10 Things I Hate About You the film, Gil Junger, directed many of the episodes including the pilot while the film's music composer, Richard Gibbs, also returned to do the show's music. The series was adapted and produced by Carter Covington. The show premiered on July 7, 2009, and lasted 20 episodes. The film is a retelling of William Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew" in an American high school setting. Screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith also wrote the script for "She's the Man" (2006), a retelling of Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night" set in an American college. Kat and Bianca share the same names
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