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Comedy Central Picks Up "Daria" Spinoff Series "Jodie" As Part Of Push In Adult Animation

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Comedy Central has nabbed animated series Jodie, a spinoff of MTV’s iconic 
Daria, with Tracee Ellis Ross voicing the main character and executive 
producing. The series, from creator and head writer Grace Edwards and MTV 
Studios, will be paired with Comedy Central’s flagship series, South Park.

This is the first major move in a programming shift at Comedy Central focused 
on ramping up adult animated content and building an original animated slate 
around South Park. The major programming pivot already was in the planning 
stages when Comedy Central in late April laid off the majority of its senior 
programming team.

Jodie also marks the first MTV Studios series for Comedy Central as the brads 
are forging closer ties now that they are part of the same ViacomCBS 
Entertainment & Youth Group overseen by Chris McCarthy. It was one of the 
projects on the inaugural slate of MTV Studios when it launched in 2018 has 
been envisioned as one of several Daria spinoffs.

The new series is based on Jodie Landon, Daria’s friend at the fictional 
Lawndale High. Jodie picks up with her character graduating from college and 
entering a complicated world.

What Daria did for showing how inane high school was for Gen X, Jodie will do 
for exploring the trials and tribulations of a first job for a new 
generation. The series will satirize workplace culture, Gen Z struggles, the 
artifice of social media and more. With themes of empowerment along gender 
and racial lines, explorations of privilege, and a wicked sense of humor, 
Jodie will shine a light on the personal and professional issues young Black 
women face today.

Daria ran for five seasons from 1997 to 2002 and began as a spin-off of the 
Beavis and Butthead” franchise. Through its ensemble cast, Daria addressed 
key issues on the show – race, gender, class and identity – all through the 
lens of the wry wisdom of its main character, who was credited by cultural 
critics as a favorite fictional feminist that shaped a generation of women.

Edwards previously served as writer/co-producer for the acclaimed HBO series 
Insecure. Additional credits include multiple seasons onUnbreakable Kimmy 
Schmidt and Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer.

Best known for her role as Rainbow Johnson on ABC’s praised comedy series 
black-ish, Ellis Ross won a Golden Globe and five NAACP Image Awards for her 
work on the show.


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