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Genre | Teen comedy [1] |
Created by | Crystal Moselle |
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Directed by | Crystal Moselle |
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Music by | Aska Matsumiya |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Cinematography | Jackson Hunt |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 29–31 minutes |
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Network | HBO |
Release | May 1, 2020 – July 16, 2021 |
Betty is an American teen comedy television series created by Crystal Moselle. The series is based on Moselle's 2018 feature film Skate Kitchen , which was in turn based on her 2016 short film That One Day. It includes most of the cast of the original feature film, and focuses on the Gen Z all-girl group's efforts to stand out in New York's predominantly male world of skateboarding. The series premiered on HBO on May 1, 2020. [2] In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 11, 2021. [3] [4] In August 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. [5]
Betty received positive critical reception, and was nominated for a Gotham Award for Shortform Breakthrough Series. [6] [2] [7]
Betty follows "a tight-knit group of girl skaters and follows their everyday lives as they navigate the male-dominated world of skateboarding. The title comes from the derogatory nickname sometimes thrown at them by men." [8]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Key Party" | Crystal Moselle | Crystal Moselle & Lesley Arfin | May 1, 2020 | 0.158 [11] |
2 | 2 | "Zen and the Art of Skateboarding" | Crystal Moselle | Patricia Breen | May 8, 2020 | 0.172 [12] |
3 | 3 | "Happy Birthday, Tyler" | Crystal Moselle | Moshe Kasher | May 15, 2020 | 0.048 [13] |
4 | 4 | "The Tombs" | Crystal Moselle | Britta Lundin | May 22, 2020 | 0.192 [14] |
5 | 5 | "Perstephanie" | Crystal Moselle | Naima Ramos-Chapman & Veronica Rodriguez | May 29, 2020 | 0.148 [15] |
6 | 6 | "Ladies on Fire" | Crystal Moselle | Lesley Arfin | June 5, 2020 | 0.172 [16] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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7 | 1 | "Octopussy" | Crystal Moselle | Moshe Kasher | June 11, 2021 [lower-alpha 1] | N/A |
8 | 2 | "Blue Is the Warmest Threesome" | Crystal Moselle | Ben Snyder | June 18, 2021 | N/A |
9 | 3 | "Sugar We're Going Down, Swinging" | Crystal Moselle | Wally Baram & Aida Osman | June 25, 2021 | N/A |
10 | 4 | "Sweet Tooth" | Crystal Moselle | Crystal Moselle & Rachelle Vinberg | July 2, 2021 | N/A |
11 | 5 | "Good Luck with That" | Crystal Moselle | Naima Ramos-Chapman | July 9, 2021 | N/A |
12 | 6 | "The Let Down" | Crystal Moselle | Sabaah Folayan | July 16, 2021 | N/A |
On August 14, 2019, it was reported that HBO had given Betty a series order consisting of six episodes.The series is created, directed, executive produced by Crystal Moselle who also co-wrote and directed Skate Kitchen . The series is a spinoff of the film and features many of the same actors, with some tweaks to various storylines. [8] Lesley Arfin, Igor Srubshchik Jason Weinberg were executive producers alongside Moselle. Production companies involved with the series are Untitled Entertainment, A Dreamy Crystal Moselle Sequence, and Arfin Material. [18]
The series premiered on May 1, 2020. [2] On June 18, 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season which premiered on June 11, 2021. [3] [4] On August 24, 2021, HBO canceled the series after two seasons. [5]
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Rachelle Vinberg, Nina Moran, Moonbear, Dede Lovelace, and Ajani Russell would reprise their roles from Skate Kitchen as series regulars. [18] As with the film, the actors play fictionalized versions of themselves. [8]
The series was filmed on-location in New York City. [2] The show has no sets. [19]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 97% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 7.15/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Earnest, audacious, and effortlessly cool, Betty captures the spirit of skating and friendship with style." [20] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [21] Betty was noted by Vogue for depicting the friendships of women, several of them queer or of color, "in a naturalistic way." [22] Ashlie D. Stevens wrote of the series in Salon , ""Betty" isn't fast-paced or bursting with dramatic turns, but therein lies its appeal. This is a show that is about watching a new generation of women empower themselves and the women around them, seemingly in real time." [10] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times noted while "there is no nudity, that old HBO staple", that a strength of the show is "its main themes are friendship, self-knowledge, identity, equality and freedom...It feels innocent, which is not to say naive. And it is appropriately, almost casually exhilarating." [19]
The New York Times and Time named the first season to end-of-year "best new series" lists. [23] [24]
The second season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. [25] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [26]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Key Party" | May 1, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.158 [11] |
2 | "Zen and the Art of Skateboarding" | May 8, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.172 [12] |
3 | "Happy Birthday, Tyler" | May 15, 2020 | 0.01 | 0.048 [13] |
4 | "The Tombs" | May 22, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.192 [14] |
5 | "Perstephanie" | May 28, 2020 | 0.02 | 0.148 [15] |
6 | "Ladies on Fire" | June 5, 2020 | 0.04 | 0.172 [16] |
Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Gotham Independent Film Awards | 2020 | Breakthrough Series – Short Form | Crystal Moselle, Lesley Arfin, Igor Srubshchik and Jason Weinberg | Nominated | [27] |
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