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Darby and the Dead cast: Who’s in the Hulu film?

By Sabrina Reed

Darby and the Dead -- 20th Century Studios’ original movie “Darby and the Dead,” is a supernatural teen comedy about a high school student who moonlights as a spiritual messenger. After suffering a near-death experience as a young girl, Darby Harper (Downs) gains the ability to see dead people. As a result, she becomes introverted and shut off from her high school peers and prefers to spend time counseling lonely spirits who have unfinished business on earth. But all that changes when Capri (Cravalho), the Queen Bee of the school’s most exclusive clique, unexpectedly dies in a freak hair straightening accident, resulting in the obvious cancellation of her upcoming “Sweet 17.” Capri, however, pleads with Darby from the other side to intervene and convince Capri’s friends to proceed with the party as planned. In order to appease the wrath of the undead diva, Darby must emerge from her self-imposed exile and reinvent herself — which along the way allows her to find new joy back in the land of the living. Darby (Riele Downs) and Capri (Auli'i Cravalho), shown. (Photo by Marcos Cruz/20th Century Studios)
Darby and the Dead -- 20th Century Studios’ original movie “Darby and the Dead,” is a supernatural teen comedy about a high school student who moonlights as a spiritual messenger. After suffering a near-death experience as a young girl, Darby Harper (Downs) gains the ability to see dead people. As a result, she becomes introverted and shut off from her high school peers and prefers to spend time counseling lonely spirits who have unfinished business on earth. But all that changes when Capri (Cravalho), the Queen Bee of the school’s most exclusive clique, unexpectedly dies in a freak hair straightening accident, resulting in the obvious cancellation of her upcoming “Sweet 17.” Capri, however, pleads with Darby from the other side to intervene and convince Capri’s friends to proceed with the party as planned. In order to appease the wrath of the undead diva, Darby must emerge from her self-imposed exile and reinvent herself — which along the way allows her to find new joy back in the land of the living. Darby (Riele Downs) and Capri (Auli'i Cravalho), shown. (Photo by Marcos Cruz/20th Century Studios) /
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Darby and the Dead is here! The teen ghost comedy premiered Friday, Dec. 1 on Hulu. The movie focuses on Darby Harper, a high school junior who can see dead people.

A bit of a misanthrope, Darby is a loner and tends to only speak to the ghosts she counsels and helps pass on. However, when Capri, the most popular girl at her school, dies in a freak accident, Darby has to switch up her whole outlook on life in order to convince Capri’s friends to go ahead with her Sweet 17 party as planned.

Both the titular character and Capri should look familiar to Nickelodeon and Disney fans. Darby is played by Riele Downs who’s best known for her role as Charlotte Page on the superhero sitcom Henry Danger. As for Capri, the head cheerleader is portrayed by Auli’i Cravalho who became a household name after voicing Moana in the hit Disney movie.

Cravalho has recently starred in two other teen movies. Netflix’s 2020 film All Together Now and the 2022 Hulu original Crush, where she played opposite fellow Disney girl Rowan Blanchard (Girl Meets World) and Hulu star Isabella Ferreira (Love, Victor) in the sapphic teen romcom.

Who else is in Darby and the Dead? Here’s the full cast list!

Darby and the Dead cast

  • Riele Downs as Darby Harper
  • Auli’i Cravalho as Capri
  • Chosen Jacobs as Alex
  • Asher Angel as James
  • Wayne Knight as Mel
  • Derek Luke as Ben
  • Tony Danza as Gary
  • Nicole Maines as Piper
  • Kylie Liya Page as Taylor
  • Genneya Walton as Bree
  • Dean Goldblum as Todd
  • Kim Syster as Darby’s Mom
  • Milan Maphike as 7-Year Old Darby
  • Emily Maphike as 13-Year Old Darby
  • Danica Jones as Coach Paula

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