Jane the Virgin

Jane the Virgin
Genre
Created by Jennie Snyder Urman
Based on Juana la virgen
by Perla Farías
Developed by
Starring
Narrated by Anthony Mendez
Theme music composer Gustavo Santaolalla
Composer(s) Kevin Kiner
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Spanish
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 64 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Location(s) Los Angeles, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Cinematography
  • Lowell Peterson
  • Xavier Grobet
Editor(s)
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network The CW
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1 with Spanish-language dubbing on SAP channel
(where available)
Original release October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13) – present
Chronology
Related shows La virgen de la calle[4]
External links
Website www.cwtv.com/shows/jane-the-virgin

Jane the Virgin is an American satirical romantic comedy-drama telenovela developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, that debuted on The CW on October 13, 2014. It is a loose adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen created by Perla Farías. The series stars Gina Rodriguez as Jane Villanueva, a working, religious young Latina virgin, who becomes pregnant after being accidentally artificially inseminated. The program parodies commonly used tropes and devices in Latin telenovelas.

Jane the Virgin has received critical acclaim since its premiere. At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, Gina Rodriguez won the award for Best Actress – Television Series, Musical or Comedy, while the show was nominated for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. The series also received the Peabody Award and was named a TV Program of the Year by the American Film Institute.

Beginning with the fourth episode of season three, the series' on-screen title card was modified, with "The Virgin" crossed out in favor of a substitute each episode. This mirrored the storyline, in which Jane is no longer a virgin.[5]

On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season which will premiere on October 13, 2017.[6][7]

Premise

Set in Miami, the series details the surprising and unforeseen events that take place in the life of Jane Gloriana Villanueva, a hard-working, religious young Venezuelan American woman whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until her marriage to her detective boyfriend are complicated when a doctor mistakenly artificially inseminates her during a checkup. To make matters worse, the biological donor is a married man, a former playboy and cancer survivor who is not only the new owner of the hotel where Jane works, but was also her former teenage crush. In addition to adjusting to pregnancy and then motherhood, in the initial episodes Jane is faced with questions about her professional future and the daunting prospect of choosing between the father of her baby or her boyfriend. As the series evolves, in predictably unpredictable telenovela fashion, the issues shift as her child grows into a toddler, her writing career moves forward, and her family members likewise develop independent plotlines.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
122October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13)May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)
222October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
320October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)

Development and production

Gina Rodriguez portrays the title role.

On June 27, 2013, American television network The CW announced that it was planning to release a new show based on the Venezuelan soap opera Juana La Virgen.[10] On February 23, 2014, Entertainment Weekly announced that Rodriguez would play the title role of Jane Villanueva.[11][12] On May 8, 2014, during The CW's 2014–2015 upfronts, the series was officially picked up.[13] On July 18, 2014, an extended trailer was released by The CW. On August 8, 2014, it was announced that White Collar's Bridget Regan and Azie Tesfai would join the series as respectively Rose, a former lawyer, and Detective Nadine Hansan, a police detective and rival to Dier's character.[14] On August 10, 2014, TVLine announced that Melrose Place and Emily Owens, M.D. actor Michael Rady would join the series as Lachlan.[15] Filming for season one commenced on July 28, 2014.[16] The show is filmed on soundstages in Los Angeles[16][17] and the pilot was filmed in Huntington Beach, California.[18] On October 21, 2014, the show was given a full season order.[19] On January 11, 2015, the show was renewed for a second season, set to air during the 2015–16 television season.[20] Its second season premiered on October 12, 2015.[21] On March 11, 2016, the show was renewed for a third season,[22] which premiered on October 17, 2016.

Broadcast

Jane the Virgin premiered on The CW on October 13, 2014, during the 2014–15 television season.[23] Unique to the CW, it is the network's only program to feature a Spanish language audio track on the second audio program channel; however, as many CW stations usually do not carry the SAP channel due to a lack of need, this is more limited than the major networks, which are required by the FCC to have a SAP channel for the Descriptive Video Service track, which as a minor network the CW is not required to carry.

