The Best Episodes of PEN15

It’s opening night. Hearts are exposed, forcing both Anna and Maya to grow up.

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A day in the life of Yuki.

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Anna and Maya are far from where they began. Now all they want is to go back home.

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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.

Director: Sam Zvibleman

Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Stacy Osei-Kuffour

Maya and Anna get their very first AIM screennames and their social world opens up. Maybe too much.

Director: Sam Zvibleman

Writer: Gabe Liedman

The school play has been cast. Maya has the opportunity to get her actual first kiss. Anna struggles to find herself.

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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.

Director: Sam Zvibleman

Writer: Anna Konkle

Maura hosts a group sleepover at her house. The clock chimes late into the night as secrets and masks threaten the death of friendships.

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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.

Director: Andrew DeYoung

Writer: Jessica Watson

Anna and Maya discover secret powers within, allowing them to control rocky aspects of their lives through magic.

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Witnessing their daughters reach a new low, Kathy and Yuki rally around them. At school, Maya and Anna receive an opportunity at redemption but it will come with a range of influences.

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Anna helps her dad move into an apartment. Maya is confronted by a surprise visitor from Japan.

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It’s the first day of seventh grade in the year 2000. School rejects, Anna and Maya, get a lot of unexpected attention.

Director: Daniel Gray Longino

Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman

Maya gets a questionable nickname during a school project. Anna goes along with it, resulting in a test of their friendship and identities.

Director: Andrew DeYoung

Writer: Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer

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.

Director: Sam Zvibleman

Writer: Sam Zvibleman

A new family member comes to live with Anna but their arrival brings unexpected endings. Maya gets a diagnosis.

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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?

Director: Daniel Gray Longino

Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman

An upcoming Bat Mitzvah forces Maya to face a realization about her family's socio economic status while Anna grapples with an existential crisis.

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Maya feels a tickle down there which becomes kind of an addiction, distracting her from her best friend who really needs her.

Director: Daniel Gray Longino

Writer: Maya Erskine

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.

Director: Andrew DeYoung

Writer: Sam Zvibleman

Two days after the dance, Maya and Anna reluctantly go to a lame pool party. A crush unexpectedly shows up, causing them to question their sanity and reputations.

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Maya zeros in on her crush, while Anna deals with the fallout from her parents’ divorce. Together they find outlets in an unexpected extracurricular activity.

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Anna is given the opportunity of a lifetime but when her parents won’t let her partake, Maya encourages them to take fate into their own hands and embark on a dangerous journey.

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Anna and Maya attend the local “Walk For Cancer.” Opportunities for socializing evolve into inklings of mortality.

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On vacation with Curtis, Anna and Maya are introduced to new crippling insecurities. The girls try to ignore them, but a mystical turn makes their self-doubt impossible to forget.

Director: Anna Konkle

Writer: Anna Konkle