| Berrybrook | |
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Genre |
Comedy-drama |
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Created by |
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Based on |
Berrybrook Middle School |
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Composer(s) |
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Country of |
United States |
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Original |
English |
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No. of seasons |
2 |
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No. of episodes |
10 (List of episodes) |
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Executive |
Svetlana Chmokova |
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Running time |
22 minutes |
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Production |
Warner Bros. Television |
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Original |
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Picture format |
HDTV 1080i |
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Original release |
September 2, 2022 – present |
Berrybrook is an American comedy-drama television series based on the Berrybrook Middle School book series by Svetlana Chmakova, who also serves as the creator of the show along with co-creators John Whittington, screenwriter of The LEGO Batman Movie and Jared Stern, developer of Green Eggs & Ham. Its first season premiered on September 2, 2022 on Netflix.
Premise[]
Season one adapts the first book Awkward (also the season's name), where it follows Penelope "Peppi" Torres at her first day at a new school. All things go badly wrong when she bumps into Jaime Thompson. It gets even worse when she realizes that the club she's joined are rivals with another club that has Jaime in it. Peppi finally knows that she'll have to abandon her rules to survive middle school.
Season two adapts the second book of the series Brave, where this time, Jensen Graham is bullied and ignored by his fellow classmates. He begins to wonder if they're all actually bullying him.
Characters[]
- Penelope "Peppi" Torres - The main protagonist of season one. She joins the art club.
- Jaime Thompson - A smart boy who is part of the science club.
- Jensen Graham - A shy and nerdy boy who dreams of one day becoming a NASA astronaut, and the protagonist of "Brave".
- Jenny Yao - The serious-minded paper editor at Berrybrook.
- Akilah Salib - Berrybrook's staff reporter.
- Jorge Ruiz - The main protagonist of "Crush".
- Felicity Teale - An art club student, Felicity is the kind of kid who wears her heart on her sleeve.
- Mei - a member of the drama club.
- Maribella Samson - A strong-willed girl, and unofficial president of the art club.
- Jazmine Duong - A kid from the drama club, a good friend of Liv's, and the girl whom Jorge takes a shinning to, whether he likes it or not.
Episodes[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 5 | September 2, 2022 | ||
| 2 | 5 | TBA | TBA | |
Season 1: Awkward (2022)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "First Day" | Tim Story | John Whittington & Jared Stern | September 2, 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "Meet-Up" | Steve Pink | John Whittington & Jared Stern | September 2, 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "Science vs. Art" | Gina Lamar | David McHugh & Matt Flanagan | September 2, 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "An Awkward Situation Pt. 1" | Ron Moseley | Lori Kirkland Baker | September 2, 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "An Awkward Situation Pt. 2" | Melissa Kosar | Byron Kavanaugh | September 2, 2022 |
Season 2: Brave[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 6 | 1 | "That Just Happened" | Tim Story | John Whittington & Jared Stern | TBA |
| 7 | 2 | "Behind Closed Doors" | Don Scardino | Byron Kavanaugh | TBA |
| 8 | 3 | "Not What I Was Expecting" | Ron Moseley | Allan Rice | TBA |
| 9 | 4 | "Chances" | Angela Barnes Gomes | Lori Kirkland Baker | TBA |
| 10 | 5 | "Taking a Stand" | Melissa Kosar | John Whittington & Jared Stern | TBA |
Production[]
Several studios were interested in bringing the Berrybrook Middle School series to television. On August 21, 2021, it was announced that Netflix had gained the rights to the book series, with interest to adapting it to television.
Reception[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 91% based on 12 critics, with an average rating of 8.4/10. Metacritic assigned a score of 76 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Home media[]
Three months after the release of season one on Netflix, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released the complete season on DVD.