![]() Hulu brought Awesomeness TV - a production company known for low-budget content targeting teens and young adults ( To All the Boys, Trinkets) - on board after screening the presentation. ![]() The duo, along with former co-showrunner Sam Zvibleman, also delivered additional backup scripts for the series. PEN15 was picked up to series in April 2018 with a 10-episode order after Hulu screened a hilarious 15-minute pilot presentation in which they saw Erskine and Konkle as their teenage counterparts. The duo was upfront about the show’s impending conclusion in a profile published Monday in The New Yorker, revealing that they envisioned PEN15 wrapping after three seasons and the impact that COVID-19 had on their ability to film the show. While Hulu wanted the show to go on, Erskine and Konkle, who are both 34, are now parents and have used the platform of PEN15 to land other gigs, including an upcoming role in Obi-Wan Kenobi for Erskine and feature Together Together for Konkle. Still, it’s a surprise to see PEN15 come to a conclusion after finally breaking through with an Emmy nomination for outstanding comedy series this year while also solidifying its place as a critical favorite (it has a 97 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes). (The challenges of filming during the pandemic also led to the one-off animated special.) That led to a year-plus delay for what is now the final seven episodes of the series. Disney+ is the home for your favorite movies and TV shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. In a September 2020 interview with The Hollywood Reporter podcast TV’s Top 5, the duo expressed uncertainty about if and how they’d be able to film part two of season two during the pandemic. ![]() ![]() This Week in TV: 'Money Heist' and 'PEN15' End, 'Annie Live'Įrskine and Konkle were open about the impact of the pandemic on filming PEN15, which features a cast largely comprised of teenagers. ![]()
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