The first season of '' Faking It'', an American single-camera romantic comedy, starred

Rita Volk Margarita Volkovinskaya (russian: Маргарита Волковинская, born September 3, 1990), known professionally as Rita Volk, is an Uzbekistani–American actress. She is known for her role as Amy Raudenfeld in the MTV romantic com ...

Katie Stevens Katherine Mari Stevens (born December 8, 1992) is an American actress and singer, known for finishing in eighth place on the ninth season of ''American Idol'' and starring as Karma Ashcroft in '' Faking It'' and Jane Sloan in ''The Bold Type' ...

, Gregg Sulkin, Michael Willett and

Bailey De Young Bailey Marie De Young ('' née'' Buntain; September 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ginny Thompson on ''Bunheads'', Lauren Cooper on '' Faking It'', and Imogene Cleary on ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''. Career De Y ...

. It was developed by

Carter Covington Carter Covington ( 1973) is an American television show creator, writer, story editor and producer. He is known for his screenwriting on two television series which aired on the ABC Family network: ''Greek'' and ''10 Things I Hate About You'' ...

and created by Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, premiered on April 22, 2014, and concluded on June 10, 2014, on the

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

network. The season featured 8 episodes.

Plot

Hester High School is a place where being different is what makes you popular. When outcast sophomore students Karma Ashcroft (

) and her best friend Amy Raudenfeld (

) are mistaken for a lesbian couple, they find themselves the center of the school's attention, so they decide to go along with the charade. They are invited to a party hosted by popular gay student Shane Harvey ( Michael Willett). With the intention of impressing Shane's best friend, Liam Booker ( Gregg Sulkin), Karma attends the party with Amy, who is not entirely sure she wants to continue with the lie. When they are unexpectedly nominated as homecoming queens, they are forced to kiss in front of the entire school in order to maintain their new popular status, but Amy is slowly discovering that she might not actually be faking it.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Karma Ashcroft *

as Amy Raudenfeld * Gregg Sulkin as Liam Booker * Michael Willett as Shane Harvey *

as Lauren Cooper

Recurring cast

Rebecca McFarland Rebecca McFarland (18 April 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American mixed media portrait artist and actress. Early life McFarland grew up in New Orleans and attended Tulane University, where she graduated with a BA in theater. Caree ...

as Farrah *

Senta Moses Senta Michelle Moses (born August 8, 1973) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her co-starring role as Phoebe, the lab assistant in the children's series ''Beakman's World'', Winnifred Leeds in ''General Hospital'', Lizzie in ' ...

as Penelope Bevier * Erick Lopez as Tommy Ortega * Courtney Kato as Leila * Breezy Eslin as Elizabeth * Anthony Palacios as Pablo *

Amy Farrington Amy Farrington (born September 20, 1966) is an American actress and model who is best known for her role as Stacey Devers on ''The Michael Richards Show''. Farrington currently portrays Detective Lt. Piper Lynch in the CBS drama series ''S.W.A.T ...

as Molly * Lance Barber as Lucas *

Dan Gauthier Daniel Lester Gauthier (; born December 2, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles as Kevin Buchanan on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', Matt Liston on the sitcom Ellen for two seasons, Brad Powell in the 1989 film ''Teen Wi ...

as Bruce Cooper * Courtney Henggeler as Robin

Guest star

* Sofia Carson as Soleil

Production

On October, 2013,

announced series orders for '' Faking It'' and '' Happyland'', both consisting of eight episodes each. All episodes were broadcast on the time slot of Tuesdays from 10:30 PM–11:00 PM EST.

Episodes

Reception

Reviews

'' Faking It'' received generally favorable reviews from critics, receiving a 71 score on Metacritic, based on eight reviews as well as a 71% for season 1 on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. New York Times said the following: "Faking It isn't anything more than a smarter-than-average high school comedy, but there's a freshness to it, perhaps because so many of the key people involved are relative newcomers." New York Daily News said, "The engine driving this show is female friendship, the kind strong enough to get you through even high school. For Amy and Karma, we want that." And Entertainment Weekly stated, "Credit the winning cast, especially Volk, and executive producer Carter Covington's sweet/snarky tone for a half hour viewers won't have to pretend to love."

Awards and nominations

Home media

The show is available for digital download on

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and

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. Although there hasn't been a wide DVD/BD release, on October 15, 2014, ''"The Complete Season 1"'' was made available for purchase in DVD (Region 1) format per ''Manufactured on Demand'' (MOD) on ''Amazon.com''

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 3127020, Faking It 2014 American television seasons