The show premiered in Canada on Global TV and in Australia on Fox8 on December 1, 2014.[24] It has aired in the United Kingdom on E4 since 2015.[25] Sony Channel will broadcast the series throughout Southeast Asia as replacements of Sony Entertainment Television in the region (including BeTV in the Philippines). In Canada, new episodes are added each week to the streaming service Shomi, in addition to cable carriage by some providers of American CW affiliates (Chicago's WGN-TV, available as a superstation in Canada, carried the series' first two seasons until it ended its CW affiliation before the 2016-17 television season). The show premiered in New Zealand on July 24 on Prime.

In the Philippines, Jane the Virgin premiered on ABS-CBN on March 28, 2016, dubbed in Filipino.[26] The show replaced the local drama series You're My Home on a late-night timeslot, as part of the Primetime BIDA evening block.[27] Days before the premiere, a teaser showing Gina Rodriguez promoting the show was also released.[28] ABS-CBN only aired the first two seasons, locally editing and splitting the episodes into half-hour segments similar to the network's teleserye and anime programs. For a total of 74 modified episodes, the season-two finale aired on July 8, 2016.

Reception

Season Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
1 100% (49 reviews) 80% (23 reviews)
2 100% (11 reviews) 87% (4 reviews)

Critical reception

Jane the Virgin has received critical acclaim, with critics praising its writing and Gina Rodriguez's performance. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season of the show a "certified fresh" rating of 100% based on 49 reviews, with a rating average of 7.7 out of 10. The site's consensus states, "Jane the Virgin's dubious premise has become part of its unlikely charm – along with delightfully diverse writing and a knockout performance by Gina Rodriguez."[29] Metacritic, another review aggregator, gives the show a score of 80 out of 100, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30]

The second season also received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, the season holds a 87 out of 100, based on four reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[31] Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 100% based on 11 reviews and a rating average of 9.7 out of 10. The site's consensus reads, "Jane the Virgin stays true to its over-the-top telenovela roots in season two while layering in more humor and increasingly complex storytelling."[32] Maureen Ryan of Variety praised the show, saying that the series "is envisioned, edited and curated with great deftness and economy, and the fact that it is so entertaining and accessible should not preclude it from being at the center of conversations about the best the medium has to offer."[33]

Critics' top ten lists

Ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Rank Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)
Date Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Monday 9:00 pm 22 October 13, 2014 1.61[37] May 11, 2015 1.24[38] 2014–15 177 1.55 0.6[39]
2 22 October 12, 2015 1.06[40] May 16, 2016 0.97[41] 2015–16 180 1.48 0.6[42]
3 20 October 17, 2016 1.09[43] May 22, 2017 0.96[44] 2016–17 155 1.60 0.7[45]
4 Friday 9:00 pm TBA October 13, 2017 TBD TBA TBD 2017–18 TBD TBD TBD

Accolades

The show has been acknowledged by the People's Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Image Awards and the Television Critics Association as well as honored by the American Film Institute and the George Foster Peabody Awards.

