''Undressed'' is an American anthology series that aired on

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 ...

from July 26, 1999, to September 5, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by British director Roland Joffé.

Synopsis

The series follows the relationships (both romantic and sexual) of young people, often high schoolers, college students, and twenty-somethings in the Los Angeles area. The series was controversial for its frank discussions about sex, including depictions of promiscuous behavior between teens, as well as

same-sex relationship A same-sex relationship is a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex. ''Same-sex marriage'' refers to the institutionalized recognition of such relationships in the form of a marriage; civil unions may exist in countries w ...

s. Each season had several recurring characters with each episode focused on two or three specific characters with plotlines presented as interwoven vignettes. Some stories concluded at each season's end while others continued with variable duration. ''Undressed'' ran for six seasons, from July 26, 1999 to September 5, 2002. The series featured early performances by actors who went on to more popular roles in television and cinema.

Cast

Season 1 (1999)

Season 1 ran from July to September 1999, and had 30 episodes. Cast members included:"Undressed" (1999) – Full cast and crew
''IMDb'' * Dante Basco (Jake) *

Marc Blucas Marcus Paul Blucas (born January 11, 1972) is an American actor. Prior to his acting career, he played college basketball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He had his first starring role as soldier and love interest Riley Finn on the WB super ...

(Billy) * Sam Doumit (Jana) *

Reagan Gomez-Preston Reagan Amyre Gomez-Preston (born April 24, 1980) is an American television, film and voice actress. She is known for her roles as Zaria Peterson on The WB sitcom ''The Parent 'Hood'' (1995–1999) and Roberta Tubbs on the FOX animated comedy ...

(Jackie) * Nicholas Gonzalez (Andy) * Christina Hendricks (Rhiannon) *

Erica Hubbard Erica Hubbard is an American actress and model. Hubbard is best known for her roles as Kiana Anderson in the 2006 film '' Akeelah and the Bee'', Cassandra "Cassie" Sutton on the ABC Family series '' Lincoln Heights'' (2007-09) and Kita Whitmor ...

(Jenny) * Jon Huertas (Evan) * Frankie Ingrassia (Samantha) *

Bryce Johnson Bryce Owen Johnson (born April 18, 1977) is an American actor. Early life Johnson born in Reno, Nevada. He has an older brother, Brendon, and a younger brother, Brett. He moved to Denver, Colorado, at the age of five. He graduated from high sch ...

(Cliff) *

Brandon Keener Brandon James Keener (born October 1, 1974) is an American actor. He was born and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas and graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, where he won an Irene Ryan scholarship for collegiat ...

(Theo) * Trevor Lissauer (Z) * Sarah Lancaster (Liz) * Thad Luckinbill (Kyle) * Peter Paige (Kirk) *

Pedro Pascal José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (born 2 April 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. He began his career guest-starring on various television shows before rising to prominence for portraying Oberyn Martell on the fourth season of the HBO fantasy ...

(Greg) * Christopher Pettiet (Dean) * Eyal Podell (Joel) *

Nick Stabile Nick Stabile (born March 4, 1971) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Richard in ''Pinocchio's Revenge'', Jesse Miller in ''Bride of Chucky'' and Private Murphy in ''28 Days Later'' Career Stabile played Gabe Caps ...

(Dave) * Bree Turner (Tina)

Season 2 (2000)

Season 2 ran from February to March 2000, and had 30 episodes. Notable cast members included: * Rukiya Bernard (Talia) * Anastasia Horne (Lori) *

Sara Downing Sara Nicole Downing (born April 26, 1979) is an American actress best known for her starring role as Jane Cahill in the 2001 television series ''Dead Last''.Barchas, Elizabeth (2001) "TALES FROM THE FLIP SIDE", ''Boston Globe'', August 12, 2001 ...

(Terry) * Rose Freymuth-Frazier (Joy) * Jay Hernandez (Eddie) * Travis Wester (Burke) * Chad Michael Murray (Dan) * Katee Sackhoff (Annie) *

Darryl Stephens Darryl Stephens is an American actor and author. He is best known for playing Noah Nicholson on the television dramedy ''Noah's Arc''. Film career Back in L.A., Stephens appeared on the sexy late-night serial ''MTV's Undressed'', the short-liv ...

(Rudy) * Jason Thompson (Miles) * Jerry Trainor (Eric) *

Cerina Vincent Cerina Vincent (born February 7, 1979) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role starring as Maya in the television series ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy,'' followed by a part in the comedy film ''Not Another Teen Movie'', before going ...

(Kitty) *

Lauren Woodland Lauren Woodland (born October 28, 1977) is an American attorney and semi-retired actress. Before entering the field of law, she appeared in more than 50 commercials, guest starred in more than 20 television programs and starred as a series regula ...

(Anika) *

J. August Richards Jaime Augusto Richards III (born August 28, 1973), commonly known as J. August Richards, is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Charles Gunn on The WB television series ''Angel'' and Mike Peterson on '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D ...

