History Series / Jett

* KilledOffForReal: ''Many'' characters. By the end of the first season [[spoiler: Dwight, Josie, Bobby, Carl, Charles Junior, Maria (probably), and Miljan Bestic]] are dead.

* AssholeVictim:
** Towards the middle of the season, [[spoiler:Dwight gets shot by Rosalie while he's sexually assaulting her]].
** [[spoiler:Charles Junior.]]

* Cliffhanger: The first season ends with [[spoiler:Jett learning that Alice has been kidnapped.]]

* KilledOffForReal: ''Many'' characters. By the end of the first season [[spoiler: Josie, Bobby, Carl, Charles Junior, Maria (probably), and Miljan Bestic]] are dead.

* CliffhangerEnding: The first season ends with [[spoiler:Jett learning that Alice has been kidnapped.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: The exact nature of the relationship between Jett and Maria is unclear but they seem to be comfortable occasionally sleeping in the same bed and seeing each other undressed.

* DomesticAbuse: Charles Junior with Bobby, and Dwight with Rosalie.
* EmotionsVsStoicism: When Jett [[spoiler: gives her the money to pay off Neal once and for all]], Phoenix breaks down in tears of gratitude and virtually jumps on Jett to give her a hug. Though she hugs Phoenix back, Jett looks mildly uncomfortable.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Phoenix literally invokes this trope to describe herself. Justified, as she's probably the most genuinely sweet adult character in the show.

** Phoenix has several nude scenes and often wears revealing clothing, even when she is not actively working as a prostitute.

* NoHonorAmongThieves:
** This is the reason why Jett works either alone or with a handful of thieves that she trusts explicitly. When Evans forces her to work with a crew of his own choosing, she is proven right and one of the crew tries to abscond with the loot.
** Jett is not immune to this. She once betrayed her disliked boss by not telling him that one of his men was an undercover cop. She is willing to betray Charlie if it keeps her and her loved ones safe.

* ParentalSubstitute: Maria is one for Alice when Jett is away. Due to Maria's illness, it seems that Phoenix is being set up as a potential replacement.

* {{Squick}}: Neal alludes more than once to having had BrotherSisterIncest with Phoenix. It seems that this might not have been consensual, as Phoenix thinks he's a disgusting creep.

* Squick: Neal alludes more than once to having had BrotherSisterIncest with Phoenix. It seems that this might not have been consensual, as Phoenix thinks he's a disgusting creep.

** [[spoiler:Jett kills Charles Junior while he's attemtping to kill her.]]

* TheAlcoholic: Dwight, Rosalie's husband.
* AmbiguouslyBi: The exact nature of the relationship between Jett and Maria is unclear but they seem to be comfortable sleeping in the same bed and seeing each other undressed.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Dwight]] is this by the end--[[spoiler:he gets shot by Rosalie while he's sexually assaulting her]].

* DisappearedDad: The identity of Alice's father has not been revealed, and he is rarely discussed.

* NonSpecificallyForeign: In early episodes Bestic is just said to be "Eastern European" until it is eventually revealed that he is from Moldova.

* TheAlcoholic: Tucker.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Tucker]] is this by the end--[[spoiler:he gets shot by Rosalie while he's sexually assaulting her]].
* BrotherSisterTeam: In a more disturbing example, Phoenix' stepbrother Neal is her pimp.

* DomesticAbuse: Charles Junior with Bobby, and Tucker with Rosalie.
* EmotionsVsStoicism: When Jett [[spoiler: gives her the money to pay off her brother once and for all]], Phoenix breaks down in tears of gratitude and virtually jumps on Jett to give her a hug. Though she hugs Phoenix back, Jett looks mildly uncomfortable.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Phoenix literally invokes this trope to describe herself. Justified, as she's probably the most genuinely kind adult character in the show.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Bennie constantly watches over Rosalie to make sure that she never comes to serious harm by Tucker. While he's technically a StalkerWithACrush, most of the fanbase loves him anyway.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Tucker essentially destroys his life to secure Rosalie's release from her kidnappers, only to find out that she has been having an affair with their neighbor. While his ensuing alcoholism quickly makes him a CompleteMonster, his initial anger certainly makes sense.

** Phoenix has several nude scenes and seems to be constantly wearing revealing clothing, even when she is not actively working as a prostitute.

** Jett herself. She rarely shows any form of emotion at all unless she is around her daughter, or, less frequently, Maria and Phoenix.

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Josie desperately fleeing from Taggart and Hopper only to run into Charles Junior holding a chainsaw, before the screen cuts to black.]]

* {{Mooks}}: Bennie and Carl for Charlie Baudelaire, and Evans for Miljan Bestic.

* BrotherSisterTeam: In a more disturbing example, Phoenix' brother Neal is her pimp.

* {{Jerkass}}: Charles Junior is unstable, rude, violent, self-centered, and incredibly controlling to his partner Bobby, who is never anything but nice to him.

