PEN15 (2019)
R-Rated. Cringeworthy. Middle school.
Middle school as it really happened. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult comedy, playing versions of themselves as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual thirteen-year-olds, where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 8 February 2019 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 3 December 2021 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman and Maya Erskine |
| Starring | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Mutsuko Erskine |
| Seasons | 2 seasons, 25 episodes |
| Episode length | about 27 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 11 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.2/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play 13-year-old versions of themselves, but they are adults. That disconnect is the engine. The comedy comes from watching grown women navigate the specific, crushing anxiety of 2000s middle school. They are surrounded by actual 13-year-olds, which makes the performance feel less like a bit and more like a social experiment. The show is 11 hours long. It is a precise, painful look at how the smallest social miscalculation can feel like a life sentence.
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- PEN15 on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q55080234 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
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