PEN15 (2019)

Name: PEN15
Released: 2019
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Mutsuko Erskine, Taylor Nichols, Melora Walters

TV-MA 6.9/10 IMDb

Comedy

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.

Creator: Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Maya Erskine

Cast: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Mutsuko Erskine, Taylor Nichols, Melora Walters

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Eating disorders

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity

Phobias & Sensory

Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse (referenced)Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (referenced)

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

3 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(2.4)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Stalking / harassmentEating disordersGaslighting / emotional manipulationVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Explicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(2.7)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Eating disordersGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Explicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)