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Comedy Central Orders a Daria Spin-Off “Jodie” with Tracee Ellis Ross as EP and Star

June 19, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic having shut down and subsequently forcing live action production to vastly reconfigure itself has pushed up animated production to the forefront. Comedy Central is certainly headed in this direction with what they have in their slate.

With Hollywood saying that they’re dedicated to true inclusion and diversity, an order for a spin-off of Daria starring the black character from Daria, Jodie Landon, that would star the voice of and be EP’d Tracee Ellis Ross seems like a nice intersection of all things that Comedy Central, and a lot of other networks, are striving for right now. Called Jodie, it will indeed focus on the journey of the titular character and be updated for the times for the current generation coming of age. Our curiosity is definitely peaked with a Gen-Z spin-off of Daria with black woman at the center of it, but we’re not sure when this will air as of right now (hopefully, sometime later this year?).

Let’s hope that Comedy Central and other networks don’t stop here and order up completely original shows from BIPOC too.

Revival of Daria at MTV Shifts Into Daria Spin-Off “Jodie” Starring and EP’d by Tracee Ellis Ross

June 15, 2019

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Revival of Daria at MTV Shifts Into Daria Spin-Off “Jodie” Starring and EP’d by Tracee Ellis Ross

While initially there was supposed to be a Daria reboot, MTV has read-the-room and have opted to do a series based on the black character on Daria, Jodie Landon. While some diehard Daria faithful might be upset, it’s an intriguing change, especially with Tracee Ellis Ross calling the shots.

There are so many different elements in play here that we’re truly curious as to what Jodie might sound, look, feel like (even if it’s wildly different from Daria) and how successful this move is in, presumably, attempting to be a Gen-Z take on Daria.

One thing we do know is that if Jodie has any bit of success, you can count on this being a popular Halloween costume for years and years to come.

MTV’s Newly Launched MTV Studios Looking to Revive ‘Daria’ Amongst Other Properties

June 21, 2018

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MTV’s Newly Launched MTV Studios Looking to Revive ‘Daria’ Amongst Other Properties

Not only is a Daria revival/reboot officially a priority for MTV, but they might be taking a stab at bringing back Beavis and Butt-Head as well. This probably means that MTV is going to put new, original sitcoms on the backburner for awhile.

We almost thought we hit peak 90s nostalgia, but, as it turns out, not quite yet.

That being said, maybe they’ll let Bo Burnham do something connected to a reimagining of Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous.

July 29, 2017

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The podcast that revisits Daria, Sicker Sadder World, is going live at The Ace Hotel in DTLA. Hosts Brittany Ashley and Laura Zack along with guests Gaby Dunn, Navid Sinaki, and Ira Madison III will actually watch an episode of Daria and then chat about it afterwards.

It’ll be a pretty great evening to revel in 90s nostalgia, specifically what might be one of your favorite things from the 90s, Daria.

Best of all, it’s free to attend with RSVP, which you can take care of here.

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