Jann (TV series)
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Genre | Comedy |
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Composer | Russell Broom |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Producer | Brian Dennis |
Production locations | Calgary, Alberta |
Editor | Aren Hansen |
Running time | 20–22 minutes |
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Original network | CTV |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | March 20, 2019 present | –
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Jann is a Canadian television comedy series that premiered on CTV on March 20, 2019. It stars Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden as a fictionalized version of herself and is loosely based on events from her life.[1][2] The cast also includes Zoie Palmer, Patrick Gilmore, Deborah Grover, Alexa Rose Steele, and Jason Blicker.[3]
Plot[]
Jann is a former pop star struggling to cope with turmoil in her personal life, including the breakup of her relationship with Cynthia, her longtime girlfriend,[2] her mother's diagnosis of early-stage dementia,[4] and trying to rebuild her career in the hope of finally outshining her archrival Sarah McLachlan.[5]
Cast and characters[]
- Jann Arden as her fictional self
- Zoie Palmer as Max, Jann's younger sister
- Deborah Grover as Nora, Jann's mother
- Patrick Gilmore as Dave, Max's husband and Jann's brother in law
- Elena Juatco as Cale, Jann's new manager
- Jason Blicker as Todd, Jann's long-term manager
- Sharon Taylor as Cynthia, Jann's ex-partner
- Alexa Rose Steele as Charley, Jann's eldest niece
Episodes[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 6 | March 20, 2019 | April 24, 2019 | ||
2 | 8[6] | September 21, 2020 | November 9, 2020 | ||
3 | 8 | September 27, 2021[7] | November 15, 2021 |
Season 1 (2019)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canadian viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Big House" | Ron Murphy | Story by : Jann Arden and Jennica Harper Teleplay by : Jennica Harper | March 20, 2019 | 1.01[8] |
2 | 2 | "Go With the Flowga" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier and Jennica Harper | March 27, 2019 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Weeknd at Charley's" | Ron Murphy | Mike McPhaden | April 3, 2019 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "Major Party Foul" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier and Nelu Handa | April 10, 2019 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "You've Been Soft Served" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier and Jennica Harper | April 17, 2019 | 1.14[9] |
6 | 6 | "WWJD (What Will Jann Do?)" | Ron Murphy | Story by : Jennica Harper Teleplay by : Jason Filiatrault and Jennica Harper | April 24, 2019 | N/A |
Season 2 (2020)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canadian viewers |
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7 | 1 | "What Did Jann Do?"[10] | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier & Jennica Harper | September 21, 2020[10] | 736,000[11] |
8 | 2 | "Last Straws" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier & Jennica Harper | September 28, 2020 | N/A |
9 | 3 | "Tomato, Tomato" | Ron Murphy | Mike McPhaden | October 5, 2020 | N/A |
10 | 4 | "The Go Girls Go" | Ron Murphy | Sophie Caird & Leah Gauthier | October 12, 2020 | N/A |
11 | 5 | "Drop the Single" | Ron Murphy | Nelu Handa | October 19, 2020 | N/A |
12 | 6 | "Covered in Balls" | Ron Murphy | Jennica Harper & Mike McPhaden | October 26, 2020 | N/A |
13 | 7 | "Road Trippin'" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier | November 2, 2020 | N/A |
14 | 8 | "The Tunies" | Ron Murphy | Jennica Harper | November 9, 2020 | N/A |
Season 3 (2021)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title [12] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [12] | Canadian viewers (millions) |
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15 | 1 | "Help Wanted"[7] | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier & Jennica Harper | September 27, 2021[7] | N/A |
16 | 2 | "Lost and Found" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier & Jennica Harper | October 4, 2021 | N/A |
17 | 3 | "Marty Crashers" | Ron Murphy | Mike McPhaden | October 11, 2021 | N/A |
18 | 4 | "Pancaking" | Ron Murphy | Nelu Handa | October 18, 2021 | N/A |
19 | 5 | "Hall Pass or Fail"[13] | Ron Murphy | Sophie Caird & Mike McPhaden | October 25, 2021 | N/A |
20 | 6 | "The Money Train"[14] | Ron Murphy | Jennica Harper & JP Larocque | November 1, 2021 | N/A |
21 | 7 | "Whofundit" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier | November 8, 2021 | N/A |
22 | 8 | "No Drama" | Ron Murphy | Leah Gauthier & Jennica Harper | November 15, 2021 | N/A |
Production[]
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Production on six half-hour episodes for Season 1 began in Calgary[15] on September 11, 2018.[16] Production on Season 2, consisting of eight episodes, began on October 1, 2019,[17][18] and wrapped in early November 2019.[19] Production on Season 3, consisting of eight episodes, began on February 25, 2021.[20]
Sarah McLachlan appears as herself in a guest role in the second season.[17] Arden has clarified in interviews that she and McLachlan get along well in real life, and their fictionalized rivalry in the television series draws as much from McLachlan's own ideas as Arden's.[21]
Other guests in the second season include Keshia Chanté as Nia Taylor, an up-and-coming new singer signed by Todd after he drops Jann as a client; Elisha Cuthbert as Liz, a school board trustee; and Miguel Rivas as Nigel, a megafan of Jann's.
