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- 2019
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Summary The comedy co-created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Sam Zvibleman is set in middle school with Erskine and Konkle as 13-year-olds.
Created By: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman
- 2019
- TV-MA
- HULU
- 2019
- TV-MA
- HULU
PEN15
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 1, 2019
7.3
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Summary The comedy co-created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Sam Zvibleman is set in middle school with Erskine and Konkle as 13-year-olds.
Created By: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
87
97% Positive
35 Reviews
35 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
87
97% Positive
35 Reviews
35 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Its tone is perfectly judged. The show is so pitifully accurate about how cringeworthy teenage life can be that, at times, it is tough to watch. ... I found the very last episode surprisingly upsetting, and wondered if this was really how it would end. And then it pulled out its PEN15 superpower, turned its lights up, and became something touching and brilliant again.
[Pen15 returns] in all its heart-shredding, hormone-confused, beautifully awkward and painfully traumatizing glory. If I had a gel pen, I would be doodling hearts all over. ... None of us would have been capable of writing about what any of that was like when we are at that age. To have it dramatized for us so viscerally—and now, at this turning point in our (millennial) lives—is pretty astonishing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 136 User Ratings
7.3
73% Positive
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
6% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
21% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 136 User Ratings
7.3
73% Positive
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
6% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
21% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
Second best acting and scripts behind Ted Lasso. Two 30yrs clearly nailed acting 13. Clever funny and must see series! A reason to have Hulu. Every episode is a winner. Maya and Anna deserve comedy nominations.
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PEN15 Season 2 is very much worth the binge, as well as the wait for the second half, set to premiere in 2021. ... Erskine and Konkle are true delights and they are surrounded by an equally delightful cast of actual kids who showcase a range of talent that keeps the adult leads of this show on their toes.
But it's the eternal internal world of adolesence that's mostly the concern of Pen15, and that's not always a good fit for nostalgia. Erskine and Konkle do not skip past the mindless cruelty of teenagers, and it's possible that for all its rip-roaring daffiness, Pen15 is at its best when it's most lacerating.
Pen15 has definitely changed, but in ways that are almost entirely for the better. What was once a gimmick is now a thoroughly excellent and warm show.
The more physically convincing they become, the more emotionally rich and fascinating Pen15 turns out to be. It’s primarily a balls-out, Broad City-ish comedy throughout, but it also evolves to become keenly observant, wise and empathetic regarding the fraught nature of being a friend, a daughter or just a girl of that age.
In its best moments, PEN15 is like a juvenile version of Broad City--creatively bold, out there and simple in its directness as it follows two best friends testing the bounds of friendship. ... But the downside is the repetitive sketch feel of the whole thing, which can wear thin over 30 minutes.
Hilarious Show. Chock-Full of 'LOL' moments. It's much more heartfelt than other teen comedies on TV. Underrated
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It can be a bit subtle in both comedy and emotion, but it speaks very true to early 2000s life for middle schoolers. Overall, there's more than enough heart and laugh out loud moments to keep you thoroughly entertained. Really hoping for a third season!
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Middle school is the peak of uneasiness. It is three years of amplified disappointment and humiliation, the vast majority of which are mentally curbed and covered profound inside our mind — which makes it all the additionally bewildering that somebody would propose to return to it, yet additionally amplify how awkward it is. Whatever their thinking, they figured out how to persuade a couple of other lamentable spirits. The unnerving, upsetting and discouraging outcome is "PEN15."
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Production Company:
- Awesomeness TV
- Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment
- Party Over Here
- The Lonely Island
Initial Release Date: Jan 1, 2019
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 13 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 4 Nominations
