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 recently 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.
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