{ "id": "epa5meeq46", "slug": "get-even", "title": "Get Even", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted", "label": "Adapted and franchise screen series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted.literary_classic_adaptations", "label": "Literary and classic serial adaptations", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted.literary_classic_adaptations" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted.literary_classic_adaptations.contemporary-literary-drama-adaptations.thriller-and-crime-adaptations", "label": "Thriller and crime adaptations", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted.literary_classic_adaptations.contemporary-literary-drama-adaptations.thriller-and-crime-adaptations" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted.literary_classic_adaptations.contemporary-literary-drama-adaptations.thriller-and-crime-adaptations.yr-1962-2023", "label": "Premiered 1962 to 2023", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted.literary_classic_adaptations.contemporary-literary-drama-adaptations.thriller-and-crime-adaptations.yr-1962-2023" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020: Adapted and franchise screen series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted", "path": [ { "id": "geo.weu", "label": "Western Europe", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted", "label": "Adapted and franchise screen series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Get Even is a 2020 British teen mystery drama created by Holly Phillips, adapted from Gretchen McNeil's Don't Get Mad novel; ten 30-minute episodes on BBC iPlayer and Netflix, following the secret society DGM at Bannerman school after a murder.", "snippet": "Get Even is a 2020 British teen mystery drama created by Holly Phillips, adapted from Gretchen McNeil's Don't Get Mad novel; ten 30-minute episodes on BBC iPlayer and Netflix, following the secret society DGM at Bannerman school after a murder.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_adapted.literary_classic_adaptations.contemporary-literary-drama-adaptations.thriller-and-crime-adaptations.yr-1962-2023", "markdown": "# Get Even\n\n**Get Even** is a British teen drama television series created by Holly Phillips, adapted from Gretchen McNeil's young adult novel *Get Even*, the first book of the *Don't Get Mad* series[1](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/get-even-review-skip-this-ordinary-teenage-drama-on-netflix-if-you-dont-want-to-spoil-your-weekend/). Its ten episodes, each about 30 minutes long, were first released on [BBC iPlayer](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-iplayer) in February 2020 and later streamed internationally on Netflix from July 31, 2020[2](https://thetvdb.com/series/get-even/allseasons/official) • [3](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/get-even).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | British teen drama and mystery; 10 episodes of roughly 30 minutes[2](https://thetvdb.com/series/get-even/allseasons/official) • [4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/) |\n| First release | BBC iPlayer, February 2020 (episode listings give February 14 and February 15, 2020)[2](https://thetvdb.com/series/get-even/allseasons/official) • [4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/) |\n| Netflix release | July 31, 2020; rated TV-PG[3](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/get-even) |\n| Source | *Get Even* (2014) by Gretchen McNeil, first of the two-book *Don't Get Mad* series[1](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/get-even-review-skip-this-ordinary-teenage-drama-on-netflix-if-you-dont-want-to-spoil-your-weekend/) • [5](https://yaseries.org/series/dont-get-mad) |\n| Main cast | Kim Adis (Kitty Wei), Mia McKenna-Bruce (Bree Deringer), Bethany Antonia (Margot Rivers), Jessica Alexander (Olivia Hayes)[4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/) |\n| Status | Cancelled/ended after one season[4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/) |\n| Reception | 79% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 3 critic reviews; 65% user rating on JustWatch[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/get_even/s01) • [7](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/get-even/season-1) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe series is set at Bannerman Independent School, an elite British private school. Four teenage girls from different social circles, Kitty, Margot, Bree, and Olivia, form a secret society called DGM, short for \"Don't Get Mad\", whose motto is that they don't get mad, they get even. Under the DGM name they carry out anonymous pranks designed to expose bullies and wrongdoers at the school[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46158/get-even).\n\nThe plot turns when their latest target, Ronny, is found dead with a DGM card in his hands. The girls realize their anonymity has been compromised and that someone wants revenge, and the season follows their attempt to identify the killer while avoiding being framed for the murder[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46158/get-even). Episode summaries trace the investigation across the ten-episode run: DGM first works to bring down Ronny Kent, then finds itself suspected of a crime its members did not commit, rethinks its main suspect as evidence shifts, and in the finale finally learns the truth, at great personal risk and with devastating consequences[2](https://thetvdb.com/series/get-even/allseasons/official).