Jem and the Holograms (2017 Reboot)

Jem and the Holograms is an American reboot television series created by Universal Animation Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios.

Synopsis
"In a vibrant metropolis, Jessica Benton, along with her talented friends—Kimber, Alina, Shana, Carmen, and Mary—form the sensational rock band Jem and the Holograms. Using extraordinary items known as the Jemstone Jewels and unique instruments, each member transforms into their alter ego to conquer the music scene. Meanwhile, the ambitious Erika Raymond, with her son Alex, manages the rival group, The Misfits. As both bands vie for the spotlight, personal and professional struggles intertwine, uncovering secrets, forging alliances, and creating a harmonious symphony of friendship and rivalry in the dazzling world of Jem and the Holograms."

The Holograms

 * Jessica Benton/Jem (voiced by Aimee Carrero): Jem is the leader of the Holograms, where she provides the lead vocals and plays rhythm guitar. She is the alter-ego of Jessica Benton, a musically-talented but very insecure teenage girl still coping with the loss of her father at an early age. Using the power of Synergy, a powerful AI with holographic capabilities, Jessica can become Jem by switching her pearl earrings (the "Jemstar Earrings") to a special mode. Jessica is a talented singer, musician and songwriter, but likes to keep all of this to herself. Kimber, on the other hand, is very enthusiastic, ever dreaming on becoming a pop star someday and always trying to encourage her older sister to overcome her fears and convince her to let the world know how important she really is. Most stories of the series consist of Jessica hiding her identity from others, especially Rio Pacheco, her long-time boyfriend. Synergy's holograms are integral to maintaining the illusion that Jessica and Jem are two different people, and as such she is very nervous when Jem is brought up while she's in her Jessica form. Jessica tends to compartmentalize her life in some respects and even occasionally shows jealousy toward the alter-ego of Jem she created, as she is able to indulge in her inhibitions far more freely than she can as Jessica. She respects her siblings turned bandmates, acting as a motherly figure towards the group. Her identity theme color is pink/white, and her band motif is stars.
 * Kimberly "Kimber" Benton/Melodia (voiced by Isabella Gomez): Kimberly, better known by her nickname Kimber, is Jessica's younger twin sister and the primary songwriter of the Holograms. Kimber is also the keyboard player, synthesizer expert, and part of the backup vocals for the band. While very kind and sweet, she has extreme emotions and is very sensitive, often shown by her tantrums, which appear from time to time. These emotional outbursts are due largely in part to the impact of the death of Kimber and Jessica's father, Emmett had on her—something Kimber still grieves over to this day. Kimber also has a close friendship with Mary "Stormi" Phillips, one of the Misfits who later becomes the newest member of the Holograms. A hopeless romantic, Kimber has many boyfriends and love interests, but is not very serious about any of them (except for the British teen idol Sean Harrison).
