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MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’

This spinoff of the ‘Daria’ series will feature Tracee Ellis Ross, Kofi Siriboe, JoJo T. Gibbs, and more.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
By Okla Jones · Updated May 16, 2022

Today, MTV Entertainment Studios announced the cast of its new animated film Jodie, a spinoff of the network’s highly-popular Daria series.

Featuring the award-winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross as the voice of Jodie, the cast also includes Pamela Adlon, Cole Escola, Jojo T. Gibbs, William Jackson Harper, Zosia Mamet, Alex Moffat, Dermot Mulroney, Arden Myrin, Kal Penn, Kofi Siriboe, Dulcé Sloan, and Heléne Yorke. The film will follow Jodie Landon as she leaves college, moves to a gentrifying city, and begins working at a peculiar tech company called Firstfinity.

MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’

Executive produced by writer and showrunner Gracie Edwards alongside Ellis Ross and Ashley Kohler; the film will explore the all too familiar struggle that comes from someone’s first job after graduation. Jodie will satirize workplace culture, social media, the difficulties that members of Generation Z face on a constant basis, and so much more.

Take a look at the film’s cast below.

01
Grace Edwards, Showrunner
Jodie was executive produced and written by showrunner Grace Edwards.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
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Tracee Ellis Ross – Jodie
Tracee Ellis Ross will play Jodie, the character from Daria. Fresh from college graduation and full of ambition, she heads to the big city for an internship at a tech company.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
Photo by Maarten de Boer
03
Kofi Siriboe – Raymond
Kofi Siriboe will play Raymond, Jodie’s incredibly handsome, but not-so-friendly supervisor at Firstfinity.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
04
Jojo T. Gibbs – Tiffany
Jojo T. Gibbs will play the stylish and cool Tiffany, who lives in Jodie’s building and is Cas’s ex.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
05
Dulcé Sloan – Cas
Dulcé Sloan will play Cas, Jodie’s fun-loving best friend from college and new roommate.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
06
William Jackson Harper – Mack
William Jackson Harper will play Mack, Jodie’s witty and supportive high school sweetheart from the original Daria series.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
07
Kal Penn – Sandeep
Kal Penn will play Sandeep, another fellow intern who is a fitness-obsessed, techie.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
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Pamela Adlon – Jocelyn Light
Pamela Adlon will play Jocelyn Light, the trailblazing VP of Internet Affairs at FirstFinity who Jodie reveres.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
09
Cole Escola – Ryan
Cole Escola will play Ryan, Jodie’s intern friend at Firstfinity.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
10
Zosia Mamet – Greta
Zosia Mamet will play the “empathetic” Greta, Jodie’s fellow intern at Firstfinity.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
11
Alex Moffat – Barry
Alex Moffat will play Barry, the overeager internship coordinator at Firstfinity who, despite being in his 50s, desperately tries to be Gen-Z cool.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
12
Dermot Mulroney – Lionel
Dermot Mulroney will play Lionel, the powerful and charming CEO of Firstfinity.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
13
Arden Myrin – Britney
Arden Myrin will play Britney, the former Lawndale cheerleader from Daria turned influencer at FirstFinity.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
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Helene Yorke – Nia
Helene Yorke will play Nia, Jodie’s fellow intern who will do whatever it takes to get ahead.
MTV Studios Announces The Cast For The Upcoming Animated Film ‘Jodie’
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