Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia
Genre
Created byBarbara Hall
Starring
Opening theme"One of Us" by Joan Osborne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes45
Production
Executive producers
  • Barbara Hall (2003–2004)
  • Jim Hayman (2003–2004)
  • Peter Schindler (2003–2004)
  • Stephen Nathan (2004–2005)
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) –
April 22, 2005 (2005-04-22)
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Joan of Arcadia is an American fantasy family drama television series telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi (Amber Tamblyn), who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays on CBS for two seasons, from September 26, 2003, to April 22, 2005.

The show was praised by critics and won the Humanitas Prize and the People's Choice Award. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award in its first season for Outstanding Drama Series. The title alludes to Joan of Arc and the show takes place in a fictionalized version of the town Arcadia, Maryland.


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