some of his men to kill Bonnie because she has evidence of his embezzling. Despite being a deaf, rural farmgirl, she picks up a shotgun and manages to kill most of the men sent to kill her before she finally goes down.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hawkins Family]]
!!Robert Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LennieJames
!!Darcy Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AprilParkerJones
!!Allison Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JazzRaycole
The elder daughter of Robert and Darcy Hawkins.
* Badass: Allison adapts ''very well'' to life after the collapse of social order, much to her mother's chagrin. After learning how to shoot a gun, she doesn't hesitate to kill to save her father's life, and is able to justify it because she did what was necessary to protect her family.
* TheStoic: Allison seems to suffer no emotional trauma after shooting Sarah while the latter was trying to kill Robert, and simply accepts it as doing what had to be done. This is in spite of her being a teenager with no prior combat experience.
!!Samuel Hawkins
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SterlingArdrey
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jericho Townspeople]]
!!Emily Sullivan
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AshleyScott
!!Heather Lisinski
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SpragueGrayden
* WrenchWench: She's very technically knowledgeable, demonstrating detailed knowledge on how to repair air filtration systems, computers, and cars, just to name a few.
!!Dale Turner
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErikKnudsen
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dale is a shy, mild-mannered, soft-spoken young man that avoids confrontation, especially when the show first starts. This doesn't stop Dale from shooting an unarmed Mitch Cafferty when he finds out that the latter killed Gracie Leigh, his surrogate mother.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Before the bombs, Dale started out as the town loser living in a trailer park and working at the general store. After the events of season 1, he's the major runner of trade in town, with an army behind him. By the end of season 2, he's the chief smuggler of controlled goods under J&R's nose, and is the leader of Jericho's organized 'crime' against J&R's tightly controlled commerce.
* MyParentsAreDead: Both of his parents were out of town when one of the bombs went off. Unfortunately, they were in one of the targeted cities. He finds out via a [[DisconnectedByDeath voicemail message]] they were leaving at the moment of the detonation.
!!Gray Anderson
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelGaston
Johnston's rival in the mayoral race.
* Jerkass: Takes every opportunity to try and garner the peoples' favor over Johnston Green in his bid to become mayor, even in the midst of the apocalypse.
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his constant jerkass behavior, Gray actually ''does'' respect Johnston and does care about the people of Jericho, he's just very bad at cooperating and handling himself under pressure.
!!Mimi Clark
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AliciaCoppola
An IRS agent from New York sent to Jericho in order to audit Stanley Richmond's farm.
* BadassBureaucrat: Is able to carve through J&R's paperwork to expose someone embezzling money from the company, and is able to see through a bad deal given to Stanley regarding ownership of his farm.
* CityMouse: From a world of Starbucks, paperwork, taxis, and organization, to Jericho's small town of farms and having no practical skills in the nuclear apocalypse. After her and Stanley become a couple, she does what she can to adapt to her new situation.
* MamaBear: Once she cares about someone, she will be very protective of them, such as when Bonnie is dating a boy in town, and watching out for Stanley in regards to J&R's predatory business offers regarding his farm.
* SkewedPriorities: Millions are dead, he entire country's social structure has collapsed, and everyone around her is facing starvation and death by bandits, and she continues hounding Stanley about the back taxes he owes the now non-existent IRS. Revealed later to be denial when she finds out Washington DC is destroyed, and collapses in grief that everything she's worked for is gone.
!!Gracie Leigh
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BethGrant
* ParentalSubstitute: Gracie treats Dale like a son and is closer to him than most in town. Following the death of his parents, she effectively becomes a sort of adoptive mother to him, even letting him sleep in her store.
!!Mary Bailey
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ClareCarey
!!Skylar Stevens
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CandaceBailey
!!Sean Henthorn
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ShilohFernandez
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jericho Law Enforcement]]
!!Jimmy Taylor
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BobStephenson
!!Bill Koehler
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RichardSpeightJr
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Criminals and Antagonists]]
!!John Goetz
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DBSweeney
!!Mitch Cafferty
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ClayneCrawford
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: a particularly odious character who seems to have an EvenEvilHasStandards moments after it looks like Jonah killed [[spoiler: Gracie Leigh]]. only for it to turn out that he's the one who killed her.
* TheStarScream: frames Jonah for murder to try and usurp his leadership.
!!Jonah Prowse
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JamesRemar
!!Phil Constantino
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TimothyOmundson
Before the bombs, he was Sheriff of the city of New Bern. Through a coup, he became mayor as well, and turned into an aspiring dictator. He's the primary antagonist of season 1, with plans to invade Jericho.
* EvilCounterpart: For Johnston Green and Gray Anderson, in that he's the leader who pulled his town together after the crisis like Johnston, and is politically ambitious like Gray Anderson, but without the level-headedness of Johnston or conscience of Anderson.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: After the AS Army moves in, runs a terrorist group against them, as opposed to Jericho's more civilized relationship with them.
!!Maggie Mullen
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErinDaniels
Before the bombs, she was an ordinary grad student working on her Dissertation in Russian Literature. After the bombs, she was a starving refugee who joined a group posing as US Marines in order con people out of food and survive. She is later seen in New Bern as one of their prisoners.
* AlliterativeName: '''M'''aggie '''M'''ullen.
* HeelFaceTurn: Maggie goes from a forced ConArtist just to survive to pulling cons on New Bern's leadership to help out Jericho by helping Jake and Eric escape.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: She gets severely injured after helping the people from Jericho escape, and gets severely injured for her troubles.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: After her injuries, she disappears from the show.
[[/folder]]
----
