Awkward EPs on Life Beyond Season 5: ‘Most of the Cast Is Interested’
UPDATE: Read our Awkward Season 5 finale recap here.
If you’re not sure whether to approach Tuesday’s one-hour Awkward (MTV, 10/9c) as a season or series finale, there’s a good reason for that: It’s a little bit of both.
“We always thought it should feel like the ending of a chapter,” executive producer Mike Chessler tells TVLine of the episode. “We really wanted this finale to have pivotal moments for all of the characters, most importantly for Matty and Jenna, since that’s the central relationship of the show. It does feel complete in its own way.”
As for the likelihood of a sixth season, executive producer Chris Alberghini says the decision is MTV’s to make.
“We as the showrunners certainly believe there are plenty more stories left to tell, and we’re excited about the potential to do so,” he explains. “But we don’t control the fate of the show. It’s just a matter of MTV deciding what fits into their schedule next year and how many shows they’re going to have. We’re certainly interested, and most of the cast is interested.”
And what might a sixth season look like, you ask?
“It would be a very different,” Chessler notes. “We’d jump ahead in time again, and there have been conversations about having it in a different city with a different feel. The reason I said this episode is the close of one chapter is because, if there were to be another chapter, it would be a very different phase of [the characters’ lives]. We’d really turn the show on its ear.”
Awkward fans, how are you feeling on the eve of (what could be) Awkward‘s final hour? Do you hope we get to see this “different phase” in Season 6? Drop a comment with all of your thoughts below.
Kill it. The show has been in a dovetail the last few seasons. The characters have been in a holding pattern in order to satisfy the plot. Sadie has barely grown as a character, Matty is a mess, Tamara is still Tamara and Jenna has become a bore. Jake seems to be the only one who has changed and he’s devolved.
I disagree! The characters have become more well rounded dynamic individuals and I would love to see where their decisions take them!
Exactly!!! I would love to see a season 6!!!
Me too! It’s showing teens the reality of highschool and college. I think this is important!
As being a teenager this show has shown me that this is highschool could and possibly will be. Thank you. For sticking up for me and every Tenn watching This show .
I agree bring back Akward with a 6th season. Would love to see the original loves back together.
Me tooooooo.
Love the Matty and Jenna love story. Needs to be a season 6!
Agreed!!
Agreed! I would LOVE a season 6! Especially if it was years in the future to see how everyone matures and finds themselves and who they end up with (especially Marty and Jenna)
YES!! I hope they bring it back for a “three years later” when they’ve graduated from college and start their lives.
i agree!
Agreed :)
Ugh YESSSS! I ship Jenna and Matty. They gotta have Jenna be a better and more mature person though. It’s realistic though, really hard to express feelings in high school..
Agree bring on Season 6 please. I love this show
I’m in high school and this shoe literally gives me life, I have been team Jenna and Matty since the show began and I was in 8th grade. A 6th season would give me closure, the way it ended with Matty and Jenna unsure of the future just was t enough for me. This show is amazing and there isn’t really anything else like it. It’s kind of my generations newer 90210 while being a little more raw.
Omg yes it was so sad when they left on a cliff hanger of going back to camp, i really wanted to see what happened next and when i realized that was possibly the series finale i just dyed😢😢😢 and if they come back im definitely looking for the next time jump into a new perspective, but i would definitely like them to sorta lead into it like wht happened at camp and how they got where they sre instead of just jumping amd not knowing whats going on🤗🤗
I completely agree that ending isn’t enough for me either . Need a 6th season
Agree
This show cannot end I need many more seasons not only season 6 but many more! This show is my everything every time this show ends I feel like crying. AWKWARD IS THE BEST SHOW MTV HAS! Honestly don’t take it away only to bring a boring show! I’m 21 with one kid and this show brings back so many memories . AWKWARD IS THE LIGHT OF MY EYES . I WILL DIE IF THIS SHOW ENDS . PLEASE PLEASE KEEP IT GOING FOR MANY YEARS I LOVE AWKWARD WITH ALL MY HEARTH .
