The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021
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From dark social satires to quirky comedies, twisty superhero tales, uplifting sci-fi, and more, this year's small-screen gems were bold, surprising, and 100 percent satisfying
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Farewell to ‘Pen15,’ the Weirdest, Sweetest, Saddest, Funniest Show About the Growing Pains of Middle School
Posted in: TV ReviewsThe second half of Season Two — just announced by creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle as the series' final batch of episodes — is as trenchant a study of adolescence as ever
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‘Pen15’ Is Back to Plumb the Agony and Ecstasy — But Mostly Agony — of Middle School
Posted in: TV NewsMaya Erskine and Anna Konkle's hit series set in the year 2000 will return to Hulu in December
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‘Pen15’ Creators Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine Are Making Middle School Great Again
Posted in: TV FeaturesWith their laugh-out-loud funny and deeply poignant series, the writer-stars have shown that girls can be just as gross and weird as boys — and that our inner 13-year-old never dies
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Year in Review: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
Posted in: TV ListsFrom teens to queens, first loves to worst loves, vampires to aliens and more, these series gave us characters and stories to escape into when the real world was too scary to bear
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How the Creators of ‘Pen15’ Make Middle School Misery Come Alive
Posted in: TV FeaturesMaya Erskine and Anna Konkle have turned a bonkers concept — adult women playing themselves at 13 — into a hilarious and poignant trip down memory lane
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Pen15: New Season 2 Trailer Hints at Sadness Amid Awkward Comedy
Posted in: TV News"We struggled a little bit with how dark to go," star Anna Konkle says of second season of Hulu's offbeat comedy
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Anna and Maya Return to Middle School in ‘Pen15’ Season Two Trailer
Posted in: TV NewsSeason Two arrives on Hulu in September
