PEN15 is an American cringe comedy streaming television series, created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Sam Zvibleman, that premiered on February 8, 2019, on Hulu. The series stars Erskine and Konkle, who also serve as executive producers alongside Zvibleman, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Becky Sloviter, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Debbie Liebling, and Gabe Liedman. In May 2019, Hulu renewed the series for a second season of fourteen episodes, the first half of which premiered on September 18, 2020.
| Genre | Cringe comedy |
| Created by | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman |
| Starring | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Mutsuko Erskine, Richard Karn, Taylor Nichols, Melora Walters, Taj Cross, Dallas Liu |
| Opening theme | "Demirep", by Bikini Kill |
| Composer(s) | Leo Birenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Executive producer(s) | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Debbie Liebling, Gabe Liedman, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Becky Sloviter, Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, Jordan Levin |
| Producer(s) | Jeremy Reitz, Don Dunn, Scott Levine |
| Cinematography | Andy Rydzewski |
| Editor(s) | Matt McBrayer, Taichi Erskine, Amelia Allwarden |
| Running time | 27–36 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Lonely Island Classics, Odenkirk Provissiero, AwesomenessTV, Party Over Here |
| Distributor | Hulu |
| Original network | Hulu |
About PEN15
Two seventh-grade girls deal with the awkwardness of becoming teenagers. Series creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play versions of themselves in the show.
Achievement of PEN15
The series was produced in collaboration with AwesomenessTV and The Lonely Island. "Demirep" by Bikini Kill is the opening theme song for the series.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About PEN15
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