Jane (American TV series)

Jane is a live-action educational adventure children's television series, created by J.J. Johnson, and premiered on Apple TV+ on April 14, 2023. The series was produced by the Jane Goodall Institute and Canada-based Sinking Ship Entertainment.

Based on the missions of Jane Goodall, the series is about a 9-year old girl, named Jane Garcia who is an aspiring environmentalist whose mission is to save endangered species. Using her imagination, she goes on adventures with her friends David and Greybeard (a chimpanzee) to protect wild animals from around the world.

Each episode focuses on an endangered species and towards the end of each episode, Jane interviews various zoologists to help answer her research question.

The second season was released on April 19, 2024.

Premise
A young environmentalist, who idolizes Jane Goodall, goes on an adventure with her best friend and a chimpanzee in order to protect the wild animals of the world.

Production
The series was ordered by Apple TV+ in February 2021, with it being a live action-animation hybrid series. It was produced alongside the Jane Goodall Institute. The cast for the series was revealed in January 2023, with Ava Louise Murchison starring in the titular role. The entire series was entirely filmed in Canada (mostly in Toronto), while some episodes were filmed in a location of Costa Rica and Africa.

Main

 * Ava Louise Murchison as Jane Garcia, a 9-year old girl of a Filipino and Mexican descent, who is an aspiring environmentalist whose mission is to protect endangered species, using her imagination.
 * Mason Blomberg as David, Jane's best friend who goes on adventures with Jane, to protect endangered species. He has the same imaginative traits as Jane.
 * Tamara Almeida as Maria, Jane's mother who lives in an apartment building, alongside her daughter and her husband, Tata.
 * Greybeard, a stuffed animal that Jane owns and turns to an animated form of a chimpanzee from her imagination.

Recurring

 * Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Mr. Jin
 * Al Rodrigo as Tata, the husband of Maria Garcia and Jane's father.
 * Dan Abramovici as Lucas, David's father.
 * Sam Marra as Kevin
 * Jazz Allen as Millie
 * Armando Alera as Cashier
 * Lucian-River Chauhan as Kurtis
 * Marium Carvell as Dawn
 * Mark McKinney as Mr. Harrison
 * Mary-Louise Parker as Robin
 * Dion Johnstone as Andre
 * Samantha Walkes as Toni
 * Brian George as Mr. Siddartha
 * Jayne Eastwood as Mrs. Joseph
 * Wilfred Lee as Alex
 * Marnie Brunton as Lauren
 * Graham Greene as James
 * Elise Bauman as Annisa
 * Sydney Kuhne as Host
 * Reha Sandill as Saadiya
 * Ali Hassan as Amir
 * Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves as Yasmin
 * Chris Pang as Fisherman Max
 * Jackie Richardson as Valerie
 * James Gangl as Resident/Jeffrey
 * Teanna Weir as Teenager #1
 * Sharla Sidon as Teenager #2

Release
Jane debuted on Friday, April 14, 2023 on Apple TV+. All 10 episodes debuted as part of its first season. The second season was released on April 19, 2024. Unlike the first season, this season contained 5 episodes.