''Filthy Preppy Teens'' (stylized as ''Filthy Preppy Teen$'')
is an American
satirical
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teen sitcom
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developed for
Fullscreen by
Paul Scheer
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Scheer is a SAG award-winning actor known for his roles in Showtime's comedy series ''Black Monday'' and FX/ FXX's ''The L ...
,
Curtis Gwinn
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and
Jonathan Stern
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He is the three-time Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer of the television comedi ...
.
The series, in which two wealthy teen siblings try to re-climb the social ladder after being presumed lost at sea, parodies
teen drama
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s such as ''
Pretty Little Liars
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'' and ''
Gossip Girl
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''.
It debuted on April 26, 2016, as part of the first slate of programming on
multi-channel network
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Fullscreen's eponymous
subscription video-on-demand platform as a half-hour format program with an eight-episode order.
The original pilot, ''Filthy Sexy Teens'', aired as a quarter-hour format
television special
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on
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
on October 11, 2013.
On April 27, 2015, the project was picked up to series as part of Abominable Pictures' first-look development deal with
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
, with Keith Quinn and Jonathan Stern as executive producers alongside Paul Scheer and Curtis Gwinn.
Cast
This includes the cast members of both the original pilot and the show series.
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Episodes
References
External links
''Filthy Preppy Teens''at
Abominable Pictures Abominable Pictures is an American creator-driven comedy production company that develops and produces content for television, web and film.
Output
Producer Jonathan Stern founded Abominable in 2006 to produce the first season of internet cult-hit ...
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''Filthy Sexy Teens''at
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...
and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
2010s American high school television series
2010s American satirical television series
2010s American teen sitcoms
2013 television specials
2016 American television series debuts
2016 American television series endings
Adult Swim pilots and specials
English-language television shows
Mass media portrayals of the upper class
Television series about siblings
Television series about teenagers
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television shows filmed in Los Angeles
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