Ever since Sex and the City, there's been a wide genre of TV devoted to examining and celebrating fabulous female friendships. Shows like Girls and Broad City follow young women in their 20s coping ...

‘PEN15’ follows two girls, Anna Kone and Maya Ishii-Peters, as they start 7th grade in 2000. Anna and Maya have been best friends for years, but their friendship is continuously tested as they ...

Anyone who has watched PEN15 probably already knows there isn’t anything quite like it. The comedy series has a reputation for unpacking and reliving everything that came with being in middle school.

"I think the surprise has continually been that the more specific, shameful, secretive the story is, the more people will relate to it," Konkle said. Some people labor under the misconception that a ...