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Mason and Julius Belford (season 1) and Jack and James Hoogerwerff (seasons 2–4) as Baby Jericho Turner, the firstborn child of the Turners who died just two and a half months after he was born. He is later replaced by a lifelike reborn doll to soothe Dorothy under the delusion that her son is still alive, but inexplicably re-appears alive and well following Leanne's arrival.

Phillip James Brannon as Matthew Roscoe, a man hired by Julian to help investigate Leanne and protect the Turners. His life is changed after an encounter with the Church of Lesser Saints.

Tony Revolori as Tobe, Sean's kind-hearted commis chef who has a crush on Leanne.

Soojeong Son as Wanda (Season 1), a babysitter whom Leanne befriends.

Boris McGiver as "Uncle" George, a member of the Church of Lesser Saints bent on bringing Leanne back to the cult, and posing as her uncle to the Turners.

Jerrika Hinton as Natalie Gorman (season 1–2), Dorothy's close friend and therapist who suggested the reborn doll as a temporary coping method, and one of the only people outside of the family to know about Jericho's death.

Molly Griggs as Isabelle Carrick (season 1–3), an up-and-coming reporter at 8News where Dorothy works.

Todd Waring as Frank Pearce, Dorothy and Julian's father and Jericho's maternal grandfather.

Alison Elliott as "Aunt" May Markhem (season 1–2, 4), George's wife and the leader of the Church of Lesser Saints, who poses as Leanne's aunt to the Turners.

Victoria Cartagena as Officer Stephanie Reyes (season 2, 4), a police officer who interacted with the Turners when Jericho died.

Billy Vargus as Walker Roush (season 2–4), a news anchor for 8 News.

Katie Lee Hill as Kourtney (season 2–4), Frank's much-younger girlfriend.

Barbara Sukowa as "Aunt" Josephine (season 2), a member of the Church of Lesser Saints.

Sunita Mani as Veera (season 3), Julian's girlfriend and a recovering drug addict.

Mathilde Dehaye as Snake (season 3–4), a homeless person in the park who left the Church of Lesser Saints to worship Leanne.

Joshua De Jesus as Milo (season 3), a homeless person part of Snake's group.

Mac Rop as Lou (season 3–4), a homeless person part of Snake's group.

Carmen Herlihy as Nancy (season 3), a minister Sean has been seeing.

Brian K. Landis as the Tall Man (season 4), a member of the Church of Lesser Saints

Barbara Kingsley as Roberta "Bobbie" (season 4), a live-in nurse for Dorothy's sick-nurse who is also a spiritual medium.

Denny Dillon as Beverly "Bev" (season 4), Dorothy's other live-in nurse.

Critical response

For the first season, the review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 84% approval rating with an average score of 7.2/10, based on 61 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though Servant's slithering mystery often wanders into dark, crowded corners, its claustrophobic atmosphere and powerful performances build enough tension to keep viewers hooked." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 for the season, based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average score of 7.6/10, based on 26 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Servant's second season serves up a solid—if not always convincing—set of thrills with a better grasp on its dark humor." Metacritic assigned a score of 76 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

For the third season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average score of 6.7/10, based on 12 reviews. Metacritic assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

For the fourth and final season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average score of 7.9/10, based on 19 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Servant's devotion to gothic absurdity pays off handsomely in a confident final season, with this singular series ending on a note of characteristically wry disquiet." Metacritic assigned a score of 82 out of 100 based on seven critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Author Stephen King has praised the series on multiple occasions, calling it "spooky as hell", "extremely creepy and totally involving." Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has called it a beautifully crafted, elegant show which feels like a European slow burn. He particularly praised the surgical staging and camera work in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed episodes, as well as Rupert Grint's performance.

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