- Actor-Inspired Heroism: Victor Stein is given slightly more sympathetic character traits than his comic-book counterpart because the writers felt they couldn't justify hiring a seasoned actor like James Marsters to play a one-dimensional child-abuser.
- Actor-Shared Background:
- Kevin Weisman is Jewish and vegan, just like Dale Yorkes.
- Ariela Barer (Gert Yorkes) is also of Jewish descent (or rather, specifically, Mexican-Jewish).
- The Minorus are all portrayed by Japanese-American actors.
- Chase Stein may be Jewish, if his surname is any indication. Gregg Sulkin himself is actually Jewish.
- All-Star Cast: The cast has been described as such by Los Angeles Times
. - Approval of God: Molly was first created in comics as Molly Hayes. Writer Brian K. Vaughan named her after his sister. She was renamed as Molly Hernández for the series, and according to Vaughan his sister liked the live-action character. Allegra Acosta said that "If the woman who inspired the original Molly gives the thumbs-up to this Molly, then we're on the right track."
- The Cast Showoff:
- Ariela Barer (Gert) is also a singer-songwriter and co-wrote the lullaby she sings to Molly in episode two.
- Lyrica Okono (Nico), Brittany Ishibashi (Tina Minoru), and James Yaegashi (Robert Minoru) are all black belts. While they stick to wizardry for most of the fights (likely to avoid the stereotype of All Asians Know Martial Arts), they do get a hand-to-hand fight between Nico and her parents in "Split Up" that showcases the actors' skills.
- Dawson Casting:
- Most of the Runaways (sophomore high school students, placing them in the 15-17 age range) are played by actors in their early-to-mid-twenties, and all of them (save Allegra Acosta as Molly) were past high school age upon the series' releasenote .
- Danielle Campbell (born 1995) as Eiffel and Timothy Granaderos (born 1986note ) as Lucas.
- Development Hell: The movie that would eventually become the TV series was stuck in development for nearly a decade.
- Fake American:
- English actor Gregg Sulkin as Chase Stein. However, after the first season, this became averted as Sulkin became an American citizen in May 2018.
- Australian Julian McMahon plays Jonah. While his nationality isn't clear, him being Ambiguously Human and all, he does use an American accent while playing him. Ultimately zig-zagged when it's revealed that the original Jonah was Australian, and the Magistrate's American accent took over when he possessed him.
- Hide Your Pregnancy: Inverted. Annie Wersching was pregnant during the production of the second season of Runaways and her pregnancy was written into her character's storyline.
- Keep Circulating the Tapes: Following the show's removal from both Disney+ and Hulu in May 2023, the only way to watch the series outside the US is via piracy. In the US, the full series is still available for digital purchase on Apple, seasons 1 and 3 (but not 2 for some reason) are available for digital purchase on Amazon, and a small number of "for your consideration" DVDs of season 1 are in circulation (only a couple episodes of season 2 were submitted rather than the full season, and season 3 was not submitted to the Emmys at all).
- The Other Darrin: Subverted. Tina Minoru was played by Linda Louise Duan in Doctor Strange (2016) and by Britanny Ishibashi here. However, since the creators of Runaways ignored Tina's Doctor Strange appearance in favor of making their own version of the character, Duan and Ishibashi's versions are effectively different characters with the same name... or were, until season 2 implied Tina lived through the events of that movie.
- Real-Life Relative:
- The actress who plays younger Janet Stein is Sorel Carradine, Ever Carradine's younger first cousin.
- Also, in season 3, Tina Minoru's sister Judith is played by Brittany Ishibashi's real-life sister Brianna.
- Rule 34 – Creator Reactions: Lyrica Okano and Virginia Gardner have stated "we did see Deanoru fanfiction, and we're here for it", down to considering buying pillows featuring their characters cuddling naked.
- Self-Adaptation: Brian K. Vaughan himself vocally approved all of the changes made for the series. He even pitched some of them himself, having spent a month in the writing room, though he still makes a point that he doesn't run the show.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, Runaways was going to be a full-on MCU movie that got as far as casting calls before the studio decided to put its full focus on the Avengers franchise instead. It was retooled as a show after more movies were released to develop the universe, making it easier for audiences to accept.
- The season 3 finale teased the introduction of Victor Mancha, one of the most popular Runaways characters, but then the show was cancelled.
- You Look Familiar:
- Ric Sarabia (Old Jonas), previously appeared as Wendell Levi in an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
- James Yaegashi, playing Robert Minoru, had previously appeared in an episode of Daredevil (2015).
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