Season 1 (Campus)

The **first season** of *The Savages'* spin-off *Campus* premiered on June 24, 2019 and ended on March 30, 2020. Scheduled in line with the fifth and final season of its original series, the first ten episodes premiered every Monday after ''The Savages,'' until August 26, 2019. After the final ten episodes of the fifth season aired, the season returned from hiatus on January 27, 2020.

A direct continuation of *The Savages*, the first season of *Campus* focuses on Trae Ventura, Mike Daugherty, and Maya Hastings's first semester and freshman year at University of California, Los Angeles, as they navigate the world of journalism, romance, betrayal, scandals, and social justice after The Savages part ways. The first season of *Campus* intertwines with the fifth and final season of *The Savages* and contributes to Trae's storylines within both series.

As the series continues Trae's storyline from the fourth season three-part season finale of *The Savages*, the spin-off provides an outlook on Trae's life without The Savages and making a name for himself in the college environment, it also focuses on Maya's struggles with sexual orientation and being biracial, and Mike's insecurities and class status in college.

While *Campus* poses a similar atmosphere to *The Savages*, the show is deemed mature and tackles realistic college life experiences. It also features musical numbers. The first season's themes focus on racism and discrimination, the Black Lives Matter movement, hypersexuality, issues with Greek life, journalism ethics, and drug and alcohol abuse. As the main characters all experience these themes throughout the season, the episodes chronicle the lives of the campus students as they live in Los Angeles.

Similar to *The Savages*, the first season's episode titles are cultural references to popular books, films, music, and popular news topics, but does not include "The" in every title. Critics noted this during the season and praised that the titles were named after songs that were featured in the episode or pop culture references mentioned in the episode. Upon airing, the first season received critical acclaim from critics and fans who complimented the show's mature atmosphere compared to the *The Savages* and praised the show's realistic direction and new characters. However, some critics acknowledged that the show feels "empty" without the original characters.

Quincy Brown (Trae Ventura), Taron Egerton (Mike Daugherty), and Brittany O'Grady (Maya Hastings) reprise their main roles from *The Savages*, and they are joined by seven series regulars Brec Bassinger (Taylor O'Hara), Luke Benward (Nik Gallagher), Noah Cyrus (Skye Fletcher), Imani Hakim (Seven Anderson), Buddy Handleson (Hunter Lyons), Paris Jackson (Natalie Davenport), and Khylin Rhambo (A.J. Hardaway).

## Star Billing

* Brittany O'Grady as Maya Hastings (10/10)
* Noah Cyrus as Skye Fletcher (10/10)
* Khylin Rhambo as A.J. Hardaway (10/10)
* Imani Hakim as Seven Anderson (10/10)
* Buddy Handleson as Hunter Lyons (10/10)
* Luke Benward as Nik Gallagher (10/10)
* Brec Bassinger as Taylor O'Hara (10/10)
* with Paris Jackson as Natalie Davenport (10/10)
* and Taron Egerton as Mike Daugherty (10/10)

Supporting* Nico Tortorella as Isaac Accardi (10/10)
* Elliot Fletcher as Sam Turner (10/10)
* Tati Gabrielle as Amari Douglas (10/10)
* TBA as Professor Victor Cosgrove (18/20)
* Sherri Saum as Renea Stanford (8/10)
* Katherine Langford as Lily Blossom (2/10)