Faking It (American TV series)
Two best friends pretend to be a couple for popularity.
Created by Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov and developed by Carter Covington, the series stars Rita Volk, Katie Stevens, Gregg Sulkin, Michael Willett, and Bailey De Young. It is notable for featuring the first intersex main character on a television show and the first intersex character played by an intersex actor (Amanda Saenz).
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Comedy drama
- Romantic comedy
- Teen drama
- Creator
- Dana Min Goodman; Julia Wolov
- Developer
- Carter Covington
- Starring
- Rita Volk
- Katie Stevens
- Gregg Sulkin
- Michael Willett
- Bailey De Young
- Composer
- Andrew Dost
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 3
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Plot
At Hester High School in the suburbs of Austin, being different is popular. After failed attempts to stand out, Karma Ashcroft and her best friend Amy Raudenfeld attend a house party hosted by popular gay student Shane Harvey, who believes they are a lesbian couple. They are outed as the school's first lesbian couple and nominated for homecoming Queens. Karma attracts Liam Booker while Amy develops romantic feelings for Karma and a rivalry with her new step-sister Lauren, who discovers the truth.
Reception
Faking It received generally favorable reviews, with a Metacritic score of 71 and a 71% on Rotten Tomatoes for season 1 based on seven reviews. CinemaBlend.com called it about as relevant to the gay lifestyle as Modern Family, aiming high but hitting only colorful posters. The New York Times described it as a smarter-than-average high school comedy with freshness due to many newcomers involved. New York Daily News praised the female friendship driving the show. TV Fanatic suggested an interesting twist if Amy stopped pretending to be gay and pretended to be straight. Common Sense Media noted the coming-of-age-and-coming-out story as time-honored in LGBT cinema, with the gay-for-social-cachet premise as an interesting farcical spin. Hollywood.com said fans of MTV's Awkward would love it, and even non-fans would not fake their enjoyment. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found the premise difficult to maintain but said the show held up in early episodes. Boston Globe called it odd, interesting, lightly subversive, and potentially offensive, with charm but a premise that could be insulting if not handled intelligently. Boston Herald found something hilarious and twisted about outcasts running a school while making the same mistakes as normal peers. Entertainment Weekly credited the winning cast and executive producer Carter Covington's sweet/snarky tone. Philadelphia Daily News noted that for Karma, kissing Amy is a way to get closer to Liam, while for Amy the shift stirs feelings that move her into the questioning column of LGBTQ.
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