Em (played by Emily Baldoni) is a protagonist in Coherence.
Central guest who navigates the reality split. She deduces the group's fractured origins, lures others out, sedates her alternate self with ketamine, locks her in a car trunk, and assumes her place. Wakes up to a seemingly normal morning with a mysterious phone call. Kevin (played by Maury Sterling) is a protagonist in Coherence.
Em's boyfriend attending the dinner party. His ex-girlfriend Laurie joins the group, leading to inappropriate flirting and a hallway kiss witnessed by Beth. He returns Em's ring at the end and receives a bizarre phone call from his own reality's Em. Mike (played by Nicholas Brendon) appears in Coherence.
Co-host of the dinner party. He drinks heavily, fears his alternate self, and writes a blackmail note to expose an affair with Beth. His house is later broken into by his double, who attacks him. Lee (played by Lorene Scafaria) appears in Coherence.
Co-host alongside Mike. She provides candles and glow sticks during the power outage. Identified by Em as one of only two original guests who never left the house during the reality split. Beth (played by Elizabeth Gracen) appears in Coherence.
Dinner guest who witnesses Laurie kissing Kevin. Identified as originating from the original house alongside Lee. Her adulterous affair with Mike is revealed through a blackmail note delivered to their door. Hugh (played by Hugo Armstrong) appears in Coherence.
The only physicist present. Suffers a forehead cut while exploring the alternate house. Brings a quantum decoherence book to explain the comet's reality-splitting effects and helps identify that multiple alternate realities exist. Amir (played by Alex Manugian) appears in Coherence.
Dinner guest who brought Laurie. Explores the lit-up house with Hugh and returns with a box containing numbered photos. Identified as originating from a third alternate reality. Laurie (played by Lauren Maher) appears in Coherence.
Kevin's ex-girlfriend brought to the dinner by Amir. Flirts inappropriately with Kevin and is seen kissing him in the hallway by Beth. Identified as originating from a different reality alongside Em and Kevin.
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Characters
Em
(played by Emily Baldoni) — protagonist
Central guest who navigates the reality split. She deduces the group's fractured origins, lures others out, sedates her alternate self with ketamine, locks her in a car trunk, and assumes her place. W...
Kevin
(played by Maury Sterling) — protagonist
Em's boyfriend attending the dinner party. His ex-girlfriend Laurie joins the group, leading to inappropriate flirting and a hallway kiss witnessed by Beth. He returns Em's ring at the end and receive...
Mike
(played by Nicholas Brendon) — supporting
Co-host of the dinner party. He drinks heavily, fears his alternate self, and writes a blackmail note to expose an affair with Beth. His house is later broken into by his double, who attacks him.
Lee
(played by Lorene Scafaria) — supporting
Co-host alongside Mike. She provides candles and glow sticks during the power outage. Identified by Em as one of only two original guests who never left the house during the reality split.
Beth
(played by Elizabeth Gracen) — supporting
Dinner guest who witnesses Laurie kissing Kevin. Identified as originating from the original house alongside Lee. Her adulterous affair with Mike is revealed through a blackmail note delivered to thei...
Hugh
(played by Hugo Armstrong) — supporting
The only physicist present. Suffers a forehead cut while exploring the alternate house. Brings a quantum decoherence book to explain the comet's reality-splitting effects and helps identify that multi...
Amir
(played by Alex Manugian) — supporting
Dinner guest who brought Laurie. Explores the lit-up house with Hugh and returns with a box containing numbered photos. Identified as originating from a third alternate reality.
Laurie
(played by Lauren Maher) — supporting
Kevin's ex-girlfriend brought to the dinner by Amir. Flirts inappropriately with Kevin and is seen kissing him in the hallway by Beth. Identified as originating from a different reality alongside Em a...
Key Relationships
Kevin → Amir
(Social Dinner Guests)
Hugh → Mike
(Alliance Quantum Speculators)
Lee → Beth
(Alliance Co-residents)
Mike → Mike
(Conflict Doppelgänger Attack)
Em → Em
(Conflict Reality Rival)
Mike → Beth
(Conflict Adulterous Affair)
Laurie → Kevin
(Romantic Ex-Girlfriend)
Hugh → Amir
(Alliance Investigative Partners)
Mike → Lee
(Family Couple)
Kevin → Em
(Romantic Boyfriend)
Story Analysis
A dinner party fractures into quantum realities as friends confront doppelgängers and existential uncertainty.
