Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that appear in 2024, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producers, Hannah Cheers and Angelo Abela until June 2024 when Abela departed leaving Cheers as sole executive producer. Kitty Draper was introduced in January, followed by Abe Fielding. Declan Hawthorne made his debut in February. Arlo Fielding made his debut in March. Donny Clark was introduced in April. Noah Dexter appeared in May, followed by Martha Blake and her son Jeremy Blake. As of 16 September 2024, all episodes and events are set a year later as a time jump aired in that episode.