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!Main Characters
[[folder:Katherine]]
!!Katherine Hastings
New CEO of Payne Motors.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AnaGasteyer
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: More sympathetic than she initially seems. It’s implied that running a troubled company—especially as a woman—necessitates taking on a callous persona.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She admits to being selfish, and in the penultimate episode delays a needed ER visit for Richard so that she can continue to schmooze the board. This goes over with him about as well as you’d expect.
* MarriedToTheJob: Tacitly chooses her corporate responsibilities over her marriage. Unfortunately, her job is still very much in jeopardy.
* ModernMajorGeneral: She’s hired as the CEO of Payne Moters despite having no experience with cars at all—as in, never having even driven (although she does get to in the first season finale.) Payne, which seems to hire leading executives on a superficial basis in general, poached her from a pharmaceutical company.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sadie]]
!!Sadie Ryan
Chief Commercial Officer of Payne Motors.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Harriet Dyer
* ImprobableAge: A top level executive at a large and storied company while still appearing to be in her 20s.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Her having a one-night stand becomes a major point of office gossip after he’s promoted to the C-Suite.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jack]]
!!Jack Fortin
Assembly line worker promoted to executive suite.
->'''Portrayed:'''' Tye White
* RankUp: He’s promoted to the C-Suite to provide a working-class employee’s perspective (and to avoid embarrassments and lawsuits after he’s hit by a self-driving car.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wesley]]
!!Wesley Payne
Descendant of Payne Motors’ founder, given a legacy position.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JonBarinholtz
* {{Expy}}: Schemer with a volatile temper and unhappy family background, much like Andy Bernard from ''Series/{{The Office| US}}''. Barinholtz even bears some resemblance to Creator/EdHelms.
* LonelyRichKid: Most of his family never seems to have liked or respected him, which provides a FreudianExcuse for some of his behavior.
* TheResenter: Takes an immediate dislike to working—for a certain definition of “work”—for Katherine.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cyrus]]
!!Cyrus Knight
Payne’s Chief Product Designer
->'''Portrayed By:''' Michael Benjamin Washington
* BlackAndNerdy: Very bright but socially awkward, at least in most situations.
* StraightGay: His sexuality has only been mentioned on rare occasions, and isn’t something viewers would automatically guess.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Elliot, the other awkward office brain.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elliot]]
!!Elliot
Payne’s Legal Counsel.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Humphrey Ker
* BritishStuffiness: Sometimes tries to prove that he isn’t stuffy, but it never goes well.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Played by a 6’7 actor, sends barbs to characters a head or more shorter than he.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Cyrus, the other awkward office brain.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dori]]
!!Dori
->'''Portrayed By:''' X Mayo
* BeleagueredAssistant: Katherine puts her in some no-win situations, for example ordering her to keep an office bore away from her but upbraiding her for being rude when she actually tries to do so.
* HiddenDepths: In the pilot she quickly learns how to create a lightshow, from a friend who works raves.
* SassySecretary: Snarky when she gets the chance to be, at least.
[[/folder]]
!!Payne Motors
[[folder:Jin]]
!!Jin Tao-Kang
->'''Portrayed By:''' Christopher Chen
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Janine]]
!!Janine
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jennifer Kenyon
[[/folder]]
!!Others
[[folder:Richard]]
!!Richard Hastings
Katherine’s long-suffering teacher husband.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BradHall
[[/folder]]
!Main Characters
[[folder:Katherine]]
!!Katherine Hastings
New CEO of Payne Motors.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AnaGasteyer
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: More sympathetic than she initially seems. It’s implied that running a troubled company—especially as a woman—necessitates taking on a callous persona.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She admits to being selfish, and in the penultimate episode delays a needed ER visit for Richard so that she can continue to schmooze the board. This goes over with him about as well as you’d expect.
* MarriedToTheJob: Tacitly chooses her corporate responsibilities over her marriage. Unfortunately, her job is still very much in jeopardy.
* ModernMajorGeneral: She’s hired as the CEO of Payne Moters despite having no experience with cars at all—as in, never having even driven (although she does get to in the first season finale.) Payne, which seems to hire leading executives on a superficial basis in general, poached her from a pharmaceutical company.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sadie]]
!!Sadie Ryan
Chief Commercial Officer of Payne Motors.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Harriet Dyer
* ImprobableAge: A top level executive at a large and storied company while still appearing to be in her 20s.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Her having a one-night stand becomes a major point of office gossip after he’s promoted to the C-Suite.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jack]]
!!Jack Fortin
Assembly line worker promoted to executive suite.
->'''Portrayed:'''' Tye White
* RankUp: He’s promoted to the C-Suite to provide a working-class employee’s perspective (and to avoid embarrassments and lawsuits after he’s hit by a self-driving car.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wesley]]
!!Wesley Payne
Descendant of Payne Motors’ founder, given a legacy position.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JonBarinholtz
* {{Expy}}: Schemer with a volatile temper and unhappy family background, much like Andy Bernard from ''Series/{{The Office| US}}''. Barinholtz even bears some resemblance to Creator/EdHelms.
* LonelyRichKid: Most of his family never seems to have liked or respected him, which provides a FreudianExcuse for some of his behavior.
* TheResenter: Takes an immediate dislike to working—for a certain definition of “work”—for Katherine.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cyrus]]
!!Cyrus Knight
Payne’s Chief Product Designer
->'''Portrayed By:''' Michael Benjamin Washington
* BlackAndNerdy: Very bright but socially awkward, at least in most situations.
* StraightGay: His sexuality has only been mentioned on rare occasions, and isn’t something viewers would automatically guess.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Elliot, the other awkward office brain.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elliot]]
!!Elliot
Payne’s Legal Counsel.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Humphrey Ker
* BritishStuffiness: Sometimes tries to prove that he isn’t stuffy, but it never goes well.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Played by a 6’7 actor, sends barbs to characters a head or more shorter than he.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Cyrus, the other awkward office brain.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dori]]
!!Dori
->'''Portrayed By:''' X Mayo
* BeleagueredAssistant: Katherine puts her in some no-win situations, for example ordering her to keep an office bore away from her but upbraiding her for being rude when she actually tries to do so.
* HiddenDepths: In the pilot she quickly learns how to create a lightshow, from a friend who works raves.
* SassySecretary: Snarky when she gets the chance to be, at least.
[[/folder]]
!!Payne Motors
[[folder:Jin]]
!!Jin Tao-Kang
->'''Portrayed By:''' Christopher Chen
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Janine]]
!!Janine
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jennifer Kenyon
[[/folder]]
!!Others
[[folder:Richard]]
!!Richard Hastings
Katherine’s long-suffering teacher husband.
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BradHall
[[/folder]]
