
Seen it?
So Awkward
Not streaming in your region — see every region's options
A sitcom about three very academically bright, but socially awkward teenage girls, trying to make sense of life, boys and fitting in. While other girls their age are going to parties, netball practice and sleepovers, Lily, Martha and Jas are busy with chess club, homework and Friday nights in watching documentaries.
Castfull cast & details
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
ParentologyMay 21, 2015—Martha feels ignored by her workaholic mother so Jas helps her to rebel to get noticed. - S01E02
FriendundancyMay 21, 2015—Cool girl Natasha Jones invites Lily to join her group and dress in yellow on Mufti Day. - S01E03
A MinusMay 28, 2015—Martha is mortified when she gets a lowly A minus for her latest history assignment. - S01E04
The Nox FactorJune 4, 2015—Martha's mother buys her tickets to a science talk to be given by a famous science presenter. - S01E05
Mr Sicky BearJune 11, 2015—Jas is excited to play Juliet in assembly, but when she gets sick Ollie tries to persuade Lily to take her part. - S01E06
Love MachineJune 18, 2015—When Lily worries that she and Matt might be incompatible, Jas adapts some school software to create a love machine. - S01E07
Library Vs TreeJune 25, 2015—Jas learns her favourite tree will need to be cut down to make way for the new school library. - S01E08
Space OverJuly 2, 2015—When Lily is upset that Matt is going out with cool girl Greta Masters, Jas plans a slumber party to cheer her up. - S01E09
Fitzgerald Vs FitzgeraldJuly 9, 2015—When Mrs Lazarus suggests Martha may not have what it takes to become a human rights lawyer, a defiant Martha sets about proving her wrong. - S01E10
Rox My WorldJuly 16, 2015—The girls team up to enter a National Young Inventors competition, but Lily and Martha fall out when Lily leaves to join Matt's team. - S01E11
Good GirlsJuly 23, 2015—When Lily loses her tie she is encouraged unwittingly to 'steal' a tie by an older pupil whom she helped out earlier. - S01E12
Everybody Loves ClementineJuly 30, 2015—When Lily loses her library books, she invents a fictional classmate to take the blame and soon the lie escalates way out of control. - S01E13
Pouncing TigersAugust 6, 2015—The rest of the group are horrified when Jas signs them all up to a charity basketball tournament in an effort to impress the boy she has a
Season02
- S02E01
Dinner DateAugust 25, 2016—Lily is troubled because she's not sure whether she and Matt Furnish are actually going out or not. Jas volunteers to help. - S02E02
PSHE Hee HeeSeptember 1, 2016—Martha is worried Mr Malone is not up to teaching PSHE classes thoroughly enough and that she will fail the subject. - S02E03
Locustium InsectiumSeptember 8, 2016—Jas has fallen in love with the school locusts and is tenderly looking after them. - S02E04
The KissSeptember 15, 2016—Lily decides she must kiss Matt to prove they really are boyfriend and girlfriend. Meanwhile, Martha and Ollie research germs. - S02E05
Slang GangSeptember 22, 2016—Head of school council Jade comes up with the idea of a graffiti wall at school, with pupils invited to express themselves on it. - S02E06
Girls & BoysSeptember 29, 2016—Dressed up as boys for drama, the girls get mistaken for boys. Mrs Griggs is obsessed by a phone app game called Sweetie Swap. - S02E07
BFFOctober 6, 2016—When Mrs Hampton volunteers to help out at the upcoming food festival at school, Lily panics that her mother is going to embarrass her. - S02E08
Race to the BottomOctober 13, 2016—Martha and Lily desperately compete to avoid being top of the class as the reward event clashes with their plans. - S02E09
Party ClauseOctober 20, 2016—Traditionally, Martha and Jas have had a joint birthday party. When Jas and her dad suggest 'shaking it up' a bit this year, it leads to som - S02E10
What Would Emmeline Do?October 27, 2016—When a photo of Martha in the school prospectus is photoshopped, she is outraged. Mrs Griggs's latest obsession is underwater karate. - S02E11
The Salford CurseNovember 3, 2016—Jas decides to follow in her dad's footsteps and try out for the junior hockey team. Mr Salford was a legendary goalie in his time at the sc - S02E12
Eye Contact 101November 10, 2016—Mrs Griggs decides that a social skills class could be beneficial for certain pupils - including Martha, Rufus, Cassie and Maxwell. - S02E13
Totes EmoshNovember 17, 2016—Martha becomes troubled when she is the only person unable to cry in an emotional assembly. Meanwhile, Matt learns to play the guitar.
