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Genre | Teen drama |
Based on | Skam by Julie Andem |
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Theme music composer | Christian Wibe |
Composer | Sleep Good |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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Producer | Hans Graffunder |
Production location | Austin, Texas |
Cinematography | Daniel McStay |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 18–50 minutes |
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Network | Facebook Watch |
Release | April 27, 2018 May 24, 2019 | –
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SKAM Austin is an American teen drama web series, based on the Norwegian television series Skam created by Julie Andem. It premiered with its first full episode on April 27, 2018 on Facebook Watch.
Employing the same distribution method and overall storylines as the original Norwegian production, SKAM Austin is shown in real-time through short clips on a daily basis on Facebook Watch, supplemented with screenshots of messages between the characters and compiled clips into full episodes on weekends. Real social media accounts created for the fictional characters allow viewers greater insight into the show beyond its clips. The first of these short clips was released on April 24, 2018.
On July 25, 2018, it was announced that Facebook had renewed the series for a second season. The second season premiered on March 15, 2019.