You all must have heard about the very famous “I Am Not Okay with This” It is a television series originally from the United States of America. In fact, this show is a perfect choice when it comes to black comedy, a coming-of-age show with a superhero base, and is adapted from a graphic novel written by Charles Forsman. This show has a slight touch of fantasy and imagination, which creates a real adrenaline rush among the viewers. They admired this show a lot when it came to Netflix. In this article, we will go through the details of this show and understand what the story is all about, and I Am Not Okay With This Season 2 Release Date.

What is the story all about?

The show confirms that the main story is that of 17-year-old girl Sydney Novak, who all of a sudden finds out that she has the power of telekinesis. This was the part that gave an interesting turn to the storyline of the show. There are some main characters around whose experiences and lives the story is formed. 

Main Characters

Sophia Lillis as Sydney Novak: A 17-year-old girl with telekinetic powers.

Wyatt Oleff as Stanley "Stan" Barber: Sydney's neighbor and friend.

Sofia Bryant as Dina: Sydney's best friend.

Kathleen Rose Perkins as Maggie Novak: Sydney's mother.

Production

Development

The producers released this particular show during the Revelations Endgame panel at the Netflix booth, which was obviously during the MCM London Comic Con event on December 12, 2018. It is a creation of Jonathan Entwistle and Christy Hall, with both of them being the executive producers from the side of the screenwriters, while Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen, and Josh Barry are the executives from the context of a director. The series premiered on February 26, 2020, and it was later supposed to be continued by the second season. However, in the month of August of 2020, the series was unfortunately canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic by Netflix.

Casting

Many of the leading actors include Sophia Lillis, Sofia Bryant, Wyatt Oleff, and Kathleen Rose Perkins, while Aidan Wojtak-Hissong and Richard Ellis had a stated number of appearances on It.

Filming

Principal photography kicked off in Pittsburgh starting from June of the year 2019. Brownsville, Pennsylvania was one of the main shooting locations, and scenes involving the high school were filmed at Wilmerding’s Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School.

Reception

Thus, the show was well-received by the audience and critics. Rotten Tomatoes rates it with 87% approval. The critical reception is as follows: “As uncomfortable and cute as adolescence but twice as magical, I Am Not Okay With This’ first season occasionally feels superficial, although the series is saved by Sophia Lillis.

People were angered when Netflix decided to cancel the series, especially since it left off the show in the middle of a season. Some of them did post via Twitter and there were even people who began petitions to attempt and try to bring the show back. This is a show that has been sorely missed up to 2024, the year this piece was written.