Genre: | Sitcom |
Creator: | Danny Kenny |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Num Series: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 6 |
Director: | Akaash Meeda |
Runtime: | 20 minutes |
Network: | ITVX ITV2 |
Last Aired: | present |
G'wed is a British television sitcom for broadcast on ITV2 and its streaming service ITVX, featuring working-class Liverpudlian teenagers, tackling big issues including grief, sex, diversity and class differences.[1]
G'wed was produced by Golden Path Productions and written by Liverpool native Danny Kenny.[2]
The series follows teenagers from Liverpool as they go about their lives in Liverpool. Reece, who is often a mis-behaving teenager, but always surprises his loved ones and friends, from quoting Mother Teresa, John Steinbeck to his incredibly mature take on grief. Reece ends up on his last warning at school, meets another student, Christopher, who joins the school and Reece offers to 'take care' of the new boy. The two students could not be any different but somehow become friends.[3]
The series aired on ITV2 and began streaming on ITVX in February 2024. The series became the most watched comedy on the ITV 2 channel since Changing Ends, with 4.9 million streams on the platform.[4] On 11 July 2024, the series was renewed for series two and three.[5]
Filming took place across Merseyside, Liverpool in the summer of 2023.[7]