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Skins (U.S TV series)

Skins
Skins US logo.png
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 (2011-03-21)
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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