Ashley Rickards in Awkward. (2011)

Awkward.

TV Series#26594182011TV-1422m
ActionComedyDramaRomance
7.5 / 10(46,880)

An unpopular 15-year-old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a suicide attempt.

Rated
TV-14
Runtime
22m
Released
2011
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 2011

Storyline

An unpopular 15-year-old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a suicide attempt.

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Did you know

The show's creator Lauren Iungerich researched the show by going back to her old high school. She says, "every year I go to my old high school and I talk to teenagers about their lives and the things are going through to stay engaged and to stay true to our show and ensuring that we are hitting the right notes".

When Jenna turns sixteen, Valerie gives her a Sixteen Candles (1984) a DVD gift. The movie features actor Anthony Michael Hall, who plays Mr. Hart, the Creative Writing teacher from Jenna's high school.

Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff, Jillian Rose Reed, & Brett Davern have appeared in every episode.

Episodes

89 episodes – 5 seasons

User reviews

8/10

"Awkward." - What someone says after an uncomfortable silence...

👍 84 · 8/7/2011
7/10

Good up to season 3

👍 11 · 12/29/2017
7/10

Went off the rails in the second half of season 3

👍 9 · 6/5/2018

Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.78 : 1, 16:9 HD
Color
Color
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