Season03
- S03E01
The Two Mrs HamptonsAugust 31, 2017—When she discovers her mum's school grades dropped the year she got her first boyfriend, Lily tries to avoid the same thing happening to her - S03E02
Ms PerfectSeptember 7, 2017—Lily complains Rob is too 'boy' - she finds his boisterousness and burping gross and decides to give him a dose of his own medicine. - S03E03
Science ChicSeptember 14, 2017—A business studies competition is announced at school, and both Lily and Martha desperately want to be project manager. - S03E04
A Room of Her OwnSeptember 21, 2017—Lily decides her bedroom is babyish and needs a makeover to reflect the fact she is now a sophisticated teen. - S03E05
Never the Bridesmaid, Never the BrideSeptember 28, 2017—Jas is asked to be a bridesmaid but is worried about being too clumsy. Meanwhile, Mr Salford has to make a presentation. - S03E06
Fly Me to the MoonOctober 5, 2017—Jas transforms the art room into a spaceship to conduct an experiment into how teenage boys deal with being cooped up together. - S03E07
Hormone HorrorOctober 12, 2017—Martha starts acting oddly, getting emotional and over-reacting to things. She's horrified to realise that her hormones are kicking in. - S03E08
Ultimate BucketOctober 19, 2017—Martha and Ollie throw Cassie and Maxwell off the maths team, desperate not to be outshone as they were last year. - S03E09
Anger ManagementOctober 26, 2017—Lily tells Cassie and Maxwell about Rob's inability to get angry and they resort to hypnosis to cure him. - S03E10
MegasaurusNovember 2, 2017—Lily worries that Jas is feeling left out. With Ollie and Martha practically a couple as well as her and Rob, she decides Jas needs a boyfri - S03E11
Bug BroochNovember 9, 2017—Lily is delighted when Rob buys her a present for the first time - only it's a horrible bug-shaped brooch! - S03E12
Cranmede FeverNovember 16, 2017—When Lily and Martha get the flu, Maxwell and Cassie are roped in to replace them in the school's general knowledge quiz. - S03E13
So Long, FarewellNovember 23, 2017—Martha is offered a place at Greatacre, the boarding school her mother once went to, but Ollie and Alfie can't cope with the idea of her lea
Season04
- S04E01
The BandAugust 23, 2018—Ollie, Rob, Jas and Sid enter Battle of the Bands with tuneless Mr Malone. Lily wants her mum's boyfriend Ken to like her. - S04E02
Let's Talk About LoveAugust 30, 2018—Lily decides to tell Rob she loves him, but first she's going to build him a football stadium out of lollipop sticks. - S04E03
Where There's a WillSeptember 6, 2018—On the day Martha asks Lily for the 7p she owes her, Lily inherits a lot of money. She becomes determined to prove Martha is petty. - S04E04
Breaking UpSeptember 13, 2018—Lily's gut instinct tells her that fellow pupil Carla fancies Rob. Rob denies this but Lily sets out to prove her gut instinct is correct. - S04E05
TeenealogySeptember 20, 2018—Snobby Ollie mocks Mr Malone's ancestry, inspiring the gang to teach him a lesson. Then Ollie discovers he's actually related to Mr Malone. - S04E06
The Look and LoveSeptember 27, 2018—Rob enters a modelling competition and Lily is determined he will win using 'the look'. Martha practises dating. - S04E07
Loyalty PointsOctober 4, 2018—Lily and Jas fake a falling-out to get Rob and Sid to stop arguing, while Ollie and Martha train Mr Malone to be a better teacher. - S04E08
Date NightOctober 11, 2018—Lily plans a perfect date night to celebrate her anniversary with Rob, but her mum and Ken might ruin everything. - S04E09
Practice Makes PrefectOctober 18, 2018—Lily, Martha and Ollie become prefects and the power goes to their heads. - S04E10
Scary MovieOctober 25, 2018—It's Halloween and Jas goes to extreme lengths to cure Lily's many fears before her scary party, while Ollie falls in love with new girl Em. - S04E11
Three's Company, Four's a CrowdNovember 1, 2018—Martha and Ollie are confident they can win the McSherman Science Prize, but they have one tricky formula to work out. - S04E12
Inspiring Women of TomorrowNovember 8, 2018—The girls follow an app promising future success, but can they resist their weaknesses?
