Joan of Arcadia is an American television family drama which airs on Fridays, 8-9 PM ET/PT on CBS. It first aired in September 2003.

Joan of Arcadia is about a girl, Joan Girardi (played by The Ring's Amber Tamblyn), who sees and speaks with God in various people such as small children, teenage boys, elderly ladies, transients, passersby, etc. Joan is asked by God to perform tasks that often appear to be trivial or contrary, but the end result of which is always positive towards a larger situation.

It stars well known actors Joe Mantegna and Mary Steenburgen as Joan's parents and the late John Ritter's son Jason Ritter as her physically handicapped brother.

The title is a word-play on Joan of Arc. The "Arcadia" of the title is the fictional city of Arcadia, Maryland . Incidentally, in an Episode of The Twilight Zone, Amber Tamblyn (Joan) is sent to a place called 'Arcadia' as a punishment for being a nonconformist.

Major Cast

• Amber Tamblyn as Joan Girardi
• Joe Mantegna as Will Girardi - Joan's father
• Mary Steenburgen as Helen Girardi - Joan's mother
• Jason Ritter as Kevin Girardi - Joan's brother, handicapped in a car accident
• Michael Welch as Luke Girardi - Joan's brother
• Christopher Marquette as Adam Rove - Joan's (now seemingly ex-)boyfriend
• Becky Wahlstrom as Grace Polk - Joan's friend, Luke's girlfriend

Minor Cast

• Mageina Tovah as Glynis Figliola - Luke's friend
• Sprague Grayden as Judith Montgomery - Joan's friend, died after several episodes.
• Aaron Himelstein as Friedman - Luke's friend
• Elaine Hendrix as Ms. Lischak
• Patrick Fabian as Gavin Price
• Annie Potts as Lucy Preston
• Derek Morgan as Roy Roebuck

Crew

• Barbara Hall as Executive Producer
• Jim Hayman as Executive Producer
• Stephen Nathan as Executive Producer
• Peter Schindler as Co-Executive Producer
• Randy Anderson as Co-Executive Producer

External links

• Sony Pictures official site
• Mysterious Messages
• Another fan site
• Joan and Adam site
• Watching Joan of Arcadia Study Guide