''That Girl Lay Lay'' is an American comedy television series created by

David A. Arnold David A. Arnold (March 15, 1968 – September 7, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, sitcom writer, producer, and actor. Stand-up comedy Arnold began performing in 1997. He performed at the Canadian Montreal Comedy Festival, on ''Jamie Fox ...

that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 23, 2021. The series stars That Girl Lay Lay, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Tiffany Daniels, Thomas Hobson, Peyton Perrine III, and Caleb Brown.

Premise

Struggling to make her mark at school and needing a best friend to talk to, Sadie wishes that Lay Lay, an artificially intelligent avatar from a personal affirmation app, were real and could help teach her how to stand out. When her wish comes true and Lay Lay is magically brought to life, they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are, all while trying to keep Lay Lay's identity hidden.

Cast

Main

* That Girl Lay Lay as Lay Lay, an artificially intelligent phone avatar that comes to life in the form of a human teen girl with special abilities * Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Sadie, a girl who owned the phone avatar version of Lay Lay until it came to life * Tiffany Daniels as Trish, Sadie's mother * Thomas Hobson as Bryce, Sadie's father * Peyton Perrine III as Marky, Sadie's brother * Caleb Brown as Jeremy (season 1), Sadie and Lay Lay's classmate

Recurring

* Andrea Barber as Principal Willingham * Kensington Tallman as Tiffany, the most popular girl in school * Ishmel Sahid as Woody

Production

On March 18, 2021, ''That Girl Lay Lay'' was ordered to series by Nickelodeon for 13 episodes, set to star Alaya High, who is otherwise known as Lay Lay. The series was created by

, who also serves as showrunner, and is produced by

Will Packer Productions Will Packer (born April 11, 1974) is an American film producer who founded Will Packer Productions, and Will Packer Media. Packer has produced or executive produced a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide at the ...

. Production for the series began in summer 2021. David A. Arnold, Will Packer, Carolyn Newman, John Beck, and Ron Hart serve as executive producers. On July 2, 2021, it was announced that Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Sadie, Peyton Perrine III as Marky, Tiffany Daniels as Trish, Thomas Hobson as Bryce, and Caleb Brown as Jeremy all joined the main cast. On August 26, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 23, 2021. On January 28, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 14, 2022.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2022)

Broadcast

The first season is available to stream on Netflix as of January 21, 2022.

Reception

Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{Nickelodeon original series 2020s American children's comedy television series 2020s Nickelodeon original programming 2021 American television series debuts English-language television shows