Young Killer

Young Killer - is a American television crime comedy drama created and produced by Jeremy Slater. The series has been broadcast since 2017 on the AMC channel and includes 5 seasons of 20 episodes each and each episode is 40-50 minutes long. The series tells about a 14-year-old boy named Henry Dillan, who was looking to earn extra money for his parents so that they could pay off all their debts, and after searching, he meets Vincent McGravin, who offers the boy a risky job - a job as a killer. The guy reluctantly agrees and this job almost completely changes his life. The Young Killer is also the brand of an entire franchise.

Main characters

 * Jaeden Martell as Henry Dillan - The protagonist of the franchise and TV series. A 14-year-old boy who, while looking for a part-time job, meets with Vincent McGravin, who offers him a risky job as a hitman. Henry's motivation to do this kind of work is money to pay off the family's debts.
 * John Travolta as Vincent McGravin - A crime boss who keeps half the city where the events of the series take place in fear. He is the "customer" of Henry Dillan. He sends Henry to covertly kill his debtors and pays Henry for it.
 * Joaquin Phoenix as Alfred Dillan - Father of Henry Dillan and also husband of May Dillan. He works at a gas station for a fairly low salary. Basically, he works all day long, so that he has enough to support his family and pay off the debts on the apartment, which he inherited from his father, who left debts in the apartment.
 * Charlize Theron as May Dillan - Mother of Henry Dillan and wife of Alfred Dillan. An unemployed woman who constantly worries about her husband and son.

Minor characters

 * Bob Odenkirk as Billy Gans - A 50-year-old gas station attendant who is almost a regular employee of the month. He was also the former director of a hypermarket in the city and he resigned from this position of his own free will.
 * Christian Borle as Martin Loa - An alcoholic tramp wandering the cities. The former debtor of Vincent McGravin, who spent the last money on repaying the debt and is now wandering.
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar as Martha Olsen - May Dillan best friend, who, like May, is unemployed and a housewife. Ex-wife of Alfred Dillan and current wife of Robert Pancho.
 * Al Pacino as Robert Panco Olsen - Husband of Martha Olsen. Originally from Spain, who fled from his parents to America at the age of 19 and met Martha at 21. At the age of 30, he and Martha got married.
 * Gaten Matarazzo as Ben White - Henry Dillan's best friend since childhood, and also the only person who, apart from Henry himself and Vincent McGravin, knows about Henry's work.
 * Jaden Smith as Johnny Vance - A mutual friend of Henry Dillan and Ben White. Also has the nickname "Nimble Johnny". His father, Greg Vance, owns the gas station where Billy Gans works.
 * Will Smith as Greg Vance - Widower, father of Johnny Vance. Owns a gas station, from which he fired everyone except Billy Gans, as he is honored to be employee of the month, however, after the other employees were fired, this title lost its meaning (according to Greg).
 * Marisa Tomei as Scarlett McGravin - Wife of Vincent McGravin. From her husband, she only needs money for entertainment with friends, but despite this, she loves her husband and is devoted to him.
 * Dwayne Johnson as El Estrader - The famous boxer who is the idol of Ben White and he dreams of becoming like him in the future.

Antagonists

 * Reggie Lee as Yang Wang Yuong - Boss of the local American mafia. He is in debt to Vincent McGravin. Henry Dillan is sent to kill Yang, commissioned by Vincent.
 * Bob Balaban as Mike "George" Adams - Former security guard at Willy's Diner pizzeria. Debtor of Vincent McGravin.
 * Woody Harrelson as Eduardo Exposito - The owner of the Casino, who instead of raising profits, on the contrary, goes at a loss, because of which he became a debtor to Vincent McGravin.
 * Giancarlo Esposito as Jonathan Kapono - A gambling man who plays poker in a casino owned by Eduardo Exposito. Like the rest of the antagonists, he is in debt to Vincent McGravin.
 * Xochitl Gomez as Penny McGravin - The daughter of Vincent and Scarlett McGravin, who lives with her uncle, who is also Vincent's brother. A kind of anti-hero in the franchise. She is in love with Henry.
 * Vincent D’Onofrio as Wally McGravin - Brother of Vincent McGravin and guardian of Penny McGravin. Like his brother, he is a customer and orders are carried out by his niece Penny.
 * Idris Elba as Nathan Wynn - A lawyer who owns a little-known advocacy company. And because of the little-known, Nathan is forced to work part-time at 2 jobs in order to somehow survive in the city. Also indebted to Vincent McGravin.
 * Jared Leto as Aaron Walker - A biker who participates in nighttime motorcycle races with his biker friends. Is indebted to Vincent McGravin and Eduardo Exposito.

Other antagonists coming soon.

Episodes
See: List of Young killer episodes

Critical Responce
The series, along with the franchise, received fairly good recognition from critics and the public. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series received a 95% rating from critics and 100% from viewers. On the Metacritic website, the series received a rating of 4/5, and on the IMDb website, the series received a rating of 5/5.

Awards and nominations
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Best Worker Billy! (2021)
Best Worker Billy! is an spin-off to the TV series Young Killer, which tells about the work and not only the life of 50-year-old Billy Gans. This project has 3 seasons and 10 episodes each.

Hire the Penny (2022)
Hire the Penny is an second spin-off to the TV series Young killer, which tells about the adventures of Penny McGravin - the daughter of Vincent and Scarlett McGravin, who is a killer commissioned by her uncle Wally McGravin - Vincent McGravin's brother. The project has 2 seasons with 8 episodes each. The series is a prequel and hitch to Young Killer: The Movie (2023).

Young Killer: The Movie (2023)
Young Killer: The Movie is an upcoming 2023 movie based on TV series Young Killer. The plot of the movie is not specified yet.

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