Joan of Arcadia
Created by Barbara Hall
On CBS
A spiritual mystery-drama about a teenage girl receiving cryptic divine instructions, balancing faith, doubt, and the ordinary struggles of adolescence.
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.
Questions people ask
Does Joan of Arcadia leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 84% of series.
Is Joan of Arcadia violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Joan of Arcadia sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
Is Joan of Arcadia easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Is Joan of Arcadia scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Joan of Arcadia
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Joan of Arcadia
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Joan of Arcadia, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Joan of Arcadia, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Joan of Arcadia, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
