Jodie (TV series)

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Jodie
Created byGrace Edwards
Based onThe character of Jodie Landon from Daria, created
by Glenn Eichler & Susie Lewis Lynn
Written byGrace Edwards
Voices ofTracee Ellis Ross
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerTracee Ellis Ross
Production companyMTV Entertainment Studios
DistributorViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Release
Original networkComedy Central
Chronology
Related showsDaria

Jodie is an upcoming American adult animated series created by Grace Edwards and produced by MTV Studios. The show is a spin-off of MTV's Daria and centers on the character of Jodie Landon, a friend of Daria's. The series depicts Jodie as a Generation Z post-college graduate entering her first job at a tech company. Tracee Ellis Ross is an executive producer for the show and voices the titular role. Comedy Central ordered the series in June 2020, and is expected to premiere in 2022.[1][2][3]

Plot[]

Jodie has just graduated from college and started her first full-time job working at a tech company. "The series will satirize workplace culture, Gen Z struggles, the artifice of social media and more."[1]

Cast and characters[]

  • Tracee Ellis Ross as Jodie Landon, an African-American woman who graduated from Turner College. The character was previously voiced by Jessica Cydnee Jackson in Daria.[4]

Production[]

Jodie is produced by MTV Studios and created by Grace Edwards, who is also head writer.[1] Edwards was a producer and writer for Insecure, and also wrote for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.[5] Jodie is the first in a series of planned Daria spin-offs from the production company.[2] Tracee Ellis Ross is executive producer and provides voice acting in the titular role.[1] It is the second adult animated series to center a Black female character since the 2003 series Hey Monie!.[6]

On June 18, 2020, it was announced that Comedy Central had ordered the series.[7] The show is expected to premiere in 2022.[8]

In November 2021, it was announced animation studio Awesome Inc. will work on the series as it posted job positions.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (2020-06-18). "Comedy Central Picks Up 'Daria' Spinoff Series 'Jodie' As Part Of Push In Adult Animation". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Ossad, Jordana. "The Daria Spinoff Has Found Its Leading Lady". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  3. ^ Standen, Alex (2019-06-17). "Tracee Ellis Ross is playing Jodie in the Daria spin-off show we all need". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (2020-06-18). "'Daria' Spinoff 'Jodie,' Starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Lands at Comedy Central". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-06-18). "Comedy Central picks up 'Daria' spinoff 'Jodie' with Tracee Ellis Ross". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Wright, Megh (2020-06-18). "Comedy Central Orders Daria Spinoff Starring Tracee Ellis Ross". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (2019-06-18). "'Daria' Spinoff, Starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Lands at Comedy Central | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "'Insecure' Writer Grace Edwards On The Value Of Complex Stories About Black Women". HuffPost. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  9. ^ https://www.awesomeinc.com/careers

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