Why is Season 2 only 7 episodes? What the creators said about Season 3


Fans of the Hulu Kady Medi series Pen 15 The second season, released on the streaming service on September 18, 2020, did not cost any time diving. Still, some may have been surprised to find only seven new episodes. Find out what the creators are Pen 15 Told about the future of the show and when to expect more episodes.

‘PEN15’ season 1 aired in 2019

Pen 15 It premiered in February 2019 with the first season of the 10-episode. The series depicts the lives of two teenagers, Maya Ishii-Peters and Anna Conkley, who are best friends. They start their 7th grade year excited for what’s to come, but quickly realize that everything is changing – and fast.

What makes the series unique is that Maya and Anna are played by Maya Erskine and Anna Conkle, two adult actors who also co-produced the series. The depiction of their own versions since they were at the turn of the century allows for a distinctive display that has garnered thousands of years of attention everywhere.

The first episode of Season 2 in 2020

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Fans and critics alike were admirable Pen 15 And the message is that Hullo is ordering a second season a few months after the first drop. Airskin and Conkley, who are also executive producers and have written credit for many episodes, Pigeon and now, the second season is here.

Well, that’s part of it. Pen 15 Season 2, Part 1 consists of seven episodes, picking from where the previous season left off. Anna and Maya continue their 7th standard year and get both good and bad experiences when they go from Maya’s role in school to Anna’s parents to divorce.

When will ‘PEN15’ Season 2, Part 2 be released?

Picked up Episode 7 for the end of a solid season, but still left. According to the TV line, which reported Pen 15 The premiere date of the second season in July 2020, “The 14-episode season will be split into two parts, with the second batch of seven episodes being held for some time in 2021.”

As evidenced by the above Instagram, Season 2 began shooting in late 2019 or early 2020. They have resumed after the shutdown. “We’re almost done shooting, but Covid stopped us in the middle, so the next seven episodes … won’t be out for a year now,” Conkle told W Magazine in September 2020.

Here is what has been shared about the future of ‘PEN15’

Season 2 of 'Pen 15', Anna Con (Anna Conkle) and Maya Ishii-Peters (Maya Erskin) in 'Play'
‘Pen 15’ Season 2, Anna Con (Anna Conkley) and Maya Ishii-Peters (Maya Erskin) in ‘Play’ | Lara Solanki / Hulu

In the second part, as Conkel said in an interview with W Magazine Pen 15 Season 2 will include “R-Ratedness and Mature Story,” as the characters experience the growing pains of adolescence. But the way middle school seems to stretch forever, they hope to do the same about their range.

“We hope to have a show [about] Anna and I are in 7th grade, forever, ”Erskine told Entertainment Weekly in 2019. The whole concept of this show is: That Pure he doesn’t go to high school about these two characters. So a Season 3 shop could mean the same thing, albeit with a slight bite.