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Joan of Arcadia
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Joan of Arcadia

2003-09-26 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.4

Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama

Joan Girardi has begun acting a little strange since her family moved to the city of Arcadia. No one knows that various people keep introducing themselves as God, and then giving the teenager specific directions to do things. Unsure of what God wants, and if she's even sane, Joan tentatively begins to follow God's cryptic directives, all the while trying to retain a "normal" teen-aged existence.

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Creators
Barbara Hall
Production companies
Barbara Hall Productions, CBS Productions, Sony Pictures Television
Countries
United States of America
Status
Canceled

Top Cast

Amber TamblynAmber TamblynJoan Girardi
Joe MantegnaJoe MantegnaWill Girardi
Mary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenHelen Girardi
Jason RitterJason RitterKevin Girardi
Michael WelchMichael WelchLuke Girardi
Christopher Rodriguez MarquetteChristopher Rodriguez MarquetteAdam Rove
Becky WahlstromBecky WahlstromGrace Polk

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