Franklin

Background

• A shy, anxious 12-year-old attending Camp Emerald Bay for the first time -- a boy of average height and build with a mess of unruly hair and a sensitive demeanor, feeling like a fish out of water.
  
• Loves fishing but is scared of the water. A mama's boy trying to navigate his path into independence and teenhood, writing letters to his mother throughout the outbreak that serve as a framing device for his story.
  

Personality

• Deeper and more thoughtful than most kids his age; wants nothing more than to fit in and find his place.
  

Notable In The Series

• Meets Ruby when she trips over him on the ferry to Catalina Island -- his first moment of comfort at camp.
  
• Arrives a nervous "Pollywog" and is immediately targeted by Chase; drawn into a trio with Blaine and Zach, the first friends who make him feel like he belongs.
  
• Witnesses unimaginable horror during the outbreak's first night, including finding Lucas's mangled body, and narrowly survives being separated from the group.
  
• Nearly drowns swimming for the family yacht The Elysian Escape during the group's final escape from Avalon, but is saved.
  
• Survives to the end of Season 1, returning to the mainland with Ruby and Zach to find the outbreak has engulfed the world beyond the island.