I agree.
Totally agree
SAMEEEE 😭💖
Agreed
I agree I love awkward so much I binged watched it and I’m addicted but I’ve finished all 5 seasons now and I don’t know what to do with myself!! I want janina and matt back together and jenny to stop pushing him away he’s amazing what is she doing :(please bring a season 6!!and more!!!
Jenna ***Matty ** (auto correct!)
So true
Omg right!! I definitely agreee with you!! 😭💖
Agreed!!!
Totally agree
Who ever you are you have problems this should happen we all want to see more Matty has evolved, Jenna is not a bore, and Tamara has become more responsible. The only reason Sadie has not changed is because there always has to be one constant in the show it cant always be a main couple staying together because thats boring!!!!
But this is literally one of the best shows on MTV. It’s the most relatable and it doesn’t have unnecessary explicit content. Also the characters look like real people which also makes it an enjoyable watch for others.
go getta betta opinion a opinion is vyour own because it is your so no one can say its wrong caz its ya opinion but if it wasnt there wqould be sugar honey ice tea abt this comment caz who could actullky say this abt em come on bring on seson 6 come on cant wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Completely disagree, while i can say the show may have been spiraling as repetition towards relationships, i believe it can further so much more. just by watching the last episode we see sadie in a hugeee change as well as many of the other characters!
I’ve actually really enjoyed this season. It’s felt like there was a real creative new grounding happened, like everything had a reason and felt organic, unlike past seasons that were just plot device after plot device and wacky for wacky’s sake. They toned Tamara down a bit, for example, and it’s allowed for the showing of just how realistically unprepared she is for adulthood, and how she’s starting to realize she doesn’t want to be as shallow as she’s always been. And Jenna and Matty have had the best moments they’ve ever had this season. Really mature, real stuff.
I wonder if this is all a result of the change of showrunners or whatever it was that happened bts. Huh.
But for what the show is now, it definitely deserves do come back for another season as the show it should have always been. And if this season ends with the main pair together, they better not break them up again. The whole point of a 6th season would be to finally explore Jenna and Matty in a lasting relationship.
I completely agree
Agree
Agree 100%
OMG, i totally agree. I’m 100% into the idea that there would a 6th season that showed Matty and Jenna in an loyal and lasting relationship that evolved through the season. MTV PLEASE!!
100% agree^
Matty and Jenna’s relationship is a central theme from the Pilot through the end of season 5. Jenna and Matty’s relationship grows by letting the other go. discovering a piece their other relationships are missing something that Matty and Jenna feel when together. Once they have found themselves, they should discover the trust, honesty, and love between them is what makes their relationship so special.
Like Matty says in the end of season 5… . I want you to chose you.. In the end we alway find each other. I would like to season 6 be when they find themselves — with each other.
Agreed!
I agree Season 6…should lead with an open possibility of Jenna and Matty finally being gun totogether….Maybe Jake and Tamara being a duo but I dont know that is kind of iffffy….Now Sadie and Serguro should end with a family; for some reason I want to see them in a different light….Lissa on the other hand become a different person who finds how to juggle being a christian with flaws. I would love to see Lacey graduate from college. Most def see Ally adopt Sadie.. We need season 6 to see the wedding for Jenna and Matty to end…..pleassssse MTV !!!! I know you want to find out just as much qd we do….
Yessssss! more evolving pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee
Yes!
AMEN!! Could not have said that any better even if I tried!!👍
Well said. I completely agree. I had been wondering how they were going to do the show after college, and I think they nailed it. I would love to see season 6. Hopefully mtv gives awkward the chance it deserves.
I also totally agree! :D
i think the story should end at season 3
Completely agreed
This is so true Tamara has grown to an adulut (well half way) and if they end maddy and jenna again its going to get totally c razy and nobody wants that t happen. Everything has been going well so why end it???
Totally agree with this…we would want to see season 6 with Matty and Jenna ending up together for good not in a supposedly assuming way…
YES AGRGEE
Bring it back for a long time jump to mid twenties. Show how far they’ve come and do flashbacks to show the progression. People in their twenties definitely still have awkward lives.
