PEN15: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

100% Tomatometer 53 Reviews 86% Audience Score 100+ Ratings This comedy series depicts middle school as it really happened. Comics Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play versions of themselves as teenage outcasts in the year 2000, during a time when the best day of your life can turn into the worst with the stroke of a gel pen. Adult Maya and Anna -- as their younger selves -- are surrounded by actual teenagers as they re-experience some of the ups and downs of middle school life. They get a lot of unexpected attention on the first day of school and later face the temptation to do drugs. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Critics Consensus

An excellent showcase for Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and their well-cast classmates, PEN15's sophom*ore season goes deeper into the nuances of middle school life without losing any of its cringey charm.

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PEN15: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Megan McCluskey TIME Magazine ...the show earned a reputation as a cult hit with its pitch-perfect and candid portrayal of the types of uniquely awkward and mortifying experiences that tend to befall anyone who feels like a middle school reject... Jun 2, 2023 Full Review PEN15: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Louise Rugendyke Sydney Morning Herald Pen15 gets it right. It’s classified as a cringe comedy, which sums up adolescence perfectly. Rated: 5/5 Jul 21, 2022 Full Review PEN15: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Rebecca Nicholson Guardian It is bowing out at the peak of its powers. Rated: 5/5 Jan 4, 2022 Full Review PEN15: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Valerie Ettenhofer Film School Rejects PEN15 takes universal experiences, like questioning friendships or realizing your parents dont see you as a kid anymore, and lends them a breathtaking, taboo-shattering quality. Mar 30, 2022 Full Review PEN15: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Natalia Trzenko La Nación (Argentina) serves as a primer on the origin of millennial attitudes and as a reminder that a teenage girl's brain has the potential to be a weapon of mass self-destruction. [Full review in Spanish] Jan 11, 2022 Full Review PEN15: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Jess Joho Mashable Humor is one of the best showcases of how Yuki's depiction in Pen15 is such a radical shift from how immigrant mothers are usually represented in comedy shows. Jan 6, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrei D Delivers at the end, premise is still kind of dumb Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/17/24 Full Review Zoe H Phenomenal. Had me cracking up and remembering all of the awkward years that I had blocked out Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review Ana C One of the best TV shows I've watched. Truly depicts what pre-teen years felt like as a middle school reject, it's raw & beautiful. These 2 ladies did everything right and props to them, never enjoyed watching a TV show so much until PEN15. Amazing. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review Matthew F Hilarious and heartfelt show about two outcast teenage girls that depend on each other to stay sane in the crazy world that is adolescence. It's so much silly fun. The disinformation they have about sex education and life in general is put at the center of the comedy. You can laugh hard at you are because we've all been there. Hound, insecure, and uniformed…. But just wanting to be accepted and loved. So much fun with a heartfelt chewy center. A must show. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest final 15 episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review river t masterpiece of a show Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

Cast & Crew

Maya Erskine Creator Anna Konkle Creator Sam Zvibleman Creator Maya Erskine Maya Anna Konkle Anna Sam Zvibleman Director
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Pool Two days after the dance, Maya and Anna reluctantly go to a lame pool party; a crush unexpectedly shows up, causing them to question their sanity and reputations. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Wrestle Maya zeros in on her crush, while Anna deals with the fallout from her parents' divorce; together they find outlets in an unexpected extracurricular activity. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Vendy Wiccany Anna and Maya discover secret powers within, allowing them to control rocky aspects of their lives through magic. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Three Witnessing their daughters reach a new low, Kathy and Yuki rally around them; at school, Maya and Anna receive an opportunity at redemption but it will come with a range of influences. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Sleepover Maura hosts a group sleepover at her house; the clock chimes late into the night as secrets and masks threaten the death of friendships. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Play The school play has been cast; Maya has the opportunity to get her actual first kiss; Anna struggles to find herself. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Opening Night It's opening night; hearts are exposed, forcing both Anna and Maya to grow up. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 27, 2021 Jacuzzi On holiday, the girls are introduced to new insecurities and a mystical turn makes their self-doubt impossible to forget. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 3, 2021 Bat Mitzvah An upcoming Bat Mitzvah forces Maya to face a realization about her family's socio-economic status while Anna grapples with an existential crisis. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 3, 2021 Shadow Anna helps her dad move into an apartment; Maya is confronted by a surprise visitor from Japan. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 3, 2021 Yuki While Maya's mother Yuki shops for food, she runs into her ex-husband and father of Shuji as he visits on a business trip; they spend time reminiscing with each other, and pondering the correctness of their life choices. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 3, 2021 Grammy A new family member comes to live with Anna but their arrival brings unexpected endings; Maya gets a diagnosis. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 3, 2021 Luminaria Anna and Maya attend the local "Walk For Cancer;" opportunities for socializing evolve into inklings of mortality. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 3, 2021 Runaway Anna is given the opportunity of a lifetime, but when her parents won't let her partake, Maya encourages them to take fate into their own hands and embark on a dangerous journey. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 3, 2021 Home After getting far from where they began, all Anna and Maya want is to go back home. Details

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Season Info

Director
Sam Zvibleman

Creator
Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman

Executive Producer
Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Deborah Liebling, Gabe Liedman, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Becky Sloviter, Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, Jordan Levin, Vera Santamaria

Screenwriter
Anna Konkle

Network
Hulu

Rating
TV-MA

Genre
Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date
Sep 18, 2020
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