Mates

Mates is a British comedy-drama television series created by Ifan Barber that airs on Channel 4.

The first 8-part series aired from October 8th 2018 to November 26th 2018.

The first series focused on Owen, a first year Journalism student at the fictional University of South London, and the group of 8 flatmates he is assigned in halls, including a radical lesbian feminist, a pot-smoking vegan, a Canadian exchange student, a Polish nymphomaniac, a sarcastic film student, a streetwise Latina Londoner and a dim-witted fashion student.

The series also introduces Owen's coursemates, which includes a Dutch lothario, a Sikh chainsmoker, a Saudi princess, a Cornish goth and a brummie chef.

Channel 4 renewed Mates for a second series shortly after the first concluded, it premiered on September 30th 2019, and saw some major cast changes.

Series 1
Series 1 of Mates premiered on Channel 4 on October 8th 2018 and ran for 8 episodes.

Series 2
Series 2 of Mates premiered on Channel 4 on September 30th 2019 and ran for 8 episodes. It saw a major cast overhaul, with many recurring characters becoming regulars and established regulars becoming recurring characters.