Sex Ed: The Series

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Sex Ed: The Series
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Genre Comedy
Created byErnie Vecchione
Written byErnie Vecchione
Directed by Tamela D'Amico
Starring
ComposerKyle Newmaster
Production
Producers
  • Ernie Vecchione
  • Tamela D'Amico
CinematographyChristina Fiers
EditorSkip Collector
Production companies
  • La Strega Entertainment
  • Ernie Vecchione Screenwriter
Original release
NetworkKoldCast TV
ReleaseNovember 10, 2009 (2009-11-10) 
January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)

Sex Ed the Series is an American comedy web series created, written and produced by Ernie Vecchione [1] and co-produced and directed by Tamela D'Amico.

Contents

The show revolves around the lives of eight students and their manic professor, Alison Trevase (Joanna Cassidy). The show is described as a cross between The Breakfast Club and Sex and the City. The show stars Matt Barr, Angela Sarafyan, George Finn, Laura Clery, Andrea Lui, Annie Abrams, Andra Fuller, Casey Graf, Bo Barrett, Tamela D'Amico, Jennifer Johnson, Louis Morabito and Stevie Ryan.

Plot summary

Eight college students get more than they bargained for when their professor forces the students to pair up and make clay sculptures of each other's genitals.

History

The pilot was a selection of the 2009 Independent Television Festival. The show was first broadcast as a web series by KoldCastTV in 2010.

Nominations

The show received a Streamy nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy for Joanna Cassidy and a Webby nomination for Best Drama.

In the May 3, 2010 issue of TV Guide magazine, the series was selected as What's Worth Watching by Damian Holbrook.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Tuesday: First Day of Class" Tamela D'Amico Ernie VecchioneNovember 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
2"This Is Sex Ed"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneNovember 17, 2009 (2009-11-17)
3"Sculpting Each Other's Genitals"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneNovember 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)
4"Wednesday: Pairing Up"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneDecember 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)
5"How Are We Gonna Do This?"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneDecember 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)
6"How’s Your Cock?"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneDecember 15, 2009 (2009-12-15)
7"The Twat Nazi"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneDecember 22, 2009 (2009-12-22)
8"Thursday: Show and Tell"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneDecember 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)
9"Trevase’s Office - Cigarette?"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneJanuary 4, 2010 (2010-01-04)
10"The Body Electric"Tamela D'AmicoErnie VecchioneJanuary 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)

Website and YouTube

Its YouTube channel, as of November 2019, surpassed nearly 150 million channel views worldwide, with over 54 million views for its half-hour premiere episode. [2] The official web site was relaunched on Aug 1, 2012 with twenty minutes of additional material.

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References

  1. "Ernie Vecchione". IMDb .
  2. "SexEdTheSeries - YouTube". YouTube .