Why did Skins us get Cancelled?

On June 9, it was announced that MTV had canceled Skins because it wasn’t connecting to the U.S. audience, in addition to the controversy that went with it. Elsley defended the show’s content as not so much controversial, “but a serious attempt to get in the roots of young people’s lives.”

Why was Skins so controversial?

Much of the controversy around its early episodes criticised its portrayal of sex, bad language, and explicit drug use. Tabloids wrote about real-life “Skins parties” with pretend disgust. But it was always careful to temper the hedonism with consequences, the comedy with tragedy.

Did Skins UK get Cancelled?

According to The Guardian, Channel 4 has confirmed that the final season will air early next year in the UK. They promise “a celebration of this truly iconic series”. Created by father-and-son writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, Skins follows the lives of teenagers in Bristol, South West England.

Where did Skins US take place?

About a group of teenagers in their final years of high school in Baltimore. About a group of teenagers in their final years of high school in Baltimore.