awkward - mtv show

Awkward is a coming-of-age comedy-drama series that aired on MTV from 2011 to 2016. The show follows Jenna Hamilton (played by Ashley Rickards), a high school teenager who struggles with self-identity, popularity, and relationships after a freak accident is mistaken for a suicide attempt. The show explores her attempts to navigate high school’s tricky social ladder — dealing with mean girls like Sadie Saxton, a secret romance with the popular Matty McKibben, a complicated friendship with her best friend Tamara, and the everyday challenges of surviving adolescence. It’s witty, snarky, and heartfelt all at once, using Jenna’s blog and inner voice-over to deliver much of the comedy and honesty.