NEWS: VARIETY: Hulu Takes Hit Canadian Comedy ‘Jann’ From Jann Arden & ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Producer Andrew Barnsley
By Naman Ramachandran
Canadian singer-songwriter and actor Jann Arden is coming to Hulu.
Hit comedy “Jann,” created by series star Arden with Leah Gauthier and Jennica Harper, and executive produced by Andrew Barnsley (“Schitt’s Creek”) will debut both its seasons on the streamer in early 2021.
In “Jann,” Arden plays a fictionalized, self-deprecating version of herself: a singer-songwriter of a “certain age” in severe denial of the harsh reality that her former music career is slowly fading away. With her personal life also in shambles, the series — which airs on Canadian broadcaster CTV — takes a comic look at her attempts to stage a personal and professional comeback.
The series is a CTV, Project 10 Productions and SEVEN24 Films production, consisting of six episodes in its first season and eight in its second. Hulu has exclusive U.S. rights. “Jann” was nominated for several awards at the Canadian Screen Awards, and Arden and Harper won the Writers Guild of Canada prize for TV comedy.
“Jann” is co-developed by Bell Media and Project 10.