* NonSpecificallyForeign: In early episodes Miljan Bestic is just said to be "Eastern European" until it is eventually revealed that he is from Moldova.

* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Inverted in the first episode. Neither Maria nor Phoenix appear, but Elena Anaya and Gaite Jansen are credited main cast members regardless.

* TheTopicOfCancer: While it's never specified outright, Maria has some kind of terminal illness which is heavily implied to be cancer.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Bobby seems to be headed for this.

* AssholeVictim: Tucker is this by the end--[[spoiler:he gets shot by Rosalie while he's sexually assaulting her]].

* ActorAllusion: Both Phoenix and Gaite Jansen, the actress who plays her, are from the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

* SympatheticAdulterer: Bennie certainly sees Rosalie as being this.

* FakeNationality: Canadians Greg Bryk and Bruce Greenwood play a Moldovan and a Scotsman, respectively.

* HiddenDepths: While Phoenix has a slightly childlike, {{Cloudcuckoolander}}-ish personality, she's shown to be very intelligent and has a great deal of medical knowledge.

* ActorAllusion: Both Phoenix and Gaite Jansen, the actress who plays her, are from Rotterdam.
* AffablyEvil: Charlie Baudelaire is a notorious crime boss who enjoys nothing more than a quiet game of golf and is generally a pleasant person.

* AmbiguouslyBi: The exact nature of the relationship between Jett and Maria is unclear but they seem to be comfortable with sleeping in the same bed and seeing each other undressed.
* AssholeVictim: Tucker is this by the end--[[spoiler: he gets shot by Rosalie while he's sexually assaulting her]].

* EmotionsVsStoicism: When Jett [[spoiler: gives her money to pay off her brother once and for all]], Phoenix breaks down in tears of gratitude and jumps on Jett to give her a hug. Jett looks mildly uncomfortable.

* {{Jerkass}}: Charles Junior is unstable, rude, violent, self-centered, and incredibly controlling of his partner Bobby, who is never anything but nice to him.

* NonSpecificallyForeign: Miljan Bestic is just said to be "Eastern European" until it is eventually revealed that he is from Moldova.
* ParentalSubstitute: Maria is one for Alice when Jett is away. Due to her illness, it seems that Phoenix is being set up as a potential replacement.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Bobby certainly seems to be headed for this.

* EmotionsVsStoicism: When Jett [[spoiler: gives her money to pay off her brother once and for all]], Phoenix breaks down in tears of gratitude and virtually jumps on Jett to give her a hug. Jett looks mildly uncomfortable.
* {{Flashback}} Frequent, as several episodes focus on the backstory of Jett's relationship with a particular character.
* HiddenDepths: While Phoenix has a slightly childlike, Cloudcuckoolander personality, she's shown to be very intelligent and has a great deal of medical knowledge.

* Flashback: Frequent, as several episodes focus on the backstory of Jett's relationship with a particular character.
* Hidden Depths: While Phoenix has a slightly childlike, Cloudcuckoolander personality, she's shown to be very intelligent and has a great deal of medical knowledge.

* Jerkass: Charles Junior is unstable, rude, violent, self-centered, and incredibly controlling of his partner Bobby, who is never anything but nice to him.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Tucker essentially destroys his life to secure Rosalie's release from her kidnappers, only to find out that she has been having an affair with their neighbor. While his ensuing alcoholism quickly makes him a TotalMonster, his initial anger certainly makes sense.

* [[Mooks]]: Bennie and Carl for Charlie Baudelaire, and Evans for Miljan Bestic.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Some viewers see Josie's behavior as being whiny and hypocritical, particularly as she's knowingly having an unprofessional affair with a married co-worker while effectively demanding monogamy from him.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the supporting cast, Maria, Phoenix, Alice, and Bennie seem to be particularly popular with the show's fans.

* FanPreferredCouple: Jett and Maria.

* Mooks: Bennie and Carl for Charlie Baudelaire, and Evans for Miljan Bestic.

* SophomoreSlump: Oddly, both averted and played straight. The second episode, "Charles Junior," received the lowest ratings of the series, it is the most highly-rated episode on IMDB.

''Jett'' is an American drama series created by Sebastian Gutierrez that began airing in June 2019 on Cinemax. The show focuses on ex-thief Daisy "Jett" Kowalski (creator/CarlaGugino) who gets drawn back into a life of crime. Aside from Gugino, the cast includes Giancarlo Esposito, Elena Anaya, Michael Aronov, Gaite Jansen, Gil Bellows, Chris Backus, Gentry White, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Violet [=McGraw=].

* AmbiguouslyBi: The exact nature of the relationship between Jett and Maria is unclear but they seem to be comfortable with sleeping in the same bed and seeing each other undressed. This has become a FanPreferredCouple for a number of viewers.
* AssholeVictim: Tucker is this by the end--[[spoiler: he gets shot by Rosalie while he's sexually assaulting her]].