‘PEN15’ envy: why tweens are queens of TV right now

Now in its second season, the series has been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Writing

14 January 2021 - 19:31 By Kevin Kriedemann

Set in middle school as it really happened in the year 2000, Emmy-nominated PEN15 sees thirtysomething creator-writer-producers Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine playing versions of themselves as 13-year-old outcasts ... surrounded by actual 13-year-olds playing their peers. ..

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