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PEN15
2019–2021
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Every rating
72–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 92, everyone else 79.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →The comedic story of middle school seen through the eyes of two 7th-grade girls dealing with the awkwardness of being teenagers.
Details
- Created by
- Anna Konkle, Maya Erskine, Sam Zvibleman
- Released
- 8 February 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 25 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 1 win, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →1 win from 14 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2021 | Best Comedy Series | Pen15 | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Melissa DeLizia | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Debbie Liebling, Vera Santamaria, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Becky Sloviter, Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, Jordan Levin, Don Dunn, Scott Levine and Jeremy Reitz | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Maya Erskine (for "Play") | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2021 | Comedy Series | Alyssa DiMari, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Josh Levine, Gabe Liedman, Rachele Lynn, Vera Santamaria, Diana Tay and Sam Zvibleman | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2020 | Best Comedy Series | Pen15 | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2020 | New Series | Jeff Chan, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Gabe Liedman, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Andrew Rhymer, Jessica Watson and Sam Zvibleman | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2020 | Comedy Series | Jeff Chan, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Gabe Liedman, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Andrew Rhymer, Jessica Watson and Sam Zvibleman | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Debbie Liebling, Vera Santamaria, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Becky Sloviter, Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, Jordan Levin, Don Dunn, Scott Levine and Jeremy Reitz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Maya Erskine (for "Play") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Stacy Osei-Kuffour (for "Anna Ishii-Peters") | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
3 nominations
| Comedy Series | Alyssa DiMari, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Josh Levine, Gabe Liedman, Rachele Lynn, Vera Santamaria, Diana Tay and Sam Zvibleman | Nominee |
| Comedy Series | Jeff Chan, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Gabe Liedman, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Andrew Rhymer, Jessica Watson and Sam Zvibleman | Nominee |
| New Series | Jeff Chan, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Gabe Liedman, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Andrew Rhymer, Jessica Watson and Sam Zvibleman | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Comedy Series | Pen15 | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Series | Pen15 | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Melissa DeLizia | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Series – Short Form | Pen15 | Winner |
Television Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Maya Erskine | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Pen15 | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Television Pilot & First Season – Comedy | Melissa DeLizia | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment | Pen15 | Nominee |