Breaking It DownHere’s Why The Internet Is Obsessed With Netflix’s New Teen Drama ‘Outer Banks’

Who stars in the show?

You might recognize Outer Banks stars Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline from their minor roles in Stranger Things, but these two stars took center stage in this show. Chase starred as John B, the head of the Pogues and the reason that the kids got themselves involved in the sometimes-scary treasure hunt. Madelyn played Sarah Cameron, a rich girl from the other side of the island who quickly found herself involved with John B and his crew.

Rudy Pankow, Madison Bailey and Jonathan Daviss starred as the other three members of the Pogues. Rudy portrayed John B’s BFF “since the third grade,” named JJ, who’s a bit of a loose cannon but definitely provided fans with some much-needed comic relief (not to mention some seriously good looks). Fans were quick to love Jonathan’s straight-laced character, Pope, who often cared more about his upcoming merit scholarship interview than finding John B’s dad (sorry, John B). Lastly, to round out the Pogues, Madison played the queen herself, Kiara.

But that’s not all! Get this, you guys, former I Didn’t Do It star Austin North also appeared in the series alongside Drew Starkey, Charles Esten, Adina Porter, Deion Smith, Caroline Arapoglou and Julia Antonelli.

Who’s dating who in the show?

Well, we can’t tell you the how or why, but we will say this: John B and Sarah Cameron is about to be your new OTP! Aside from those lovebirds, another brief romance between two characters (you’ll have to watch to find out who) will have viewers questioning the teens’ number one rule, “there’s no Pogue-on-Pogue mackin’.”

For those not privy to the Outer Banks lingo, just yet, that means it’s forbidden to kiss one of your best friends!

What kind of treasure are the teens looking for?

As it turned out, the Pogues were looking for $400 million in gold from a sunken ship. Yep, you read that right, after they found out that John B’s dad’s lifelong mission was to get ahold of the gold, him and his friends went on this epic adventure to find it. Naturally, they weren’t the only ones searching, which led to a few challenges along the way.

What’s the show’s deeper message?

Aside from all the treasure hunting and romance, at its core, Outer Banks was about the importance of friendship. The Pogues would seriously do anything for each other and it showed throughout the entire first season.

Not only would the characters do anything for each other, but the cast totally would too. That’s right, all the show’s stars have become total BFFs in real life, some are even self-quarantining together during the current coronavirus pandemic.

Will there be a Season 2?

As of right now, Netflix has not announced whether or not Outer Banks would be coming back for a second season, but fans are seriously hoping that there’s one in the works. But they aren’t the only ones! The cast is seriously down to film Season 2 ASAP.

“I think there’s so many loose ends in the show and it’s frustrating, but also the most exciting part of it,” Chase recently said during an interview with the “Chicks In The Office” podcast. “Just to get our hands on materials, I think is going to be exciting when the time comes….We can just get this baby rolling.”

Seriously, what is a Pogue?

As revealed in the show’s first episode, John B’s crew is actually named after a type of fish.

“Pogues, pogies, the throwaway fish. Lowest member of the food chain,” the character explained. But in the show’s context, a Pogue is someone from The Cut — the Southside of the Outer Banks island. “Home of the working class, who make a living busing tables, washing yachts, running charters. The natural habitat of the Pogues,” John B also added.

Now that you know what a Pogue is, it’s important to also know about the Kooks, someone who lived in Figure 8 or the north side of the Outer Banks. These characters were super well off and seemingly had more power on the island.