Instagram/Anna Konkle & Maya Erskin TV Anna Konkle, co-creator of Pen15, explores adolescence, family turmoil, and her own childhood in her revealing new memoir, The Sane One. May 6, 2026 AceShowbiz - Pen15 co-creator Anna Konkle has a unique ear for the voice of adolescence. The Hulu series, which debuted in 2019, stars Konkle and her best friend Maya Erskine portraying exaggerated versions of their thirteen-year-old selves during the early 2000s, surrounded by real teenagers.