MTV’s “Awkward.” creator, a Palos Verdes native
Lauren Iungerich, of the firts graduating class of Plaos Verdes Peninsula High School, created MTV's ner series, "Awkward." When an accident in the bathroom was mistaken for her suicide attempt, Jenna Hamilton, 15, went from being invisible to being one of the most popular girls in school – but not for the reasons most teens probably seek popularity in high school. Jenna, played by Ashley Rickards, is the lead character and protagonist of the new television series, “Awkward.,” created by Palos Verdes native, Lauren Iungerich. “I wrote the show as sort of a love letter to the 15-year-old inside me, who felt awkward in high school and occasionally feels awkward as an adult,” Iungerich said of “Awkward.,” which is set in Palos Verdes. The series premiere aired this summer and came to a close on Sept. 28. MTV has picked up the show for a second season. When Iungerich was in high school at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School – she was part of the first graduating class of the high school in 1992 – a couple of suicides occurred, she said. In her show, Iungerich addresses high school social stigmas and the idea of life and death as a choice. However awkward the experience is for Jenna’s…
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