Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.

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Cast

Geraldine Viswanathan

Hala Masood

Jack Kilmer

Jesse Ross

Gabriel Luna

Mr. Lawrence

Purbi Joshi

Eram Masood

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Hatta Azad Khan

Zahid

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Taylor Marie Blim

Melanie

Anna Chlumsky

Shannon Taylor

Charin Alvarez

Principal

Sam Straley

Evan

Sonny Bhatt

Arash

Geraldine Viswanathan — Hala Masood

Geraldine Viswanathan (/ˌvɪswəˈnɑːθən/ VISS-wə-NAH-thən; Tamil: ஜெரள்டீன் விஸ்வநாதன்; born 20 June 1995) is an Australian actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the films Blockers (2018), Hala (2018), Bad Education (2019), and Thunderbolts* (2025). She had a recurring role in the series Janet King (2017) and starred in the TBS comedy anthology Miracle Workers (2019–2023).

Jack Kilmer — Jesse Ross

John Wallace "Jack" Kilmer (born June 6, 1995) is an American actor known for starring in the 2013 film Palo Alto and for playing Pelle "Dead" Ohlin in the 2018 Norwegian black metal biopic Lords of Chaos, and for playing Ozzy Osbourne in Ozzy's "Under the Graveyard" video. He is also the narrator of Val, a documentary about his father Val Kilmer.

Gabriel Luna — Mr. Lawrence

Gabriel Isaac Luna (born December 5, 1982) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider on the ABC action superhero series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony Bravo on the El Rey Network drama series Matador, Paco Contreras on the ABC crime drama series Wicked City, Rev-9 in the Terminator film Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), and Tommy Miller in the HBO post-ap