Year Award Category Recipients Outcome
2014 America Film Institute Award[46] AFI Television Program Of The Year Jane the Virgin Won
TV Guide Award Favorite New Show Jane the Virgin Nominated
2015 People's Choice Award[47] Favorite New TV Comedy Jane the Virgin Won
Golden Globe Award[48] Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Jane the Virgin Nominated
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Gina Rodriguez Won
Peabody Award[49] Honoree Jane the Virgin Won
Critics' Choice Award[50] Best Comedy Series Jane the Virgin Nominated
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jaime Camil Nominated
TV Line Performer of the Week[51] Honoree Jaime Camil ("Chapter Twelve") Won
TV Line Performer of the Week[52] Honoree Gina Rodriguez ("Chapter Twenty") Won
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Comedy Jaime Camil Nominated
Choice TV Actress: Comedy Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Choice TV: Breakout Show Jane the Virgin Nominated
Choice TV: Breakout Star Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Choice TV: Liplock Gina Rodriguez & Justin Baldoni Nominated
Television Critics Association Award[53] Outstanding New Program Jane the Virgin Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Jane the Virgin Nominated
Individual Achievement in Comedy Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Imagen Award Best Primetime Television Program – Comedy Jane the Virgin Won
Best Actress – Television Gina Rodriguez Won
Best Supporting Actor – Television Justin Baldoni Nominated
Jaime Camil Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Ivonne Coll Nominated
Andrea Navedo Won
Gold Derby Award Best Comedy Series Jane the Virgin Nominated
Best Comedy Lead Actress Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Breakthrough Performer Gina Rodriguez Won
EWwy Award Best Comedy Series Jane the Virgin Won
Best Actress – Comedy Gina Rodriguez Won
Best Supporting Actor – Comedy Jaime Camil Nominated
Emmy Award[54] Outstanding Narrator Anthony Mendez Nominated
Voice Arts Award Outstanding Narration – TV or Film, Best Voice over Anthony Mendez Won
Gotham Award Breakthrough Series – Long Form Jane the Virgin Nominated
Dorian Award Campy TV Show of the Year Jane the Virgin Won
Online Film and Television Association Award Best Actress Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Best Guest Actress Rita Moreno Won
Maxwell Weinberg Award Arpi Ketendjian
CBS Studios
Won
NHMC Impact Gala Award Honoree Gina Rodriguez Won
HOLA Award Breakthrough Performance Andrea Navedo Won
GiRL POWER Media Role Model Award Honoree Gina Rodriguez Won
Honoree Andrea Navedo Won
Honoree Ivonne Coll Won
Paleyfest LA Honoree Jane the Virgin Won
2016 Satellite Award[55] Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Jane the Virgin Nominated
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Gina Rodriguez Nominated
NAACP Image Award[56] Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Jennie Snyder Urman Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Brad Silberling Nominated
Golden Globe Award[57] Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Critics' Choice Award[58] Best Comedy Series Jane the Virgin Nominated
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jaime Camil Nominated
TV Line Performer of the Week[59] Honoree Yael Grobglas ("Chapter Thirty-Six") Nominated
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing Susan Ham, Sharyn Gersh Nominated
GMS Award Best Music Supervision Kevin J. Edelman Nominated
The Women's Image Award Best Actress in a Comedy Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Best Comedy Series Jane the Virgin Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Series Jennie Snyder Urman ("Chapter One: Pilot") Nominated
Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Comedy Alyson Silverberg, Jonathan Clay Harris Nominated
Frijolywood Award /Frijoldeoro Award Screenwriter in Comedy Carolina Rivera Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jaime Camil Won
NHMC Impact Award Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series Andrea Navedo Won
Cine Award in Portugal Best Comedy Series Jane the Virgin Nominated
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jaime Camil Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Ivonne Coll Won
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series Madison Rojas Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice TV: Comedy Jane the Virgin Nominated
Choice TV: Actor Jaime Camil Nominated
Choice TV: Actress Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Emmy Award[60] Outstanding Narrator Anthony Mendez Nominated
EWwy Award Best Actress – Comedy Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Comedy Jaime Camil Nominated
Imagen Award Best Primetime Television Program – Comedy Jane the Virgin Won
Best Actress – Television Gina Rodriguez Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jaime Camil Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Andrea Navedo Nominated
TV Line Performer of the Week[61] Honoree Gina Rodriguez ("Chapter Forty-Seven") Won
2017 Golden Globe Award[62] Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Gina Rodriguez Nominated
People's Choice Award[63] Favorite TV Comedy Jane the Virgin Nominated
Favorite TV Comedy Actress Gina Rodriguez Nominated
MTV Award Best American Story Jane the Virgin Nominated
Best Actor in a Show Gina Rodriguez Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice Comedy TV Show Jane the Virgin Pending
Choice Comedy TV Actress Gina Rodriguez Pending
Choice Comedy TV Actor Jaime Camil Pending

DVD releases

Name Release date Ep # Additional information
The Complete First Season September 29, 2015 22
  • Features
    • Immaculate Creation - 'Behind the Scenes'
    • Getting to Know the Cast
    • Gag Reel
    • Deleted Scenes
The Complete Second Season[64] 22
  • Features

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