Harriett is a 52-year-old former advertising executive living in the affluent town of Mattauk. After her husband leaves her and her male bosses unjustly fire her, she stops maintaining her appearance and her property, retreating into isolation. As she goes through menopause, she develops a profound, witch-like connection to plants, cultivating a wild garden of poisonous flora and medicinal herbs. She approaches life with a cold, calculating intellect and a refusal to conform to societal expectations.

Jo is the founder of Furious Fitness, a women-only gym designed to provide a physical outlet for feminine rage. After decades of enduring workplace sexism and harassment, she has accumulated a deep reservoir of anger. Her menopausal hot flashes unexpectedly manifest as pyrokinesis and superhuman strength. She serves as the primary breadwinner for her family and takes on a fiercely protective role for vulnerable women.

Nessa is a widowed nurse practitioner living alone after her twin daughters leave for college. With the onset of menopause, her hereditary psychic ability to see and communicate with the dead returns. She serves as the moral compass for her friends, bringing compassion and purpose to their supernatural abilities as she works to identify murdered girls whose deaths have been ignored by local authorities.

Leonard is a billionaire philanthropist and the primary operator of Culling Pointe, an exclusive, gated community for the ultra-wealthy. He presents himself as an affable, quirky retiree who funds various charities. Because he holds the leases for all the properties on the Pointe, he exerts significant control over the enclave's powerful male residents.

Claude is Leonard Shaw's much younger partner and a highly skilled event planner. After her father's financial crimes left her destitute, she rebuilt her life by mastering high-society etiquette and becoming a consultant for the newly rich. She is pragmatic and survival-oriented, operating comfortably within the patriarchal structures of Culling Pointe.

John Rocca is the arrogant Chief of Police in Mattauk. He actively dismisses the concerns of marginalized citizens and routinely categorizes missing young women as runaways. He protects the interests of the wealthy men in town and uses his authority to stonewall any unofficial investigations into the bodies found near the beach.

Spencer is a wealthy, influential art dealer who resides on Culling Pointe. He is highly controlling and abusive toward his wife, Rosamund, using medical language and sedatives to keep her isolated. He operates with a sense of absolute entitlement and employs thugs to intimidate anyone who questions him.

Franklin is a dedicated police detective and a former colleague of Nessa's late husband. Unlike his superiors, he treats Nessa with respect and takes her intuitions seriously. He attempts to work within the confines of the law to investigate the missing women, serving as the primary bridge between the protagonists and the official police force.

Art is Jo's unemployed husband who spends his time working on a play. While he can be somewhat passive and relies on Jo financially, he provides a stable emotional foundation for his family and offers Jo unconditional support when she reveals the dangerous nature of her investigation.

Celeste is Harriett's neighbor and initially a board member of the local homeowners association. Impressed by Harriett's bold refusal to conform to suburban expectations, Celeste quits the HOA and begins a quiet rebellion against her own unfaithful husband, offering her boat and assistance to the women's investigation.

Chase is Harriett's ex-husband who left her for a younger woman. Struggling in his advertising career without Harriett's uncredited talent to prop him up, he mistakenly believes she has placed a curse on him.

Brendon is the overzealous president of the Mattauk Homeowners Association. He attempts to enforce community standards on Harriett but is quickly terrorized into submission when his own pristine lawn is overtaken by giant, noxious weeds.

Andrew is Celeste's husband and an executive at Harriett's former advertising agency. He embodies the corporate sexism that Harriett faced, having been promoted over her despite her superior talent.

Lucy is Jo and Art's 11-year-old daughter. Her safety is Jo's primary motivation for pursuing justice against the violent men in their community.

Rosamund is a client at Furious Fitness who is trapped in an abusive marriage to Spencer Harding. Isolated on Culling Pointe and heavily medicated by her husband, she attempts to signal for help while hiding dangerous evidence of his crimes.

Danill Chertov is a violent enforcer employed by Spencer Harding. He uses physical intimidation to control Spencer's wife and threaten anyone who investigates the activities at Culling Pointe.

Amber is a grieving mother whose daughter, Mandy, disappeared two years prior. Having been sexually assaulted by John Rocca in her youth and subsequently criminalized by the justice system, she deeply distrusts the police, who refuse to take her daughter's case seriously.

Mandy is a local redheaded girl who disappeared near Danskammer Beach while on her way to a job interview at Culling Pointe. Because of her family's poverty, local police quickly dismissed her as a runaway.

Dolores is Nessa's grandmother. She possessed the same ability to hear the dead and taught Nessa that the gift goes dormant during a woman's reproductive years, returning only after menopause to guide them toward justice.

Miss Ella is a formidable friend of Dolores who acted as the physical "punisher" for the men responsible for murdering the women Dolores found. Her legacy serves as an ethical blueprint for the modern trio.

Breanna is one of Nessa's twin daughters, currently away at college. Her absence from the home allows Nessa's psychic abilities to return.

Jordan is Nessa's other twin daughter. She is sharp-minded and helps her mother connect the discovery of a body to the disappearance of a high school classmate.

Jackson is a misogynistic corporate CEO who sexually assaulted Harriett years ago. He is highly allergic to bees and maintains an exclusive property at Culling Pointe.

Faith is a young woman whose murdered body is found in a trash bag. As a spirit, she anchors herself in Nessa's home, silently urging the women to find out the truth of what happened to her.

Laverne is a former model whose life was derailed by personal tragedies. Living in poverty, she accepts a payoff from unknown actors to falsely identify the murdered girl, attempting to shut down the official investigation.

Josh is the host of a popular true-crime podcast called They Walk Among Us. Though initially driven by sensationalism, he agrees to help the women broadcast their discoveries to the world, making him a target of the local conspiracy.

Juliet is the neglected and emotionally abused wife of Chief John Rocca. Suffering from an eating disorder triggered by her husband's cruelty, she quietly seeks help from Harriett and discovers the true extent of her husband's predatory nature.

Isabel is a domestic worker at Culling Pointe who recognizes Harriett's magical nature. She provides critical intelligence about the residents' hidden activities and urges the women to fully embrace their roles as protectors.

Colin is Harriett's divorce lawyer. He is deeply condescending, pathologizing her overgrown garden and suggesting she needs psychological help, which prompts Harriett to fire him on the spot.

Eric is a handsome deliveryman who admires Harriett's wild garden. He serves as an uncomplicated, casual romantic partner for Harriett during her personal reinvention.

Max is the CEO of Harriett's former advertising agency. Threatened by her talent and older age, he orders her to back down to a younger male colleague and fires her when she refuses to comply.

Chris is a new, young creative director at Harriett's former ad agency. He mistakes her for a secretary and pitches highly misogynistic material, prompting Harriett to systematically dismantle his ideas.

Jeremy is Harriett's neighbor and, coincidentally, the loan officer who previously reviewed Jo's business plan. He is extremely patronizing, rejecting Jo's loan application without reading it and demanding a male cosigner.

Antoine is Claude's late father. He ran a fraudulent hedge fund and died by suicide after his Ponzi scheme was exposed, leaving his daughter entirely destitute and dependent on wealthy men.