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in InterviewsInterview: ‘PEN15’ Director Sam Zvibleman Talks Honesty, Hard Work, and the Magic Behind the Scenes
I have a long list of shows that helped get me through the pandemic, but one that really stayed with me was PEN15. Season two premiered in September of last year, building on the honest, refreshingly awkward legs of season one. A show about middle school, “as it really happened” starring two of the three […] More
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in TV, TV Reviews
TV REVIEW: Hulu’s ‘PEN15’ is a Reminder that “You Never Really Leave 13”
Recollections of seventh grade can be foggy and buried in the back of one’s mind with the other mildly traumatic memories. But the feelings of seventh grade left behind remain, frustratingly, in bits and pieces. Pen15 captures this feeling perfectly, starring show creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle as 13-year old versions of themselves alongside a cast of middle-school-aged actors. The […] More
