That Girl Lay Lay (TV series)

That Girl Lay Lay is an American comedy television series created by David A. Arnold that aired on Nickelodeon from September 23, 2021 to March 20, 2024. The series stars That Girl Lay Lay, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Tiffany Daniels, Thomas Hobson, Peyton Perrine III, Caleb Brown, and Elijah M. Cooper.

Premise
Struggling to make her mark at school and needing a best friend to talk to, Sadie wishes that Lay Lay, an artificially intelligent avatar from a personal affirmation app, were real and could help teach her how to stand out. When her wish comes true and Lay Lay is magically brought to life, they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are, all while trying to keep Lay Lay's identity hidden.

Main

 * That Girl Lay Lay as Lay Lay, an artificially intelligent phone avatar that comes to life in the form of a human teen girl with special abilities
 * Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Sadie, a girl who owned the phone avatar version of Lay Lay until it came to life
 * Tiffany Daniels as Trish, Sadie's mother
 * Thomas Hobson as Bryce, Sadie's father
 * Peyton Perrine III as Marky, Sadie's brother
 * Caleb Brown as Jeremy (season 1), Sadie and Lay Lay's classmate
 * Elijah M. Cooper as Cobo (season 2)

Recurring

 * Andrea Barber as Principal Willingham, the principal of East Packer High School
 * Kensington Tallman as Tiffany, the most popular girl in school
 * Ishmel Sahid as Woody, the owner of Boombox Burger
 * Anna-Grace Arnold as Gigi, an emo girl who only listens to herself
 * Sean Phillip Glasgow as Lugnut
 * Archer Vattano as Scoot, Marky's best friend
 * Graydon Yosowitz as Graydon Waydon

Production
On March 18, 2021, That Girl Lay Lay was ordered to series by Nickelodeon for 13 episodes, set to star Alaya High, who is otherwise known as Lay Lay. The series was created by David A. Arnold, who also serves as showrunner, and is produced by Will Packer Productions. Production for the series began in summer 2021. David A. Arnold, Will Packer, Carolyn Newman, John Beck, and Ron Hart serve as executive producers. On July 2, 2021, it was announced that Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Sadie, Peyton Perrine III as Marky, Tiffany Daniels as Trish, Thomas Hobson as Bryce, and Caleb Brown as Jeremy all joined the main cast. On August 26, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 23, 2021.

On January 28, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 14, 2022.

On March 19, 2024, it was announced that the series would end after two seasons. The finale aired March 20, 2024.

Broadcast
The first season is available to stream on Netflix as of January 21, 2022. The series was added to Paramount+ on February 2, 2023. However, it was removed on March 28, 2024. The second season was added to Netflix on February 23, 2023.