The Flight Attendant Season 2 Cast & Character Guide
The critically acclaimed series The Flight Attendant has returned for season 2 on HBO Max. Season 1 was a success for the streaming platform, landing an astonishing 9 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for lead actress Kaley Cuoco. The dark comedy-drama mystery series centers around Cuoco's character Cassie who gets caught up in a business deal gone wrong, while also coming to terms with the severity of her alcoholism and childhood trauma.
The Flight Attendant is based on a novel by Chris Bohjalian. Kaley Cuoco's production company, Yes, Norman Productions, had bought the rights to the novel with the desire to develop it into a limited television series with Cuoco as executive producer and lead actress. The series joined WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBO Max, which decided to greenlight it for season 2 after the success of season 1.
The Flight Attendant season 2 keeps its riveting, mysterious elements while improving upon its comedic punches. Most of the original cast has returned for season 2, and a collection of new characters will be joining them to keep things fresh, adding some great comedic talent to the roster. Here is the entire cast and character guide for The Flight Attendant season 2.
The Flight Attendant's lead character is Cassie Bowen, played by The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco. The series starts off by highlighting Cassie's party-going and promiscuous tendencies. However, the character is forced to reexamine her lifestyle when she wakes up from one of her black-out benders to find her one-night-stand, Alex (played by Game of Thrones star Michiel Huisman), murdered in the bed next to her. With no memory of her previous night's endeavors and fear of being arrested in the foreign country of Bangkok, she flees the crime scene. To make matters worse she can't get the image of her dead lover out of her head and starts having entire conversations with him within her own mind. She soon learns being arrested is the least of her worries as Alex's assassin starts coming after her to clean up loose ends. However, with the help of her friends and under-cover CIA agent Shane Evans, she survives. The series ends with Shane telling her the CIA wants her as a consultant, which is where The Flight Attendant season 2, episode 1, "Seeing Double," picks up. Kaley Cuoco will also star in the comedy The Man from Toronto later this year alongside stars Woody Harrelson and comedian Kevin Hart.
Zosia Mamet plays Cassie's best friend, Ani Mouradian. Ani is an esteemed lawyer who, in The Flight Attendant season 1, represents Cassie free of charge to help her avoid being a suspect in Alex's death. While digging into Alex's past and business associations, she learns her firm has shady connections with dangerous people. After her boss coerces her into smuggling cyanide pills into a federal prison to one of their clients, she is horrified and resigns from the firm. Ani struggles with trust and commitment issues, and her friendship with Cassie is tested multiple times throughout the series when Cassie puts her boyfriend (but don't call him her boyfriend) Max, in danger. In the end, they reconcile, and Ani does everything in her power to protect Cassie. Zosia Mamet appeared in a couple of episodes of Apple TV+'s Dickinson starring Hawkeye star Hailee Steinfeld. The actress is best known for her roles in the movie The Kids Are All Right and the HBO series Girls.
Season 2 of The Flight Attendant has introduced several new characters, including Mae Martin's character Grace. Grace is first introduced in season 2, episode 1, "Seeing Double," as Cassie's comical and confident co-worker. Mae Martin is an excellent addition to HBO's Emmy-nominated comedy since Mae is an award-winning comedian and writer. Their stand-up show Dope was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award and was a part of a stand-up special for Netflix called Comedians of the World. They also starred in and wrote the Netflix show Feel Good alongside Charlotte Ritchie and Friends star Lisa Kudrow. In addition, Mae trained in improvisation and sketch comedy at the internationally acclaimed comedy institution, The Second City, where comedians such as Steve Carrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Mike Myers also studied.
Deniz Akdeniz plays Ani's "boyfriend," Max. During The Flight Attendant season 1, Cassie recruits him for his hacking abilities to help her unravel the mystery of Alex's death. After discovering Cassie was included in a list of people Alex's killer had already assassinated, they are chased and Max is struck by a car, but not before he saves Cassie by throwing her out of harm's way. He spent the rest of the season recovering but will likely play a more significant role in season 2. Deniz Akdeniz is best known for playing the iconic Disney Prince Aladdin in the ABC series Once Upon A Time. In addition, he has played a role in the Hulu series Siren.
