Home and Away is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that appeared or will appear in 2021, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Lucy Addario. The 34th season of Home and Away began airing on 1 February 2021. , and were introduced during the same month. , made their debuts in April. arrived in late May, followed by in June. and were introduced in August. made his debut in September.