We definitely do & we are still finding our way 🙌 Show is relatable in many aspects for MANY different age groups. From Jenna all the way to the trial and tribulations Lacie has TO over come as a once teenage mother.
YES!!!!! Please give us more awkward, mtv! I’m not ready to let go of this series yet. I wanna know what happens with all of the characters!
IKR, dont let this be it!!
I would like to see 1 more final season to see them them in young adulthood. I feel there is plenty story left to tell
Please put this show out of its misery. It’s a shell of its former self ever since creator Lauren Iungerich left after season 3. It really should have ended there. As much as I enjoy a lot of these characters, nothing the new showrunners have done lately has justified its existence (they also made 90210 unwatchable when they took over).
Especially since the far superior Faking It was canceled, it’s baffling this show is still around (I know I know ratings blah blah). I was such a huge advocate for this show in its early days that it’s hard for me watch such a fall from grace, so I apologize for being such a grump. But this talented cast deserves better. It’s about time we let them prove it.
I would love to have another season. Even if its the last season. Please give us what we want. A satisfying season. Less drama. A season where we see everybody has changed and grown.
Please put this show to rest. This series has gone seriously downhill ever since creator Lauren Iungerich left. This season has been painful to watch. I was a strong fan of this show for Seasons 1-3, but since then the interest is lost. It is surprising to me that MTV cancelled Faking It, a truly groundbreaking series that certainly had more to tell. The cast of Awkward is certainly talented, let them evolve to new roles where they can expand their respective careers.
We’ve all got different perceptions, and mine are mostly opposite of yours. Which isn’t to say that I think you’re “wrong,” just to state the obvious that opinions vary. I think Awkward improved, although I’m only on season 5 right now, but I did think that season 4 was the best of the first 4. And as for Faking It, that show has a great cast and fantastic potential, but it seems to be aimed at an audience with an average IQ of 80 and little to no life experience. It’s gone severely downhill, and I couldn’t continue watching it this spring because it everything was so stiff and over-scripted and obvious. Very badly produced. In any given episode I saw numerous flaws in editing, wooden characters that bear no resemblance to real-life humans, and increasingly cheesy dialog. Everything about it became predictable and boring, and yet they have so much potential to be ground-breaking.
But now, other shows have rocketed past Faking It and have broken ground more effectively, most notably The Fosters with its realistic portrayal of adolescent boys falling in love with each other and facing the repercussions of being “different” — just as an example of what I see as superior in that show. Granted, it’s a drama and Faking It is a sitcom, so perhaps it’s not a fair comparison. But still… it’s hard to believe that Faking It’s actors haven’t protested the stupidity of the scripts from this season. It even looks like they cut the budget for it in some ways, because the production values have declined. I’m opinionated, and welcome criticism of my opinions, so have at it if you think I’m FOS.
Yes we need more Awkward on Mtv we need to see the characters grow more! It can’t just end
Can we just get one season to see Jenna and Matty together and HAPPY for more than a month?
I 100% Agree
Exactly , I LOVE MATTY & JENNA TOGETHER ❤️
Of course I would love more Awkward, but I would always be happy if tomorrow night’s episode is the finale. I just wouldn’t want the show to come back if they are going to be the same dead horse.
Sounds like the plan would be to write Matty and Jenna off and focus on the side characters. I’m ok with that. Their back and forth has really bogged down this season.
Please make more seasons or a new spin-off series!! This cast is amazing and who wouldn’t love to see how they all continue developing these characters into their twenties!? Adolescence has nothing on the awkwardness that accompanies early adulthood! Just look at how successful HIMYM was, except this would be with a cast of characters the audience is already invested in. Tie-in Jenna’s blooming writing career and she could be this generation’s Carrie Bradshaw (okay okay, nobody could ever compete with Carrie and becoming a fashionista isn’t necessarily in Jenna’s foreseeable future, but you get the idea). Some of the most successful shows on television have been about a group of friends muddling together through those basic but morbidly embarrassing moments of real life (Friends, Seinfeld, Cheers), which is the entire premise of Awkward! Let these awesome characters (and the talented cast who plays them!) get to grow up into adults so that they can be appreciated by a much wider demographic and therefore fan base.
