Messner, the principal and Kate's dad who starts to connect with Sherry, Luke's mother. His wife, Kate's mother, died when Kate was five. Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako as Sherry O'Neil, Luke's mother and a flight attendant who starts to become romantically close to Ken Quinn Liebling as Tyler Bowen, a freshman in A/V club and one of Luke's best friends. He has ADHD and dyslexia. Elijah Stevenson as Oliver Schermerhorn, a senior in drama club and Emaline's boyfriend, who eventually runs away to New York Sydney Sweeney as Emaline Addario, a junior in drama club and Oliver's ex-girlfriend with a flair for drama Rio Mangini as McQuaid, a freshman in A/V club, one of Luke's best friends Recurring cast Abi Brittle as Leslie, a religious member of A/V club, who is friends with Kate and later develops a crush on Tyler Jalon Howard as Cedric, a member of the drama club Connor Muhl as Scott Pocket, a pervy student who reads the morning announcements with Jessica Nicole McCullough as Jessica Betts, a perfectionist who reads the morning announcements with Scott Ben York Jones as Mr. Stargrove, the quirky A/V club teacher Guest stars Zachary Ray Sherman as Leroy O'Neil, Luke's father who left when he was 7 years old Jen Taylor as Miss Stock, a teacher of Boring High School Episodes Production Filming for the series took place in Oregon in the towns of Boring, Oregon City, Portland and at Fort Rock State Natural Area near Bend in summer 2017. The crew managed to film in a real Blockbuster in Sandy which eventually closed after they finished shooting. Reception Everything Sucks! received positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season an approval rating of 72% based on 47 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus states, "A flawed series that ticks off all the nostalgia boxes, Everything Sucks! still manages to tug at the heartstrings." Metacritic gave the first season a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The series is frequently compared to Stranger Things, Freaks and Geeks, as well as Degrassi. Everything Sucks!, although well received, was criticized for its over-the-top use of tropes, sometimes unrealistic situations, as well as not developing its supporting characters. However, the coming out storyline and the performances of the ensemble cast, particularly Winston and Kennedy, received