Jann (TV series)

Last updated
Jann
Genre Comedy
Created by
Starring
ComposerRussell Broom
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes22 (+1 special)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerBrian Dennis
Production locations Calgary, Alberta
EditorAren Hansen
Running time20–22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseMarch 20, 2019 (2019-03-20) –
November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)

Jann is a Canadian comedy television 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, Elena Juatco, Alexa Rose Steele, and Jason Blicker. [3]

Contents

On June 9, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, [4] which premiered on September 21, 2020. [5] On June 10, 2020, it was renewed for a third season, [6] which premiered on September 27, 2021. [7] A one-hour holiday special, titled Jann: Alone for the Holidays, premiered on December 9, 2022. In an interview with the Calgary Herald , Arden said that while series is not cancelled, it has not been greenlit for a fourth season but is optimistic that it will happen. [8]

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, [9] and trying to rebuild her career in the hope of finally outshining her archrival Sarah McLachlan. [10]

Cast and characters

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 6March 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
2 8September 21, 2020 (2020-09-21)November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)
3 8September 27, 2021 (2021-09-27)November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)
Special December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateCanadian viewers
(millions)
11"The Big House"Ron MurphyStory by : Jann Arden and Jennica Harper
Teleplay by : Jennica Harper		March 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)1.01 [11]
22"Go With the Flowga"Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier and Jennica HarperMarch 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)N/A
33"Weeknd at Charley's"Ron Murphy Mike McPhaden April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)N/A
44"Major Party Foul"Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier and Nelu Handa April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)N/A
55"You've Been Soft Served"Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier and Jennica HarperApril 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)1.14 [12]
66"WWJD (What Will Jann Do?)"Ron MurphyStory by : Jennica Harper
Teleplay by : Jason Filiatrault and Jennica Harper		April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)N/A

Season 2 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateCanadian viewers
71"What Did Jann Do?" [13] Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier & Jennica HarperSeptember 21, 2020 (2020-09-21) [13] 736,000 [14]
82"Last Straws"Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier & Jennica HarperSeptember 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)N/A
93"Tomato, Tomato"Ron MurphyMike McPhadenOctober 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)N/A
104"The Go Girls Go"Ron MurphySophie Caird & Leah GauthierOctober 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)N/A
115"Drop the Single"Ron MurphyNelu HandaOctober 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)N/A
126"Covered in Balls"Ron MurphyJennica Harper & Mike McPhadenOctober 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)N/A
137"Road Trippin'"Ron MurphyLeah GauthierNovember 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)N/A
148"The Tunies"Ron MurphyJennica HarperNovember 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)N/A

Season 3 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateCanadian viewers
151"Help Wanted" [7] Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier & Jennica HarperSeptember 27, 2021 (2021-09-27) [7] N/A
162"Lost and Found"Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier & Jennica HarperOctober 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)N/A
173"Marty Crashers"Ron MurphyMike McPhadenOctober 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)N/A
184"Pancaking"Ron MurphyNelu HandaOctober 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)N/A
195"Hall Pass or Fail" [15] Ron MurphySophie Caird & Mike McPhadenOctober 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)N/A
206"The Money Train" [16] Ron MurphyJennica Harper & JP Larocque November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)N/A
217"Whofundit"Ron MurphyLeah GauthierNovember 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)N/A
228"No Drama"Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier & Jennica HarperNovember 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)N/A

Special

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
"Jann: Alone for the Holidays"Ron MurphyLeah Gauthier & Jennica HarperDecember 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)

Production

Production on six half-hour episodes for Season 1 began in Calgary [17] on September 11, 2018. [18] Production on Season 2, consisting of eight episodes, began on October 1, 2019, [19] [20] and wrapped in early November 2019. [21] Production on Season 3, consisting of eight episodes, began on February 25, 2021. [22]

Sarah McLachlan appears as herself in a guest role in the second season. [19] Jann has clarified in interviews that she and Sarah get along well in real life, and their fictionalized rivalry in the television series draws as much from Sarah's own ideas as Jann's. [23]

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, Tegan and Sara, and Bif Naked. [22] [7]

Guests in the holiday special included Bryan Adams and Michael Bublé as themselves. [8]

Release

Jann premiered on March 20, 2019, [24] [25] with its first season becoming the "most-watched" Canadian television series and comedy of the year. [26]

In October 2020, Hulu acquired American distribution rights to the series. They released the first two seasons in January 2021. [27] In January 2023, the series left Hulu and is now on The Roku Channel in the US, with them acquiring the first two seasons of the series and released the third one at its launch on the platform on January 17, 2023.

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.

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2020 Canadian Screen Awards Best Comedy SeriesJannNominated [28] [29]
Best Lead Actress Jann Arden Nominated
Best Guest Performance Rick Mercer Nominated
2021 Elisha Cuthbert Nominated [30] [31] [32]
Best Photography in a Comedy SeriesBrett Van Dyke for "The Tunies"Nominated
Best Writing, Comedy Series Jennica Harper for "The Tunies"Nominated
Leah Gauthier and Jennica Harper for "What Did Jann Do"Nominated
2022 Best Comedy SeriesJannNominated [33]
Best Lead ActressJann ArdenNominated
Best Writing, Comedy SeriesLeah Gauthier and Jennica Harper for "No Drama"Nominated
Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction Lisa Parasyn and Rhonda FisekciNominated
Best Guest Performance, Comedy Michael Bublé for "No Drama"Won
2024 Variety or Entertainment SpecialJann: Alone for the HolidaysNominated [34]
Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesLeah Gauthier and Jennica Harper for Jann: Alone for the HolidaysNominated
2021 Writers Guild of Canada Best TV ComedyJann Arden and Jennica HarperWon [35] [36]

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