The BEST episodes of PEN15

Every episode of PEN15 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of PEN15!

Middle school as it really happened. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult comedy, playing versions of themselves as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual thirteen-year-olds, where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen.

Last Updated: 1/23/2024Network: HuluStatus: Ended
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Opening Night
star
7.83
110 votes

#1 - Opening Night

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2020

Hearts are exposed on opening night, forcing both Anna and Maya to grow up.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
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Dance
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7.71
139 votes

#2 - Dance

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2019

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.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
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Home
star
7.69
62 votes

#3 - Home

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/3/2021

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

Directors: Andrew DeYoung
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Yuki
star
7.67
58 votes

#4 - Yuki

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2021

A day in the life of Yuki.

Directors: Maya Erskine
Writer: Maya Erskine
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AIM
star
7.61
152 votes

#5 - AIM

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/2019

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

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
Writer: Gabe Liedman
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Anna Ishi-Peters
star
7.58
139 votes

#6 - Anna Ishi-Peters

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2019

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.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Three
star
7.44
108 votes

#7 - Three

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2020

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.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
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Wild Things
star
7.43
149 votes

#8 - Wild Things

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/8/2019

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.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
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Posh
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7.37
158 votes

#9 - Posh

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2019

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

Directors: Andrew DeYoung
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Grammy
star
7.35
57 votes

#10 - Grammy

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2021

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

Directors: Andrew DeYoung
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Ojichan
star
7.31
194 votes

#11 - Ojichan

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2019

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

Writer: Maya Erskine
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Play
star
7.31
101 votes

#12 - Play

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2020

The school play has been cast. Maya might get her actual first kiss, whereas Anna struggles to find herself.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
Writer: Maya Erskine
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Community Service
star
7.26
156 votes

#13 - Community Service

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2019

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.

Directors: Andrew DeYoung
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Pool
star
7.23
112 votes

#14 - Pool

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2020

Two days after the dance, Maya and Anna reluctantly go to a lame pool party, where the surprising arrival of a crush causes them to question their sanity and reputations.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
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Shadow
star
7.23
56 votes

#15 - Shadow

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2021

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

Writer: Rachele Lynn
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Vendy Wiccany
star
7.22
108 votes

#16 - Vendy Wiccany

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2020

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

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
Writer: Anna Konkle
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Sleepover
star
7.20
105 votes

#17 - Sleepover

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2020

Maura hosts a group sleepover at her house. The clock chimes late into the night as secrets and masks put friendships in jeopardy.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
Writer: Josh Levine
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Wrestle
star
7.19
112 votes

#18 - Wrestle

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2020

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.

Directors: Sam Zvibleman
Writer: Gabe Liedman
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Solo
star
7.15
169 votes

#19 - Solo

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2019

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.

Directors: Andrew DeYoung
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Runaway
star
7.08
49 votes

#20 - Runaway

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/3/2021

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.

Directors: Andrew DeYoung
Writer: Rachele Lynn
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Miranda
star
7.07
219 votes

#21 - Miranda

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2019

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?

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First Day
star
6.96
326 votes

#22 - First Day

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/8/2019

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

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Bat Mitzvah
star
6.76
58 votes

#23 - Bat Mitzvah

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2021

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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Luminaria
star
6.54
50 votes

#24 - Luminaria

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/2021

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

Directors: Anna Konkle
Writer: Anna Konkle
Watch Now:Apple TV
Jacuzzi
star
6.41
68 votes

#25 - Jacuzzi

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2021

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.

Directors: Anna Konkle
Writer: Anna Konkle
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