Stan is a former quality control worker for Dimple Robotics who struggles with feelings of failure and emasculation after losing his job and home to the financial crash. He is deeply unhappy with his lack of control over his life and frustrated by his relationship with Charmaine. Hoping for safety and stability, he agrees to join the Positron Project, taking on jobs in scooter repair and poultry farming.

Charmaine is a relentless optimist who relies on self-deception to cope with her traumatic past and dire present circumstances. Formerly an employee at Ruby Slippers Retirement Home, she eagerly buys into the promises of the Positron Project, ignoring its sinister implications in exchange for a comfortable home and a job as Chief Medications Administrator. Beneath her innocent, childlike exterior lies repressed desires and an eagerness to escape her rigid role.

Jocelyn serves as the head of security and surveillance for the Positron Project and is Ed’s second-in-command. Standing out from the aggressively heteronormative population of Consilience with her muscular build, squarish jaw, and black suits, she wields considerable power. She holds her own covert agendas regarding the town's direction and uses her surveillance access to monitor the residents.

Max/Phil is a confident, commanding man who serves as the Alternate for Stan and Charmaine's home. He initiates a passionate, illicit affair with Charmaine, functioning as a blank slate onto which she projects her deepest fantasies. He exudes an alpha-male energy that directly contrasts with Stan's insecurities, though his presence in the house is tangled in a complex web of surveillance.

Ed is the CEO and founder of the Positron Project, presenting himself as a friendly, inclusive leader aiming to solve the nation's unemployment and crime crises. Behind his approachable public persona, he represents the ruthless aspects of corporate greed, constantly seeking new ways to extract profit from the town's captive population. He demands total obedience and uses the town's structure to enforce his authority.

Conor is Stan's estranged brother who adapts easily to the lawless, post-crash environment. Unlike Stan, Conor ignores rules and societal expectations, choosing to operate on the fringes of society with a ruthless pragmatism. He warns his brother against joining the Positron Project, demonstrating a sharp awareness of the dangers hidden behind corporate promises.

Sandi is a former college student who turns to sex work at a local bar to survive the economic crash. Intrigued by the Positron Project commercial, she joins Charmaine in moving to Consilience, hoping for a safer, more stable life inside the enclosed community.

Veronica is a sex worker and former college student who struggles to make ends meet in the ruined economy. She travels to Consilience with Sandi and Charmaine, trading her dangerous street life for the heavily regulated existence of the Positron Project.

Aurora is an administrative and support worker within the Positron Project. She acts as a liaison for the project's higher-ups, delivering reassignments and managing the residents' integration. She maintains a polite, corporate demeanor while enforcing the project's strict rules.

Lucinda is a former reality television host whose career gives her influence with the public. Ed courts her to produce a favorable broadcast about Consilience, hoping her endorsement will silence the project's critics and attract new expansions.

Budge is a team leader overseeing a production facility. He coordinates complex manufacturing operations and manages a crew of workers, holding covert connections to networks operating outside of Consilience's strict boundaries.