Season05
- S05E01
Waitress WarsSeptember 12, 2019—Lily is delighted to be waitressing at Mugshotsz café, until Jas joins her. Martha is stunned to discover Ollie has a girlfriend, and Rob is - S05E02
AwardatarianSeptember 19, 2019—Jas's lie to Lily snowballs into a charity sumo wrestling bake-off event! Martha and Ollie compete to win awards by teaching tech to pension - S05E03
Head Boy Hearts GirlSeptember 26, 2019—Head boy Hunter has a crush. Lily, believing it's her, plots to let him down without smashing his heart to bits. Martha and Kat compete to h - S05E04
Lou Dun ItOctober 3, 2019—Lily lies to prove she is a good actor, Ollie researches to prove he is not a defective detective and Martha tries to prove to Jas that Sid - S05E05
No Pain No GainOctober 10, 2019—For his PE module, Rob offers free personal training sessions, but things go awry when Mr Malone agrees to be his student. Meanwhile, Lily a - S05E06
V DayOctober 17, 2019—Lily over-organises the best Valentine’s Day ever with Rob, Martha helps Ollie plan the perfect evening with Kat, Jas invents random gifts f - S05E07
Open MiceOctober 24, 2019—For Mugshotsz Open Mic night, Martha and Mr Malone join forces in a bid to beat competitors Ollie, Kat and Hunter. Jas and her little 'frien - S05E08
None of Your BusinessOctober 31, 2019—Ollie manages Mugshotsz for the day, but the power goes to his head. Meanwhile, Lily and Jas go on strike and Mr Malone and Lou are trapped. - S05E09
Never Meet Your HeroesNovember 7, 2019—Ollie and Rufus beat an unbeatable video game and celebrity vlogger Jam9T7 wants to know how. Lily and Jas’s mission to expose enviro-crimes - S05E10
Radio PiNovember 14, 2019—Ollie has agreed to host a science radio show with Martha, but he hasn’t got round to telling Kat. Lily and Rob search for a song for them t - S05E11
Our Brilliant CareersNovember 21, 2019—Selecting the right work experience gets bumpy. Lily's dream of being an actress turns into a nightmare, Ollie regrets his career choice, an - S05E12
Virtue and VirtualityNovember 28, 2019—Lily gets addicted to a virtual reality game, Ollie is forced to express his feelings and Martha wins a competition she didn't enter. - S05E13
All We Want for ChristmasDecember 5, 2019—Can Lily have a perfect Christmas when Ollie is allergic to Christmas, Sid hates Christmas, Rob thinks Lily's presents are terrible, Jas is
Season06
- S06E01
Heads We WinAugust 6, 2020—Determined to be head girl, Martha goes head to head with best friend Lily. Meanwhile, Ollie has a terrible dilemma to resolve. - S06E02
Face OffAugust 6, 2020—Kat’s plan to outdo Martha backfires, while Jas and Lily help Martha and Ollie spend time apart to deal with their suppressed feelings for o - S06E03
Travel BugAugust 13, 2020—Jas and Lily plan to go travelling together but soon discover that they don’t share the same idea of a perfect holiday. Lily asks Martha and - S06E04
Possession ObsessionAugust 20, 2020—Martha and Ollie face off in a legal battle to win custody of Edison, a cuddly lightbulb. Unfortunately Lily and Rufus are hopeless as their - S06E05
