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Genre | Teen drama |
Created by | Rachel Stern |
Written by | Rachel Stern |
Directed by | Will Slocombe |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
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Executive producer | Emily Brecht |
Running time | 7–18 minutes |
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Original network | Facebook Watch |
Original release | August 1 – August 24, 2018 |
Turnt is an American teen drama streaming television series created by Rachel Stern that premiered on August 1, 2018 on Facebook Watch.
Turnt follows "an ensemble cast of characters as they navigate high school." [1]
No. | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "Homewrecker" | August 1, 2018 |
2 | "Shirt. Shoes. Service." | August 1, 2018 |
3 | "Moving On Already" | August 1, 2018 |
4 | "It's Complicated" | August 1, 2018 |
5 | "Love-Love" | August 8, 2018 |
6 | "Really Good Friends" | August 8, 2018 |
7 | "Detention" | August 8, 2018 |
8 | "Movie Night" | August 15, 2018 |
9 | "All You Need Is A Net" | August 15, 2018 |
10 | "Training Day" | August 15, 2018 |
11 | "Girls' Night" | August 22, 2018 |
12 | "Partners" | August 22, 2018 |
13 | "Flying Squirrel Technique" | August 22, 2018 |
14 | "Surprise!" | August 29, 2018 |
15 | "Love Magic" | August 29, 2018 |
16 | "The Ben Issue" | August 29, 2018 |
17 | "CopyKat" | September 5, 2018 |
18 | "In Your Head" | September 5, 2018 |
19 | "Cry for Help" | September 5, 2018 |
20 | "A Little Sick" | September 12, 2018 |
21 | "Broken Hearts" | September 12, 2018 |
22 | "Thirsty" | September 12, 2018 |
23 | "Peter's Here" | September 19, 2018 |
24 | "Bad Boy" | September 19, 2018 |
25 | "Rumor Mill" | September 19, 2018 |
26 | "Lying Liar" | September 26, 2018 |
27 | "Visitors Only" | September 26, 2018 |
28 | "Stolen Kisses" | September 26, 2018 |
29 | "The Lock In" | October 3, 2018 |
30 | "The Lock Out" | October 3, 2018 |
31 | "Bygones Go Bye-Bye" | October 3, 2018 |
32 | "Sherlock Forrest" | October 10, 2018 |
33 | "Lonely Together" | October 10, 2018 |
34 | "Boy Bye" | October 10, 2018 |
35 | "The Cure for Sadness" | October 17, 2018 |
36 | "This Is Not a Drill" | October 17, 2018 |
37 | "Self-Restraint" | October 17, 2018 |
38 | "Playing to Win" | October 24, 2018 |
39 | "Game Over" | October 24, 2018 |
40 | "Happy Birthday" | October 24, 2018 |
On August 21, 2017, it was announced that digital production company Brat was developing a new series, entitled Turnt, to be written by Rachel Stern and directed by Will Slocombe. Brat was set to collaborate with talent manager Matt Dugan and digital production company One Push Digital Creative on the series. The series was expected to take place in the fictional "Attaway High" universe where several series produced by Brat would be set in the same high school, exist in the same fictional universe, and feature characters that appear across multiple series. [2] [3] On July 20, 2018, it was reported that Brat had sold the series to Facebook, making Turnt one of a small handful of series that Brat was producing in order to sell to other platforms. [4] A week later, it was announced that the series would premiere on August 1, 2018 with the release of the first four episodes. The series is expected to release three episodes per week for every week thereafter. [1] [5]
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Madeleine Byrne, Cristian Oliveras, Elsie Hewitt, and Nate Wyatt would star in the series. [2]
Principal photography for the series took place in Pasadena, California at a nearby high school which was also used for filming of the other "Attaway High" series. [2]
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