(Bryce)

Season 3 (2000)

Season 3 lasted from July to August 2000, and had 30 episodes. Notable cast members included: * Aimee Allen (Molly) *

Kristina Anapau Kristina Elizabeth Anapau Roper (born October 30, 1979), better known as Kristina Anapau, is an American actress and writer. She is known for her roles as Maurella on the HBO series ''True Blood'' and as Galina in the 2010 film ''Black Swan''. ...

(Roxy) *

Adam Brody Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician, and producer. He is known for his breakthrough role as Seth Cohen on the Fox television series ''The O.C.'', which premiered in 2003. Subsequently, Brody appeared ...

(Lucas) *

Marcus Coloma Marcus Coloma (born October 18, 1978) is an American actor. He has appeared in multiple TV series and the Hilary Duff film ''Material Girls''. Since 2019, Coloma has portrayed Nikolas Cassadine on the American soap opera ''General Hospital''. Earl ...

(Charlie) * Jason David Frank (Carl) * Max Greenfield (Victor) * Bret Harrison (Skeet) * Alyson Kiperman (Janice) *

Iyari Limon Iyari Pérez Limón (born July 8, 1976) is a Mexican-born American actress, best known for her supporting role as Potential Slayer Kennedy on the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Early life Limón was born in Guadalajara, Jalis ...

(Cindy) *

Diane Mizota Diane Kiyomi Mizota (born September 9, 1973) is an American dancer, actress, and TV personality. Early life Diane Mizota, a Japanese American, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Danville, California, Danville, California. She st ...

(Katy) * Sam Page (Sam) * Jason Ritter (Allan) * Brandon Routh (Wade) * Lauren German (Kimmy)

Season 4 (2001)

Season 4 ran from January to March 2001, and had 40 episodes. Notable cast members included: * Brandon Beemer (Lucas) * Johnny Lewis (Ray) * Sarah Jane Morris (Paula) * Alisan Porter (Belinda) *

Beth Riesgraf Beth Jean Riesgraf (born August 24, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is known for her portrayal of Parker on the TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT television series ''Leverage (American TV series), Leverage'' (2008–2012) and ...

(Loretta) *

Michelle Ongkingco Michelle Ongkingco (born March 4, 1978) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Olivia in ''Gilmore Girls''. Life and work Ongkingco first appeared in an episode of the US comedy series ''Kelly Kelly'' in 1998, and in the ...

(Trudi)

Season 5 (2001)

Season 5 ran from July to September 2001, and had 40 episodes. Notable cast members included: * Katie Aselton (Kim) * Scott Clifton (Caleb) * Mike Erwin (Lyle) * Autumn Reeser (Erica) *

Adrienne Wilkinson Adrienne Wilkinson is an American actress. She is known for playing Eve, the daughter of Xena in the TV series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' in the fifth and sixth seasons. She has appeared in numerous television series such as ''Angel,'' '' Charm ...

(Lois) * Jennifer Tisdale (Betsy)

Season 6 (2002)

Season 6 ran from June to September 2002, and had 52 episodes. It was produced in Canada, utilizing mainly Canadian actors. Notable cast members included: * Natalie Brown (Brianne) * Karen Cliche (Marissa) *

Rachelle Lefevre Rachelle Marie Lefèvre (, ; born February 1, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in the television series ''Big Wolf on Campus'' and had recurring roles in ''What About Brian'', ''Boston Legal'', and '' Swingtown''. She played the vamp ...

(Annie) * Kim Poirier (Holly) *

Anna Silk Anna Silk (born 31 January 1974) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Bo Dennis, the protagonist of the Showcase television series ''Lost Girl'' (2010–2015). Personal life Silk was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canad ...

(Becca) *

Sarah Smyth Sarah Smyth (born October 12, 1982) is a Canadian actress who starred on the three seasons of the Canadian show ''Naked Josh ''Naked Josh'' is a Canadian comedy television series, which aired on Showcase from 2004 to 2006. It was created an ...

(Julie) * Michael Urie (Justin) *

Elizabeth Whitmere Elizabeth Whitmere is a Canadian actress working in the United States and Canada. Born and raised in northern Canada, she draws on her experiences there in the development of her characters and her stand-up comedy. Whitmere appeared in her first ...

(Jasmine)

Production notes

Michael Grodner and Swith Bell were the show's

head writer A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy o ...

s, whereas

Neil Landau Neil Landau is an American screenwriter, playwright, producer, and director. His film and television credits include the teen comedy ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'', ''Melrose Place'', ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''T ...

served as the co-head writer.

Jennifer M. Johnson Jennifer M. Johnson is an American television writer and producer. She has worked on the series ''Lost'', ''Reunion'', ''Cold Case'' and is the co-creator of the series ''Chase''. Johnson won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best ...

was a writer for the series. ''Undressed'' was filmed in Los Angeles for the first five seasons, and in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for the sixth and final season.

Syndication

In January 2010, episodes briefly ran on Logo.

Future

In November 2018, it was reported that a reboot of the series was in the works at MTV Studios with original series creator Roland Joffé as executive producer. Said Pamela Post (Head of Scripted Programming for MTV Studios, MTV, VH1 and Logo): "Undressed was ahead of its time and we're looking forward to developing the series for a whole new generation. Much has changed in the dating/relationship world since the series first premiered and we're excited to showcase how both have evolved."

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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