 * Alina Keith/Fury (voiced by Karen Fukuhara): Alina is an Asian-American girl who is one of Aunt Bailey's two adoptive daughters, being the younger sister and childhood friend of Shana. She is the lead guitarist and backup vocals for the Holograms. Alina was the first foster child adopted by Jacqui and Emmett Benton, Jessica and Kimber's parents. She is romantically involved with Craig Phillips, the brother of the Misfit's later former keytarist, Stormi. Alina is almost always the driver of the Rockin' Roadster, the primary vehicle of the group. Tough as nails, Alina is described as being a tomboy, though she also will never give up on helping a person improve. Alina also has considerable knowledge of most electronics, and as such, she is the only one of the Holograms who has some experience with the inner workings of Synergy. Her identity theme color is green/blue, and her
 * Shana Elmsford/Rhythmix (voiced by Gugu Mbatha-Raw): Shana is a Caucasian + African-American girl who is the childhood friend/older adoptive sister of Alina, and one of the two adoptive daughters of Aunt Bailey Scott. Shana provides the drums and backup vocals for the group. Despite Shana's shy demeanor and scaredy cat personality, she eventually became good friends with the other girls. Shana's boyfriend is music producer Anthony Julian; and she also designs many of the Holograms' clothes. She is known to be a passionate "fashionista" (as Jerrica calls her) and can be usually seen in her room working on her sewing machine. This hobby has actually brought her a bit of trouble with her sisters and friends, as she sometimes takes her clothes without permission and modifies them to her own liking. This trait usually makes her have the last word when it comes to the band's look, either if it is professionally or while rehearsing in the garage of their house. Shana sometimes expresses doubts in her talents as a designer, which makes her a great target for the Misfits. She has great respect for Danielle DuVoison, who has taken a personal interest in Shana's work and often gives her helpful advice.
 * Carmen "Raya Sunshine" Alonso/Echo (voiced by America Ferrera): Carmen, better known by her model name Raya Sunshine, is the Mexican-American bass guitarist of the Holograms and one of the back-up singers. Raya is the only member of the Holograms who comes from a family and whose parents are still alive. She has three brothers, all of which are huge fans of Echo. Raya is a beautiful, modest and kindhearted young woman who projects a warm and friendly attitude toward others, although she can also be a bit shy and unassertive. Her insecurities make her project a naive personality, although she has also been shown to possess a volatile temper when provoked.
 * Mary "Stormi" Phillips/Serenity (voiced by Mae Whitman): Stormi is the primary songwriter of the Misfits, keytarist for the band, and overall creative force behind the group (though she is almost never given credit for it). While Stormi does seem to enjoy causing mostly harmless mischief, she has never done anything truly malicious to Jem and the Holograms and often expressed concern over some of the Misfits' more ambitious attempts to upstage them. Sweet-natured and compassionate, Stormi is often bullied and pushed around by the other Misfits for her kindness. In fact, she and Kimber forge a friendship when both women felt unappreciated by their bandmates. She also has a sweet tooth and is good with children. Her band motif is thunderclouds.

