''Me and My Grandma'' is a

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series created by

Eva Gutowski Eva Marisol Gutowski (also known as "MyLifeasEva") is an American YouTube influencer and actress with 11.4 million subscribers on Youtube. She graduated from Brea Olinda High School in Brea, California. She also attended California State Univers ...

and Annie Stamell that premiered on March 22, 2017 on

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and

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. The series stars Gutowski and

Rhea Perlman Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress. She played head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom '' Cheers'' (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting ...

and is executive produced by Stamell, Gutowski, Adam Wescott, Scott Fisher, and Jill Condon.

Premise

College graduate Janey and her grandmother move to Hollywood together and attempt to forge acting careers.

Cast and characters

Main

as Janey Skalecki * Shelby Rabara as Heidi *

Kayla Ewell Kayla Noelle Ewell (born August 27, 1985) is an American actress known for her roles on television as Caitlin Ramirez on CBS's long-running soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', as Maureen Sampson on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'', and as Vicki ...

as Victoria * Kelly Sry as Hank * Steven Cox as Oliver *

as Grandma Skalecki

Recurring

* Lamont Thompson as Desmond * Tara Moncure as Samantha * David Gautreaux as George * Sheila Carrasco as Agent

Guest

* Staci Greenwell as Barbra Skalecki ("Palm Tree Montage"), Janey's mother. *

Gigi Gorgeous Gigi Loren Lazzarato Getty (born Gregory Allan Lazzarato; April 20, 1992), known professionally as Gigi Gorgeous Getty, is a Canadian YouTuber, socialite, actress, and model. In 2008, Lazzarato began uploading video blogs onto streaming platfo ...

as herself ("Elderboo") *

Joey Graceffa Joseph Michael Graceffa Jr. (; born May 16, 1991) is an American YouTuber, vlogger, actor, author, and producer. He runs four active YouTube channels, all named after him. His main channel is dedicated to vlogging, while the second features vide ...

as Teen Boy ("Elderboo") *

Shevyn Roberts Shevyn Roberts is an American singer, actress and dancer. She has won multiple nominations and awards for her music, including the Hollywood Music in Media Award, in 2013, for the songs 'Superstitious', 'Upside Down' and 'Better than the First ...

as Elizabeth ("Elderboo")

Episodes

Production

Development

On August 5, 2016, it was announced that

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had given the production a series order for a first season set to premiere in 2017 on

. The series was created by Annie Stamell and YouTube celebrity

both of whom were expected to executive produce alongside Jill Condon, Adam Wescott, and Scott Fisher with Condon also serving as the series' showrunner.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that the series would star

. On November 1, 2016, it was announced that

had been cast in the role of the titular Grandma.

References

External links

* {{YouTube Premium 2010s American comedy television series 2017 American television series debuts 2010s Australian comedy television series 2017 Australian television series debuts YouTube Premium original series