Skins (North American TV series)
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Created by |
Bryan Elsley Jamie Brittain |
| Directed by |
Scott Smith Samir Rehem |
| Starring |
Sofia Black D'Elia James Newman Ron Mustafaa Daniel Flaherty Jesse Carere Camille Cresencia-Mills Britne Oldford Rachel Thevenard Eleanor Zichy |
| Theme music composer | 3D Friends |
| Opening theme | Lina Magic |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bryan Elsley Derek Harvie |
| Cinematography | Mitchell Ness |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Company Pictures Entertainment One The Movie Network Movie Central Storm Dog Films MTV Production Development |
| Distributor | MTV Networks |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Surround |
| Original release | January 17 – March 21, 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Skins (UK) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Skins is an American teen drama that premiered on January 17, 2011, on MTV in the United States. It is a remake of the original UK show of the same name. As with the UK series, the American version features a cast of amateur actors and young writers.
The series generated controversy in the United States over its sexual content, in which several advertisers withdrew and there were some accusations of child pornography since most of its cast members were under the age of 18. On June 9, 2011, MTV announced that they would not renew Skins for a second season, with a statement that "Skins is a global television phenomenon that, unfortunately, did not connect with a U.S. audience as much as we had hoped. We admire the work that the series creator Bryan Elsley did in adapting the show for MTV, and appreciate the core audience that embraced it."
The characters in the American version are also the same as those in the UK version, although some first names have been changed and all last names have been changed except for Michelle Richardson. For example, Sid Jenkins has been renamed Stanley Lucerne, Effy Stonem renamed Eura, Anwar Kharral renamed Abbud Siddiqui, Jal Fazer renamed Daisy Valero, and Cassie Ainsworth renamed Cadie Campbell, but the biggest change comes in the form of Tea Marvelli, a lesbian cheerleader who replaces the UK character Maxxie Oliver.
The pilot episode is an almost shot-for-shot remake of its UK counterpart, but the U.S. show deviates from the UK show's plot in subsequent episodes.
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