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It's been 15 years since the teen dramedy Awkward premiered on MTV, and soon it will be available to stream for free on Pluto TV. The free streamer recently announced that on Aug. 1, a whole new slate of TV shows is coming to the Paramount-owned streaming service.
In addition to Awkward, other shows coming to Pluto TV include Jane the Virgin, Crazy-Ex-Girlfriend, iZombie, Reign, and Faking It, with over 1,000 episodes available to stream. The new slate of TV is curated for Pluto TV's fastest-growing audience: viewers between the ages of 18 and 34. This comes after the streamer had already added other The CW fan-favorites like Arrow, The 100, and more.
What Is Awkward About?
Awkward is a teen comedy-drama that premiered on MTV on July 19, 2011. The series ran for five seasons, with the fifth season ending on May 24, 2016. The show follows Jenna Hamilton (Ashley Rickards), a teenager living in Palos Verdes, California. Jenna feels like an outsider at her school and struggles to fit in.
She even receives a "care-frontation" letter from another student, outlining all the ways she could be less unpopular. But when she loses her virginity to the popular heartthrob, Jenna thinks maybe her life is beginning to turn around.
However, Jenna gets into a freak accident that everyone in her high school assumes was a suicide attempt. She returns to school with broken bones, as rumors about her are swirling. Jenna embraces her bad luck and then starts a blog to help her deal with the harsh realities of high school. Over the course of the series, Jenna narrates through the voice of her blog posts, capturing all the ups and downs of her tumultuous teenage years.
Awkward Received Mostly Positive Reviews
Critics, for the most part, had good things to say about Awkward, particularly in its first season. The overall show has a 78% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a glowing 90% audience score. Season 1 on its own, meanwhile, has a 95% critic score, with 21 verified reviews.
Vulture wrote, "Awkward hits all the right notes in terms of tone and respectably edgy content, but what it really nails is teenage longing, in all its embarrassment." And the Chicago Tribune said, "High school horrors are pretty universal [...] and Awkward's writing is sharp enough to keep even those viewers who refuse to go to their reunions laughing."
Following its first season, Awkward was also included on Top 10 lists by The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, The New York Daily News, The New York Times, and IMDb. And years after the show ended, Collider's Jennie Richardson recommended Awkward as the perfect show to watch for fans of XO, Kitty.
Currently, Awkward is streaming on Paramount+ for viewers with a paid subscription. The series is coming to Pluto TV for free on Aug. 1.