\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nThe four leads are Kim Adis as Kitty Wei, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Bree Deringer, Bethany Antonia as Margot Rivers, and [Jessica Alexander](https://www.edgepedia.org/jessica-alexander) as Olivia Hayes[4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/). The supporting cast features [Emily Carey](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-carey) playing Mika Cavanaugh, Joe Ashman playing Rex Cavanaugh, Jake Dunn playing Christopher Beeman, Isaac Rouse playing John, Priya Blackburn playing Meera, and Kit Clarke playing Logan[4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/). Directors credited on the season are Sarah Walker, Max Myers, and Andrew Gunn[1](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/get-even-review-skip-this-ordinary-teenage-drama-on-netflix-if-you-dont-want-to-spoil-your-weekend/).\n\n## Source novel\n\nThe series adapts *Get Even* by the American author Gretchen McNeil, published on September 16, 2014 by Balzer + Bray/[HarperCollins](https://www.edgepedia.org/harpercollins) as the first volume of the *Don't Get Mad* series[9](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/gretchen-mcneil/get-even/) • [5](https://yaseries.org/series/dont-get-mad). The 400-page novel is set at the prep school Bishop DuMaine, where the four DGM members neutralize bullies until their latest target turns up dead holding evidence that implicates the group[9](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/gretchen-mcneil/get-even/). A sequel, *Get Dirty*, completes the two-book story[5](https://yaseries.org/series/dont-get-mad).\n\n## Release\n\nAll ten episodes were placed on BBC iPlayer in February 2020; TheTVDB lists the season as airing February 14, 2020, while epguides and TVmaze list February 15, 2020[2](https://thetvdb.com/series/get-even/allseasons/official) • [4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/). The series reached a wider audience through Netflix, which added it on July 31, 2020[3](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/get-even). It was not renewed; episode guides record its status as canceled/ended after the single season[4](https://epguides.com/GetEven/).\n\n## Reception\n\nCritical response was mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes the season holds a 79% Tomatometer score, but that figure rests on only 3 critic reviews, and the audience Popcornmeter has fewer than 50 ratings[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/get_even/s01). JustWatch users give the season 65%[7](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/get-even/season-1).\n\nReviewers generally credited the central mystery while faulting the surrounding teen-drama material. The Review Geek called it \"a pretty engrossing and well written mystery\" that keeps the viewer guessing through numerous suspects and red herrings, while noting the expected love triangles and arguments alongside the whodunit[10](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/geteven-s1review/). A Stanford Daily review found the murder plot dull despite an intriguing premise, singling out Margot's arc and her friendship with Olivia as the most compelling storyline[11](https://stanforddaily.com/2020/09/03/get-even-fails-to-deliver/). A Koimoi review judged the treatment underwhelming, saying the show was not compelling enough to sustain even one episode a day despite the short runtime[1](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/get-even-review-skip-this-ordinary-teenage-drama-on-netflix-if-you-dont-want-to-spoil-your-weekend/).\n\nCommentary also highlighted the series' casting and representation. A [Teen Vogue](https://www.edgepedia.org/teen-vogue) piece argued that *Get Even* centers teens of color and their love stories, treating characters of color as desirable and worthy of romance in a genre where such storylines remain rare[12](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/get-even-netflix-centers-teens-of-color-op-ed). Common Sense Media, which recommends the show for ages 14 and up, described it as an edgy British teen mystery dealing with murder, frequent teen drinking, and romance, and called it good television for viewers who enjoy teens caught in involving mysteries[3](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/get-even).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Get Even Review: Skip This Ordinary Teenage Drama On Netflix, Koimoi](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/get-even-review-skip-this-ordinary-teenage-drama-on-netflix-if-you-dont-want-to-spoil-your-weekend/)\n2. [Get Even - Aired Order - All Seasons, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/get-even/allseasons/official)\n3. [Get Even - Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/get-even)\n4. [Get Even (a Titles & Air Dates Guide), epguides](https://epguides.com/GetEven/)\n5. [Don't Get Mad Books in Order by Gretchen McNeil, YA Series](https://yaseries.org/series/dont-get-mad)\n6. [Get Even: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/get_even/s01)\n7. [Get Even Season 1 - watch full episodes streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/get-even/season-1)\n8. [Get Even, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/46158/get-even)\n9. [GET EVEN, Kirkus Reviews](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/gretchen-mcneil/get-even/)\n10. [Get Even - Netflix Season 1 Review, The Review Geek](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/geteven-s1review/)\n11. ['Get Even' Fails to Deliver, The Stanford Daily](https://stanforddaily.com/2020/09/03/get-even-fails-to-deliver/)\n12. [\"Get Even\" on Netflix Centers Teens of Color and Their Love Stories, Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/get-even-netflix-centers-teens-of-color-op-ed)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Adapted and franchise screen series › Literary and classic serial adaptations › Thriller and crime adaptations › Premiered 1962 to 2023*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/get-even", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/get-even.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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