Exclusive: TraceeEllisRoss will produce and star in the first Daria spin-off
’s landmark African American animated seriesAttracting a diverse audience—in terms of race, but also age—is an obvious part of these shows’ appeal.McCarthy said that focus groups and discussions with viewers ultimately showed the place these characters still held in fans’ hearts. “People don’tthem. There’s a deep, deep passion,” he said. He hopes the series will lure back some of the show’s original fans along with their kids, but its stories will be firmly focused on Gen Z concerns.
“We want to give it a really fresh, contemporary voice,” he said, which also means bringing in a new creative team. “The first generation of MTV animation gave so many people that first start, and so we thought it was really important that we reach and amplify great writers and producers and editors that are going to be able to tell this generation’s story, and go on to be the next Mike Judge.”
Considering how clear-eyed and cynical the show’s original characters were, I wondered what they would make of being a cog in 21st-century reboot culture. Daria would certainly unleash an unholy eye roll. And Jodie? “She might sigh at the realization of which characters have journeyed with her all these years later,” Ross said with a chuckle. Then, slipping into character, she groaned: “Like,
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