Will Burton is a music enthusiast and David Bowie fan who transfers to a new school after being bullied. He becomes Charlotte Banks's band manager, helps unite a group of outcasts, and develops relationships with both Charlotte Banks and Sa5m. Despite public humiliation connected to his father's crime, he leads the band through its improvised competition performance and secures industry interest.
Payton is a lifelong school dork who prefers comic books to sports and feels he has disappointed his father by not becoming a jock. He secretly admires Carrie Smith but is too frightened to approach her, eventually asking Samantha out instead. His dates and school experiences gradually help him become more confident and accept his genuine personality.
Gaelan Connell has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 2000. Signature works include The Secret Lives of Dorks, Level Up, Bandslam. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