Rosie Perez plays Cassie's supervisor/friend Megan Briscoe. Megan is drawn to Cassie's fun lifestyle and chaos due to her rather mundane life as a middle-aged married woman. Caught up in her need for attention and drama, she inadvertently causes Cassie to be the FBI's prime suspect, which undeniably causes a rift in their friendship. Later in season 1, it is discovered Megan has been ignorantly selling US government secrets to the North Koreans. As a result, she flees the country as a wanted spy, and her unwarranted espionage will likely play a more significant role in The Flight Attendant season 2. Rosie Perez has also recently played roles in movies like Clifford the Big Red Dog and Birds of Prey. She is also known for voice actor work in animated projects, including Human Resources and DreamWorks The Road to El Dorado as Chel.
T.R. Knight - Davey Bowen: Knight returns in season 2 to reprise his role as Cassie's older brother Davey. In season 1, Davey played a crucial role in helping his sister realize she had a drinking problem and come to terms with facing her trauma from their childhood. T.R. Knight is most famously known for his Grey's Anatomy character Dr. George O'Malley.
Griffin Matthews - Shane Evans: Griffin Matthews reprises his supporting role as undercover CIA agent/flight attendant Shane Evans. After saving Cassie's life at the end of season 1, he hooks her up with a job as a FBI consultant for season 2. Griffin is the founder of UgandaProject, a nonprofit organization that sponsors the education of orphans living in Uganda. He has played roles in other tv series, including Netflix's Dear White People and Showtime's Emmy-winning series Weeds.
Yasha Jackson - Jada Harris: Yasha Jackson reprises her small role as Cassie's irksome coworker Jada. Jackson has played roles in other tv series such as Blue Bloods and Ray Donovon. And also recently appeared in the movie Clifford the Big Red Dog alongside her The Flight Attendant co-star Rosie Perez.
David Iacono - Eli Briscoe: David Iacono returns to reprise his role as Megan's son Eli who is deeply worried for his mother's safety. Iacono has also appeared in the Netflix series Grand Army.
Audrey Grace Marshall - Young Cassie: Audrey will continue to play Young Cassie in season 2. The young star has also played roles in the live-action of The Fairly Oddparents, The Fairly Oddparents: Fairly Odder, and the thriller film The Girl Who Got Away.
Santiago Cabrera - Marco: There are several new characters in The Flight Attendant season 2, including Cassie's new boyfriend, Marco. Marco has also struggled with alcoholism and helps support Cassie's sobriety. Cabrera is best known for playing Cristobal in Star Trek: Picard on Paramount+ and Joseph Bachman in HBO's Big Little Lies.
Mo McRae - Benjamin Berry: Mo McRae plays Cassie's CIA handler Agent Benjamin Berry. The actor also appeared in the films The First Purge and Wild and the TV shows Empire and Almost Family.
Callie Hernandez - Gabrielle Diaz: Callie Hernandez will play season 2's con artist and thief, Gabrielle Diaz. Hernandez was most recently seen in the David Robert Mitchell neo-noir thriller Under the Silver Lake, Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant, Damien Chazelle's La La Land, and Nicolas Winding Refn's Amazon series Too Old To Die Young.
Joseph Julian Soria - Esteban Diaz: Soria will play Gabrielle's husband and partner in crime Esteban Diaz. The actor has also starred opposite Gina Rodriguez on the big screen in Filly Brown and Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray.
Jessie Ennis - Jenny: Jessie plays Cassie's persistent yet mysterious fellow AA member Jenny. The actress is best known for The Disaster Artist and The House. She also plays Erin in Better Call Saul and Jo in Mythic Quest.
Shohreh Aghdashloo - Brenda: Shohreh plays Cassie's AA sponsor, Brenda, in The Flight Attendant season 2. Shohreh is most notably known for playing Chrisjen in Amazon Prime's hit series The Expanse. She is also a famous voice actor, recently voicing Grayson in Netflix's award-winning animated series Arcane.
New episodes of The Flight Attendant release every Thursday on HBO Max.