I totally agree with the spin off idea! If you’re going to cancel awkward then just do a spin off but i don’t think it should be cancelled! I loved this season so much! I feel like all of the characters evolved and sadie definitely has so much more growing to do. This season ended so beautifully i would love to see what happened next season…did jenna go back to wycof? What happened with luke? Did matty and jenna find their way back to each other? Do tamara and her rich boo find each other again? Luke there’s so many more stories that can be told! Im so here for it! I hope mtv really brings this show back. Im not a fan of any of their other scripted shows, hope they return!
I forgot to mention the whole jake going to NY thing! Like do him and tamara rekindle something? Does jake find his calling in producing? Does lyssa become like this huge youtube type of star like the possibilities are so endless!! Hope mtv isnt like abc family turned freeform and actually listens to what the fans really want and bring the show back!
OMG i hope they keep the show going i love it so much that i just cant get enough and i cant wait till the finally make a season 6 i’m very intrigued on how everyone’s life will be changing and what the challenges and new things they will be phasing i defiantly think and hope MTV keeps the show going and that the producers keep on making more seasons of the show.
I have enjoyed this show throughout the five seasons however I think it should come to an end. I definitely could not take another season of back & forth between Jenna & Matty.
I really love the show they should totally make a season 6
This is the best tv show I’ve watched in a long time I love all the characters.
100%agree! !!!! I love these charakters and want to see them more growing and see how the relationship between Matty and Jenna is going on. There are definatly more awkward Stories to tell !!!! Greetings from a German Fan <3
Honestly I would be insanely happy if there were another season but I can’t take any more back and forth from Matty and Jenna seriously are they gonna get together or not but besides that I feel Jenna as a character bow is not as exciting and putting her back with Luke wasn’t the best idea either maybe if we got another good season instead of what their feeding us now it would be great consider skipping to their late twenties when their settled down
Please bring it back!!! I love this show!!! I honestly could watch all the seasons again!!!
Awkward NEEDS to continue. I would love to see them grow more and where they would be after they graduate college. Jenna and Matty better end up together in this season finale !!
I want a season 6 MTV.
Just like Gossip Girl.
I totally AGREE!
If they renew it then drop Matty. I have nothing against him and nothing against the actor but the Matty / Jenna relationship drag it down. Every season it is the same thing: they both date other people but they both want to be together, they do get together and then something breaks them up. Please please please a season 6, without any Matty drama would be well deserved.
I would only take a season six if Beau came back, I think that’s unlikely since he’s had some other roles pop up but Jenna and Matty exploring how to work out awkward relationship things would be interesting but only if they stay together, I don’t think anyone wants any more back and forth…been there and done that way too much. It’s much more interesting to see how people grow together.
Bring it back so I can see Jenna and Matty finally have the RIGHT timing as adults!!!!! That’s all I ask. Maybe have them be a family.
I was thinking Jenna could find out she was pregnant after her and Matty hook up at the camp and then they get married and make it work like her mom and dad did. But still pursuing their careers and life little awkward moments.
I would LOVE if MTV picked Awkward back up. I’m not ready to see this show go :( I wish they’d let yo of some of those boring reality TV shows that nobody cares about. This show is so unique. ❤ if not MTV, is it possible to move it to another channel? Or even maybe picked up by Netflix or CW seed? OR EVEN A SUMMER SHOW IDC, I JUST WANT TO SEE IT 😢
Time jump to right before college ends and they are trying to find jobs, deal with finals, partying and such. Something realistic. The majority of viewers are in this age group so it will relate to us more. Then continue with them in the real world. It’s like hbo’s Girls meets Boy meets world. Perfection. If you end the show with Matty and Jenna not together, then I wasted 5 years of my life watching this show.