<P> Alexa & Katie is a Netflix original sitcom created by Heather Wordham . Matthew Carlson serves as showrunner . The first season premiered on Netflix on March 23, 2018, and consists of 13 episodes . In April 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a second season . </P> <P> Lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school . The two friends confront a crisis when Alexa discovers that she is ill and starts undergoing treatment for cancer, which leaves them feeling like outsiders at a time when what seems to matter most is fitting in. The girls try to navigate through high school while dealing with the illness . </P> <Ul> <Li> Paris Berelc as Alexa </Li> <Li> Isabel May as Katie </Li> <Li> Tiffani Thiessen as Lori </Li> <Li> Eddie Shin as Dave </Li> <Li> Emery Kelly as Lucas </Li> <Li> Finn Carr as Jack </Li> <Li> Jolie Jenkins as Jennifer </Li> </Ul> <Li> Paris Berelc as Alexa </Li>

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