THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 83 AUGUST 14, 2019
Anna Konkle (left) and Maya Erskine
co-created and star in the comedy.
YUKI
I’ll^ brush^ your^ hair^ n
ext.
MAYA
No,^ never^ mind.^ But^ I^
do want^ an^
Oreo.
YUKI
That^ was^ the^ last^ one.
ANNA
(swallowing)
Oops.
MAYA
What^ is^ going^ on^ here?^
Are^ you^
trying^ to^ join^ my^ fami
ly?^ Like^
she’s^ my^ mom.^ You^ have^ y
our^ own^
family.
YUKI
Maya,^ don’t^ be^ rude.^
MAYA
Well,^ she’s^ being^ annoy
ing.^ I’m^
sick^ of^ her^ being^ here
at^ my^ house.^
(to^ Anna)
Like^ get^ out^ of^ my^ PJs!
You’re^
stretching^ them^ out!^
ANNA
Don’t^ worry,^ I’m^ leaving
soon.
YUKI
Maya!^ Stop^ acting^ like^ a
baby.^
You’re^ not^ a^ little^ gir
l anymore!
(to^ Anna)
I’m^ so^ sorry,^ Anna.
This^ shuts^ Maya^ up.^
MAYA
What?
Suddenly,^ the^ doorbell^ r
ings.^
ANNA
I guess^ that’s^ my^ paren
ts.^ Let^ me^
change^ to^ give^ Maya^ ba
ck her^ PJ’s.
YUKI
Keep^ them.^ It’s^ fine.PEN^15 "Anna^ Iishi-Pet
ers"^ FINAL^ SHOOTING^ DR
AFT^7 /^23 /^19 25
.It’s like ANNA
bleeding.INT. MAYA’S (^) HOUSE -
LIVING ROOM - AFTERN
OON
(^109). 29
Anna’s on the (^) phone with her (^) paren (^109). 29
ts. Yuki is opening a
FIRST
AID KIT and (^) going th
rough supplies, conc
A erned.
(into (^) thNNA
It’s really fe^ phone)
Yelli un.^
ng can be (^) heard comi
ng (^) from (^) the phone.
Can you paANNA^ (CONT’D)
y attention? (^) I’m tryi
to (^) t(allki (^) stteon (^) ysou. ng
Okay. Alright)
. (^) See you (^) soon. Than
Anna for^ listening.^ Bye.^ ks^
hangs up. (^) Yuki begins
bandaging Anna’s (^) fi
Reveal: Maya is in the corn nger, tenderly.
er (^) watching all (^) this,
staring with
jealousy from far (^) awa
y.
INT. (^) MAYA’S HOUSE (^) - M
AYA’S BATHROOM (^) - EVE
NING
(^109). (^30)
Maya (^) watches, a little (^) closer (^) now: 109. (^30)
Yuki (^) runs Anna a bath
INT. (^) MAYA’S (^) HOUSE.
- (^) MAYA’S BEDROOM (^) - L
ATER
(^109). (^31)
Maya watches, (^) closer still: Yuki pu (^109). 31
ts Anna in MAYA’S (^) PJ
INT. MAYA’S (^) HOUSE ’S. - LIVING (^) ROOM (^) - EVE
NING
(^109). 32
Anna (wearing MAYA’S (^) PJ’S) eats OR (^109). 32
EO’S. Yuki brushes h
er
hair. Maya watches.
For a second, ANNA’S
HAIR LOOKS BLACK (^) AN
D
LONG (^) like (^) Yuki’s. (^) Ma
ya (^) shakes her head an
d (^) Anna’s hair goes
back to (^) blonde. (^) PHE
W. Maya enters.
Hey. MAYA
Yuki (^) and Anna don’t r
espond.
Umm I didnMAYA^ (CONT’D)
’t (^) get the (^) memo (^) about
hair brushing.
PEN (^15) "Anna (^) Iishi - Peters" (^) FINAL SHO
OTING DRAFT (^7) / 23 /
(^19 24). is losing her BFF and has Konkle: “Anna feels she
just ‘accidentally’ stapled
her own finger in class.
Anna holds up her bloody
finger so that Maya can
see Anna’s pain in hopes of
getting more attention
and love. Note: I really did
staple my finger in class,
but only because I was
bored and playing with it.
I was horrified.”
Erskine: “Yuki needs to hear and
understand that Anna’s parents are too
wrapped up in their fighting and can’t be
there for her. From Maya’s perspective,
it’s got to look like she’s been replaced.”
Erskine:
“Tone shifts to
horror/twisted
love story here.”
Erskine: “We
almost had Anna
wear Maya’s wig
(a bowl cut), but she
looked too much
like Lord Farquaad
from Shrek.”
Erskine: “Not only is Anna
taking her mom’s attention,
she’s also taking her favorite
food. The last straw!” Erskine: “Poor Anna
has felt this from Maya
for the past two days.
Nothing worse. Especially
when you’re at your
friend’s house and don’t
have your own parents/
home for comfort.
Incredibly isolating.”
Erskine: “Passive
aggressive.”
Konkle: “Hahaha.
Anna’s tall,
but this is rude.”
Konkle: “This is
the last straw!”
Konkle: “Maya’s mom giving Anna more attention only
makes Maya more upset. What if there is not enough love
to go around and Anna is stealing her only mom?!”
HULU
PEN15
“Anna Ishii-Peters”
Written by Maya Erskine
and Anna Konkle
Konkle:
“You aren’t
getting many
‘memos’
at age 13 ...”
Konkle: “When
you can’t figure
out what you
need but you
know you don’t
like what’s
going on ...”
Konkle: “Good, motherly advice
that ends up being super
triggering because Maya has
been masturbating in secret
and in shame. To Maya, being
an innocent, ‘little’ girl is her
best way to ensure continued
parental love. So, this motherly
advice becomes devastating.”