Season One

**Season One** of Attention Seekers has an unknown release date.

The series is about the students of Rio Grande Arts Academy, a 6th-12th grade performing arts school in Albuquerque.

Season one is the beginning of the students attending RGAA. It introduces what the school is about. It also introduces the characters.

## Summary

The students go through orientation. Ollie Outterridge notices Eileen Cox acting strangely and she confesses her uncertainty in transitioning to middle school.

Kenny Williamson moves into Lambert Holmes's house, saying goodbye to his family for the school year. He gets into a fight with his brother for abandoning the family. Erin Berkowitz and Ran Sappington run into each other on their first day of school and get into a fight.

Juda Alami transfers to RGAA. He gets into a fight with Eva María Torres and Victoria Villa Canizales on his first day. Leo Koumans continues to stay in the background, until Barbara Merrill pisses him off enough that he tries to leave the shadows.

Eileen and Stacy McTavish help to build Erin back up after her fight with Ran. Riley Álvarez and Victoria talk about crushes, Riley talking about Jeremy Baiton and Victoria talking about Juda.

Eileen continues to question herself and Stacy talks to her about how she isn't completely sure about her identity either. Kenny thinks about how he left his family behind and begins to question if he really wants to be a dancer.

Spirit Week comes around. Riley and Jeremy do a joint Halloween costume, where Riley is dressed as a male character.

Eva María and Juda get into another fight. Riley, Jeremy, Ayari Trujillo Beas and Ricardo Suárez Arragon sit with Juda afterwards for lunch to apologize on Eva María's behalf. Riley invites Juda to a group hangout; his older brother insists that he come along.

Kanna Fujimoto has a meltdown and Pui Au-Yeung insults her for it. Kenny sits with her for lunch and they bond over the shared chaos of their new lives.

Thanksgiving break happens. While on break, Juda runs into Ricardo. Leo breaks out of his shadows and gets a supporting role in the Fall Play.

The science class goes on a field trip to the Natural History Museum and Explora!. Ayari has her first existential crisis as a worker at the museum comments about the diagram of the Earth's size compared to Jupiter and the sun.

Ricardo drags Jeremy to ask Riley to the winter dance; she accepts. The winter dance is put on. Jeremy learns about Chiyoko Hoshino. Riley and Jeremy talk about what to do over winter break.

On return from winter break, Riley begins to hate her image in the mirror and dresses in more masculine clothing.

Leo tries to break past Barbara into the spotlight, he also talks to his dad about the show. Dean Park gets caught up in a prank with Harry Wakefield. The seniors put on their senior prank.

The piano and guitar classes put on their showcase. Juda's older brother gets in the way of Ricardo congratulating him on the performance.

Kenny's family visit for the Spring Dance Show. He gets into a fight with his brother after the show.

The school goes on spring break. Jeremy tells his parents that he's questioning whether he's bi or not. Terry St Martin finds Giovanne Soto in the public eye and notices him copying others outside of school too.

Nereo Eusebio Paunero transfers and gets into a one-sided hatred with Agibu Adubakar. Juda asks Ricardo how he could have such a positive outlook on life.

The middle school spring dance comes around. Chikoyo stands up for himself. Harry gets Dean into trouble again.

Victoria offers a truce to Eva María, but xae declines. She then offers a truce to Juda, who accepts but warns her of his brother.

Finals begin, then the end of the year party. Kenny fears going back to his family for summer, but Lambert and his mom tells him he should go back and attempt to fix things.

## Background Information

### Development

Season one of Attention Seekers began early development in March of 2022.

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Riley Álvarez
* Jeremy Baiton
* Yzabella Romero
* Harry Wakefield
* Dean Park
* Eileen Cox
* Erin Berkowitz
* Barbara Merrill
* Leo Koumans
* Giovanne Soto
* Terry St Martin
* Kenny Williamson
* Kanna Fujimoto

### Side Characters

* Ollie Outterridge
* Stacy McTavish
* Ran Sappington
* Roly Bell
* Lambert Holmes
* Maria Miller
* Maya Ash
* Ayari Trujillo Beas
* Eva María Torres
* Victoria Villa Canizales
* Ricardo Suárez Arragon
* Wyatt Hayes
* Hugh Gray
* Agibu Adubakar
* Greg Takala
* Gün Burakgazi
* Archie Grahame
* William Swift
* Trip Bancroft
* Pui Au-Yeung
* Chiyoko Hoshino
* Juda Alami
* Nereo Eusebio Paunero