Jann (TV series)

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. The cast also includes Zoie Palmer, Patrick Gilmore, Deborah Grover, Elena Juatco, Alexa Rose Steele, and Jason Blicker.

On June 9, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 21, 2020. On June 10, 2020, it was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 27, 2021. 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.

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, her mother's diagnosis of early-stage dementia, and trying to rebuild her career in the hope of finally outshining her archrival Sarah McLachlan.

Cast and characters

 * Jann Arden as her fictional self
 * Zoie Palmer as Max, Jann's younger sister
 * Deborah Grover as Nora, Jann's mother
 * Patrick Gilmore as Dave, Max's husband and Jann's brother in law
 * Elena Juatco as Cale, Jann's new manager
 * Jason Blicker as Todd, Jann's long-term manager
 * Sharon Taylor as Cynthia, Jann's ex-partner
 * Alexa Rose Steele as Charley, Jann's eldest niece

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

Sarah McLachlan appears as herself in a guest role in the second season. 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.

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.

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

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

In October 2020, Hulu acquired American distribution rights to the series. They released the first two seasons in January 2021. 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.