Supporting Characters

 * Synergy (voiced by ): An extraordinarily sophisticated holographic computer possessing a highly advanced artificial intelligence and designed to be the ultimate audio/visual entertainment synthesizer. Synergy was created by Emmett Benton, and is in many ways considered to be his life's work. Synergy can generate holographic images that are extremely lifelike and synched to accompanying sound-effects; rendering them flawlessly convincing, despite the fact that they aren't solid. As such, they often serve as Jem's secret weapon in times of distress. Synergy's images can be generated over vast distances, with Jem having utilized them even when in other countries and continents. Synergy's artificial intelligence, appearance, and voice are all based on the likeness of Emmett's late wife Jacqui. Synergy was intended to be a surrogate mentor, friend, and maternal figure to the girls. She manifests herself physically as a hologram, when she chooses to physically interact; and communicates with the band remotely via their Jemstone Jewels. While she normally follows her given instructions, Synergy is fully capable of independent thought and action.
 * Rio Pacheco (voiced by ): Jessica's boyfriend, who's also a road manager and engineer for the Holograms. He loves Jessica, but has a crush on Jem, which evolves into something more as the series progresses. Despite his own apparent issues with dishonesty showcased in the form of his fling with Jem despite being in a relationship with Jessica, Rio is portrayed as having some anger management issues, and feels the need to enforce what he feels is right and wrong. This leads to occasional aggressive outbursts or even tantrums throughout the course of the show. Rio's actions make Jessica reluctant to reveal herself as Jem to him in fear that Rio will feel deceived by her. Throughout the series, the dynamic of the relationship between Rio, Jessica, and her persona Jem change and a classic Love Triangle develops. He also had a bond with Alina growing up due to a shared interest in technology.
 * Alexander "Alex" Raymond (voiced by ): The son of Erika Raymond. Alex is a very handsome, responsible and well-mannered guy. He is very secure of himself and has a dashing smile he has no inhibitions in showing at any given time. When he is first introduced to Jessica and the girls, at first he appears to be very bossy, dictating a series of ground rules they must obey as long as they are under his care. This soon changes, however, and he shows his true friendly and positive personality. These traits don't distract him with his duties at Starlight Enterprises, however, as he is very mature for his age. Since the moment he meets Carmen, a spark ignites between both. With all these attributes and a prominent future in the company, not everything is as perfect in his life as one would think. In fact, behind his very secure-looking exterior, he holds a bit of grudge against his mother because he doesn't want to become the type of man she expects him to be. Additionally, he has the impression that no matter how much effort he puts in outdoing himself, it would never be enough to satisfy her demands. He has yet another trick under his sleeve, though; one that not the girls, nor his mother, nor anyone would have imagined, and that is that he is a very talented singer, surprising everyone when he suddenly stops the girls while they are singing a song, only to join them in doing so. He becomes best friends with the girls and agrees to help them in everything they need, even if it means going against his own mother.
 * Aunt Bailey Scott (voiced by ):
 * Erika Raymond (voiced by ): Erika is a middle-aged woman still clinging to the little youth she has left. She is the manager of the Misfits and has been in the music business for a long time, having learned every trick possible in the industry. Admired and hated at the same time, she won't stop at nothing to fulfill her ambitions, no matter who she has to step upon along the way. All full of herself, she has a distinctive cold and penetrating gaze that goes accordingly to her fragile temperament. Every living being in this planet is inferior to Erika in her eyes, apparently making it a real chore for her having to interact with other people to achieve her goals. For these purposes she usually resorts in displaying a forced smile, which ends up being more like a malevolent grin. Erika has to be always on top of every situation she's involved in and she'll never let pass the opportunity of humiliating someone for this purpose, but not without disguising it as an innocent joke, of course.
 * The Misfits: A rival band of Jem and the Holograms.
 * Phyllis Gabor/Pizzazz (voiced by ): Pizzazz is an archetypal spoiled rich girl who is the lead vocals and guitarist of the Misfits. Pizzazz was raised by her tycoon father Harvey Gabor and spoiled as a child. She is the primary antagonist of the show, constantly trying to upstage Jem and the Holograms. She has been shown to be attracted to Rio (Jem/Jerrica's boyfriend), Sean Harrison (British teen idol and Kimber's on-and-off boyfriend), and Riot (of The Rebels). Pizzazz despises her real name, and is prone to fits of rage if things don't go her way. Although Pizzazz has been raised in the presence of wealth and privilege her entire life and does enjoy the comforts it affords, she doesn't truly crave them as one would expect and instead desires to be the object of adoration. Pizzazz's anger issues and obsession with fame/attention is linked to her relationship with her parents, who are neglectful and spiteful of her fame. Her band motif is leaves.
 * Roxanne Pelligrini/Roxy (voiced by ): Roxy is the Misfits' tough-as-nails bassist who also provides the backup vocals. A high school dropout, she's a bit of a ditz and easily fooled by her peers. She takes an instant dislike to fellow Misfit Jetta, and the two are often at odds with each other. Her band motif is bluebell flowers.
 * Shelia Burns/Jetta (voiced by ): The vain and sassy Jetta is the saxophone player of the Misfits. She is originally from England and comes from a poor family, before getting her start as a model and becoming hugely rich. Due to her experience on the street, Jetta is also a skilled pickpocket and a con artist through and through. Being the extremely calculating and jealous girl that she is, Jetta almost immediately begins a rivalry with Roxy for status in the band. Her band motif is cyclones and tornados. As expected, she talks with an (sometimes exaggerated) English accent and when she talks to someone, she usually ends her sentences by adding the word "yank".
 * Leah Dwyer/Blaze (voiced by ):
 * Gwendolyn Snyder/Graphix (voiced by ):
 * Constance Montgomery/Clash (voiced by ):
 * The Rebels: Another music group.