Synopsis: "PEN15" is middle school as it really happened. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult comedy, playing versions of themselves as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual thirteen-year-olds, where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen. (Courtesy Hulu, 2018)

The Cast:

Production Credits:
The series is created, written, and executive produced by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Sam Zvibleman. Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone & Becky Sloviter of Party Over Here, Shelley Zimmerman, Brett Bouttier, Jordan Levin & Joe Davola of AwesomenessTV, Marc Provissiero & Brooke Pobjoy from Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, Debbie Liebling, and Gabe Liedman also serve as executive producers.

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (Hulu)
1-01 First Day
It’s the first day of seventh grade in the year 2000. School rejects, Anna and Maya, get a lot of unexpected attention.
Written by: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman
Directed by: Dan Longino

1-02 Miranda
Maya and Anna become fascinated with the mature girls in their class who smoke. They are faced with the age-old question: stay home and play pretend or go out and do drugs?
Written by: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman
Directed by: Dan Longino

1-03 Ojichan
Maya feels a tickle down there which becomes kind of an addiction, distracting her from her best friend who really needs her.
Written by: Maya Erskine
Directed by: Dan Longino

1-04 Solo
Trailview’s Night of Amazing Music is coming up. Anna hopes to win Alex’s heart with a classical aria while Maya is consumed with a lie.
Written by: Sam Zvibleman
Directed by: Andrew Deyoung 

1-05 Community Service 
There’s an exclusive fashion show at the local nursing home. Somehow Anna and Maya make it in, but feelings of inadequacy lead them down a shady path.
Written by: Jessica Watson
Directed by: Andrew Deyoung 

1-06 Posh 
Maya gets a questionable nickname during a school project. Anna goes along with it, resulting in a test of their friendship and identities.
Written by: Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer
Directed by: Andrew Deyoung

1-07 AIM
Maya and Anna get their very first AIM screennames and their social world opens up. Maybe too much.
Written by: Gabe Liedman
Directed by: Sam Zvibleman

1-08 Wild Things 
It’s a viewing party to watch the newly released VHS movie, Wild Things. The night gets sexy and Anna and Maya try to keep up.
Written by: Sam Zvibleman
Directed by: Sam Zvibleman

1-09 Anna Lishi-Peters
Anna gets to sleep over at Maya’s house on a school night and can’t wait to become part of the Ishii-Peter family. But things turn as Anna gets a little too comfortable.
Written by: Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle
Directed by: Sam Zvibleman 

1-10 Dance
It’s the night of their first school dance but Anna and Maya are on bad terms. They’ll have to navigate this unfamiliar terrain set to billboard hits, by themselves. 
Written by: Anna Konkle
Directed by: Sam Zvibleman