Betty (TV series)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Betty
File:Betty logo.jpeg
Genre Teen comedy[1]
Created by Crystal Moselle
Based on Skate Kitchen
Directed by Crystal Moselle
Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Music by Aska Matsumiya
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Crystal Moselle
  • Lesley Arfin (season 1)
  • Igor Srubshchik
  • Jason Weinberg
  • Alliah Mourad
  • Annie Schmidt
Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Britta Lundin (season 1)
  • Lizzie Nastro (season 1)
  • Izabella Tzenkova (season 1)
  • Naima Ramos-Chapman
  • Ben Snyder
Cinematography Jackson Hunt
Editor(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Nico Leunen
  • Thomas Pooters
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 29–31 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • A Dreamy Crystal Moselle Sequence...
  • Arfin Material (season 1)
  • Untitled Entertainment
Release
Original network HBO
Original release May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01) –
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Betty is an American teen comedy television series created by Crystal Moselle. The series is based on Moselle's 2018 film Skate Kitchen. It includes most of the cast of the original movie, and focuses on the Gen Z all-girl group's efforts to stand out in New York's predominantly male world of skateboarding. The series premiered on HBO on May 1, 2020.[2] In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 11, 2021.[3][4] In August 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons.[5]

Betty received positive critical reception, and was nominated for a Gotham Award for Shortform Breakthrough Series.[6][2][7]

Plot

Betty follows "a tight-knit group of girl skaters and follows their everyday lives as they navigate the male-dominated world of skateboarding. The title comes from the derogatory nickname sometimes thrown at them by men."[8]

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Caleb Eberhardt as Donald (season 1)
  • Edmund Donovan as Bambi (season 1)
  • Katerina Tannenbaum as Ash
  • Reza Nader as Farouk
  • Alexander Cooper as Charlie
  • CJ Ortiz as Luis
  • Brenn Lorenzo as Ceila (season 1)
  • Jules Lorenzo as Yvette (season 1)
  • Raekwon Haynes as Philip
  • Karim Callender Abdul as Dante (season 1)
  • Noa Fisher as Peachy (season 1)
  • Kai Espion Monroe as Kai (season 1)
  • Lil Dre as Tai
  • Andrew Darnell as Sylvester
  • Roblé Ali as Jzabel
  • Isabel Palma as Shelby
  • Rad Pereira as Victoria
  • Moises Acevedo as Micah

Guest

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 6 May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01) June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
2 6 June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11) July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)

Season 1 (2020)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Key Party" Crystal Moselle Crystal Moselle & Lesley Arfin May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01) 0.158[11]
2 2 "Zen and the Art of Skateboarding" Crystal Moselle Patricia Breen May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08) 0.172[12]
3 3 "Happy Birthday, Tyler" Crystal Moselle Moshe Kasher May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) 0.048[13]
4 4 "The Tombs" Crystal Moselle Britta Lundin May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22) 0.192[14]
5 5 "Perstephanie" Crystal Moselle Naima Ramos-Chapman & Veronica Rodriguez May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29) 0.148[15]
6 6 "Ladies on Fire" Crystal Moselle Lesley Arfin June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05) 0.172[16]

Season 2 (2021)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
7 1 "Octopussy" Crystal Moselle Moshe Kasher June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)[lower-alpha 1] N/A
8 2 "Blue Is the Warmest Threesome" Crystal Moselle Ben Snyder June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18) N/A
9 3 "Sugar We're Going Down, Swinging" Crystal Moselle Wally Baram & Aida Osman June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25) N/A
10 4 "Sweet Tooth" Crystal Moselle Crystal Moselle & Rachelle Vinberg July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02) N/A
11 5 "Good Luck with That" Crystal Moselle Naima Ramos-Chapman July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09) N/A
12 6 "The Let Down" Crystal Moselle Sabaah Folayan July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) N/A

Production

Development

On August 14, 2019, it was reported that HBO had given Betty a series order consisting of six episodes.The series is created, directed, executive produced by Crystal Moselle who also co-wrote and directed Skate Kitchen. The series is a spinoff of the film and features many of the same actors, with some tweaks to various storylines.[8] Lesley Arfin, Igor Srubshchik Jason Weinberg were executive producers alongside Moselle. Production companies involved with the series are Untitled Entertainment, A Dreamy Crystal Moselle Sequence, and Arfin Material.[18]

The series premiered on May 1, 2020.[2] On June 18, 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season which premiered on June 11, 2021.[3][4] On August 24, 2021, HBO canceled the series after two seasons.[5]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Rachelle Vinberg, Nina Moran, Moonbear, Dede Lovelace, and Ajani Russell would reprise their roles from Skate Kitchen as series regulars.[18] As with the film, the actors play fictionalized versions of themselves.[8]

Filming

The series was filmed on-location in New York City.[2] The show has no sets.[19]

Reception

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 97% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 7.15/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Earnest, audacious, and effortlessly cool, Betty captures the spirit of skating and friendship with style."[20] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[21] Betty was noted by Vogue for depicting the friendships of women, several of them queer or of color, "in a naturalistic way."[22] Ashlie D. Stevens wrote of the series in Salon, ""Betty" isn't fast-paced or bursting with dramatic turns, but therein lies its appeal. This is a show that is about watching a new generation of women empower themselves and the women around them, seemingly in real time."[10] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times noted while "there is no nudity, that old HBO staple", that a strength of the show is "its main themes are friendship, self-knowledge, identity, equality and freedom...It feels innocent, which is not to say naive. And it is appropriately, almost casually exhilarating."[19]

The New York Times and Time named the first season to end-of-year "best new series" lists.[23][24]

The second season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10.[25] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26]

Ratings

Season 1

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Key Party" May 1, 2020 0.03 0.158[11]
2 "Zen and the Art of Skateboarding" May 8, 2020 0.03 0.172[12]
3 "Happy Birthday, Tyler" May 15, 2020 0.01 0.048[13]
4 "The Tombs" May 22, 2020 0.03 0.192[14]
5 "Perstephanie" May 28, 2020 0.02 0.148[15]
6 "Ladies on Fire" June 5, 2020 0.04 0.172[16]


Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2020 Breakthrough Series – Short Form Crystal Moselle, Lesley Arfin, Igor Srubshchik and Jason Weinberg Nominated [27]

Notes

  1. ↑ This episode was released early on YouTube on June 4, 2021 for free to watch, prior to its premiere on June 11, 2021, on HBO.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

  • No URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata.
  • Betty at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Betty_(TV_series)&oldid=726509025"