MascotsAugust 27, 2020—Lily tries to convince her friends that she is a top model, Martha gets a job in Mugshotsz and Ollie tries to be cool like Sid. - S06E06
Deny and DeniabilitySeptember 3, 2020—Lily’s new boyfriend Bob is so like Rob that Martha and Ollie use science to prove Lily is not over Rob, which leads to a shocking discovery - S06E07
Do the Write ThingSeptember 10, 2020—Lily and Martha compete to be best friends with exchange student Kesia. Meanwhile, Ollie has to write his student thesis from memory and Mr - S06E08
SingletoniaSeptember 17, 2020—Lily’s friends are all coupled up and keep leaving her out, so she sets about trying to break up the happy couples. Meanwhile, Kat tries to - S06E09
Electronic Dance MarthaSeptember 24, 2020—Martha and Kat use maths to create a dance track and become overnight pop stars, but they argue over their second tune. Lily gets competitiv - S06E10
So LilyOctober 1, 2020—Lily and Jas go a little crazy when Mazel changes Mugshotsz around and reveals that the café’s new online experience ‘cake cam’ has 250,000 - S06E11
Shaved by the BellOctober 8, 2020—Nothing to see here, just another normal day at Cranmede: Sid has a crisis about getting his head shaved, Jas learns to ride a boiled egg an - S06E12
Academic-Lily SpeakingOctober 15, 2020—Martha thinks Lily might win the Hastings Prize, so tries to distract Lily by finding her a boyfriend. Meanwhile, Lily thinks Martha wants a - S06E13
Prom!October 22, 2020—Lily is really excited about the prom, but none of her friends want to go, including Martha – which is awkward as Ollie was going to ask her
Shows like So Awkward all similar shows
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Comedy·Drama·CrimeFargo2014·FX
Fargo is a seasonal anthology crime drama with some dark comical elements, inspired by the film Fargo written by the Coen brothers.Compare - 02Comedy·FamilyThe Simpsons1989–present·FOX
The Simpsons is the longest running scripted show in US television history.Compare - 03Comedy·FamilyFamily Guy1999–present·FOX
Family Guy follows Peter Griffin the endearingly ignorant dad, and his hilariously offbeat family of middle-class New Englanders in Quahog, RI.Compare - 04ComedySouth Park1997–present·Comedy Central
South Park is an adult comedy animation show centred around 4 children in the small town of south park.Compare - 05Comedy·FamilyAmerican Dad!2005–present·FOX
In American Dad!, Stan Smith leads the all-American family in this animated sitcom filled with wild and crazy extremes.Compare - 06Comedy·Adventure·Science-FictionRick and Morty2013–present·Adult Swim
Rick is a mentally gifted, but sociopathic and alcoholic scientist and a grandfather to Morty; an awkward, impressionable, and somewhat spineless teenage boy.Compare
Head-to-head pick any opponent
Stack So Awkward's full episode-rating history against a rival, on one chart.
Keep exploring top shows
ShortcutThe essential episodes
Short on time? The pilot-to-finale shortcut, only the episodes that matter.
MatchupCompare with another showTwo shows' episode ratings on one chart — settle it.
NetworkBest CBBC showsMore from the same network, ranked by rating.
GenreBest comedy shows & filmsThe top of the comedy pile, across both mediums.









