'Daria' Spinoff, Starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Lands at Comedy Central

Two years after the series was first taken out to market — and a year after Blackish star TraceeEllisRoss was cast as the lead — MTV Studios' 'Daria' spinoff 'Jodie' has landed at ComedyCentral

Grace Edwards serves as creator and head writer on the series, which is based on the life of Jodie Landon, Daria's friend at the fictional Lawndale High.The series hopes to explore the trials and tribulations of a first job for a new generation and will satirize workplace culture, Gen Z struggles, the artifice of social media while also featuring themes of empowerment along gender and racial lines, explorations of privilege and a personal and professional issues young Black women face today.

. This is McCarthy's first major programming acquisition for Comedy Central since he took over the network from Kent Alterman. Since then, Comedy Central has canceled

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