| 1 | Jasmine Veronica |
Littleton | Escaping her abusive boyfriend Glenn; one of the main narrators |
| | Glenn |
| Jasmine's abusive boyfriend |
| | John |
Lennon | Real-life musician; referenced in dialogue |
| | Motoring |
Maeve | Jasmine's car, affectionately named |
| | Carlos |
| Jasmine's driver |
| 2 | Stephanie |
Monroe | One of the narrators; works at Channel 3 News |
| | Steph |
Monroe | Nickname of Stephanie Monroe |
| | Fred |
| Stephanie's cat |
| | Robert |
Tayburn | Stephanie's neighbor and friend |
| | Dave |
Jensen | Stephanie's boss; general manager at Channel 3 |
| | Evita |
| Robert's cat |
| | Gwyneth |
Paltrow | Real-life actress; mentioned in conversation |
| | Jason |
| Stephanie's ex-husband |
| | Evan |
Monroe | Stephanie and Jason's son |
| | Diana |
| Stephanie's new friend in San Diego |
| 4 | Diane |
Sawyer | Real-life journalist; referenced in the news context |
| | Barbara |
Walters | Real-life journalist; referenced in conversation |
| | Peter |
Jennings | Real-life journalist; referenced in conversation |
| | Bruce |
| Stephanie's co-worker |
| | Renee |
| Stephanie's sister |
| 5 | Anna |
| Stephanie's best friend |
| | Rocky |
| Anna's dog |
| | Raven |
| Friend of Anna and Stephanie |
| | Drake |
| Anna's friend who assaults her |
| | Allison |
| Drake's girlfriend |
| 7 | Trent |
McCarthy | Man Stephanie and Jasmine meet; later revealed as news director |
| 12 |
Ellen | |
Bruce's wife |
| | Will |
| Bruce's son |
| | Claire |
| Bruce's daughter |
| | Lucy |
| Digital director; Stephanie's colleague |
| 13 |
Lisa | Jensen |
Dave's wife |
| 15 |
Mark | Ruffalo |
Real-life actor; mentioned as an artist in the story |
| | Nora |
| Dayside executive producer at Channel 3 |
| 19 |
Susan | |
Person who called Stephanie |
| | Frank |
| Person who called Stephanie |
| 23 |
Trent J. | McCarthy |
News director; later convicted |
| | Reggie |
Newman | Chief of Police at Atlanta PD |
| 24 |
Bernie | |
Receptionist |
| 25 |
Ed | |
Bar manager |
| 26 |
Katrina | |
Trent's ex-wife |
| | Brittany |
| Trent's child |
| | Brett |
| Trent's child |
| | Dorothy |
Robinson | Investigative journalist |
| | Alan |
Kozinski | Agent from Kalamazoo |
| | Al |
| Trent's friend |
| | Willow |
| Trent's colleague |
| 27 |
Tommy | Reece |
Trent's childhood frenemy |
| 29 |
Mary | |
Trent's colleague |
| | Bill |
| Trent's general manager |
| | Jorge |
| Trent's assistant news director |
| | Leigh |
| News anchor |
| | Goatee |
| Officer who arrested Trent |
| | Hannah |
| Bill's assistant |
| 35 |
Senora | Goldberg |
Jasmine's former teacher |
| 38 |
Miranda | |
Waitress |
| 43 |
Erica | Birchfield |
Jasmine's fake name |
| 44 |
Officer | Healy |
Police officer who arrested Jasmine |
| | Officer |
Rodriguez | Healy's partner |
| Epi |
Julia | |
Stephanie's receptionist |