Guests in the third season include Michael Bublé as himself.[20]
Release[]
Jann premiered on March 20, 2019,[22][23] with its first season becoming the "most-watched" Canadian television series and comedy of the year.[24]
In October 2020, Hulu acquired American distribution rights to the series.[25]
Accolades[]
The series has been nominated for awards such as the Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Society of Cinematographers, Leo Awards and Writers Guild of Canada.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Comedy Series | Jann | Nominated | [26][27] |
Best Lead Actress | Jann Arden | Nominated | |||
Best Guest Performance | Rick Mercer | Nominated | |||
2021 | Elisha Cuthbert | Nominated | [28][29][30] | ||
Best Variety or entertainment special | Jann Arden | Nominated | |||
Best Host, talk show or entertainment news | Nominated | ||||
Best Photography in a comedy series | for "The Tunies" | Nominated | |||
Best Writing, Comedy series | for "The Tunies" | Nominated | |||
and Jennica Harper for "What Did Jann Do" | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Writers Guild of Canada | Best TV Comedy | Jann Arden and Jennica Harper | Won | [31][32] |
References[]
- ^ Wong, Tony (March 15, 2019). "Jann Arden's narcissistic alter ego shines in CTV's Jann". Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b Volmers, Eric (March 14, 2019). "Typecast? Calgary singer Jann Arden plays a strange version of herself in new CTV sitcom". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Brioux, Bill (October 7, 2018). "Set Visit: Jann Arden's upcoming CTV series "Jann"". Brioux.TV. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Friend, David (March 20, 2019). "'I've never felt more empowered': Jann Arden on her TV show, relationships and the future". CTV News.
- ^ Wilson, A.R. (March 25, 2019). "Jann: co-creator Leah Gauthier and showrunner Jennica Harper on developing the series and Jann Arden's star power". TV, eh?.
- ^ Dowling, Amber (September 3, 2020). "'Jann' season two is coming this fall with a bunch of celebrity friends along for the ride". The Loop. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "With JANN Taking Charge of Her Own Life and Career in Season 3, What Could Go Wrong? Well ..." The Lede, Bell Media. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "March 18, 2019 - March 24, 2019 (National)" (PDF). Numeris. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "April 15, 2019 - April 21, 2019 (National)" (PDF). Numeris. April 29, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b David, Greg (September 3, 2020). "SEASON 2 OF CTV ORIGINAL COMEDY JANN PREMIERES MONDAY, SEPT. 21". TV, Eh?. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "September 21-September 27, 2020 (National)" (PDF). Numeris. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jann". Zap2it. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ 305 "Hall Pass or Fail" - Gracenote
- ^ 306 "The Money Train" - Gracenote
- ^ Volmers, Eric (October 11, 2018). "Why Jann Arden insisted Calgary play major role in her new comedy series". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ David, Greg (September 11, 2018). "CTV's new original comedy Jann begins production". TV, eh?. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b Liszewski, Bridget (October 1, 2019). "Jann: Season 2 Production Underway". The TV Junkies. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Production Underway on Season 2 of CTV's Hit Comedy JANN". The Lede. Bell Media. October 1, 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Volmers, Eric (November 8, 2019). "Jann Arden and ensemble cast wrap Season 2 of Calgary-based CTV comedy". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Season 3 of CTV's Hit Original Comedy JANN Begins Production". The Lede. Bell Media. February 25, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ A. R. Wilson, "Jann Arden’s clueless alter ego is back in town for Jann’s second season". TV, eh?, September 18, 2020.
- ^ Liszewski, Bridget (February 4, 2019). "CTV sets premiere date for new comedy series Jann". The TV Junkies. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "CTV's New Original Comedy JANN Gets Extensive Digital Premiere Ahead of March 20 Broadcast". The Lede. Bell Media. March 4, 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "CTV's JANN is the #1 New Canadian Series of the Year". The Lede. Bell Media. April 23, 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Hulu secures U.S. rights Jann Arden’s semi-autobiographical sitcom". Toronto Star, October 21, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Canadian Screen Awards: List of TV, movie nominees in the major categories | Globalnews.ca". Global News (in American English). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Wilner, Norman (2020-02-18). "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". NOW Magazine (in American English). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Canada, HELLO!. "2021 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 21 nominations". ca.hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Wilner, Norman (2021-03-30). "Schitt's Creek dominates the Canadian Screen Awards nominations". NOW Magazine (in American English). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "2021 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees". Academy.ca (in American English). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "WTTV: JANN now on YouTube | Writers Guild of Canada". www.writersguildofcanada.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Jann's comedy series wins 2020 WGC Screenwriting Award". Jann Arden. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
External links[]
- 2019 Canadian television series debuts
- 2010s Canadian sitcoms
- 2010s Canadian LGBT-related comedy television series
- 2020s Canadian LGBT-related comedy television series
- Bisexuality-related television series
- Lesbian-related television shows
- CTV Television Network original programming
- 2020s Canadian sitcoms
- Canadian LGBT-related sitcoms
- Television series based on singers and musicians