Always Jane Explained

Genre:Docuseries
Director:Jonathan C. Hyde
Producer:Katherine LeBlond
Starring:Jane Noury
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:4
Network:Amazon Prime Video

Always Jane is an American docuseries directed by Jonathan C Hyde. The series follows two years in the life of Jane Noury, a transgender teenager living in rural New Jersey. Filmed in 2019 and 2020, it premiered on Amazon Prime Video on November 12, 2021.

Summary

Jane Noury lives with her family in rural New Jersey as she nears her high school graduation and prepares for college. A transgender teenager who came out around the age of 15, she is pursuing a career in modeling and acting.[1] [2] [3]

Production

As Noury began to pursue modeling, she and her mother met Jonathan C. Hyde at a brunch for competitors in a model search event. Hyde had intended to make a film about the model search, but upon meeting Noury was inspired by her story and changed his plans.

Of the series Noury said to The Guardian, “This was never planned to happen. It was not supposed to be an Amazon show". “It is a transgender coming of age story but it’s also more about just the behind the scenes of my life and trying to figure out what I want as I get older.”

Cast

Release

The trailer was released on October 21, 2021.[4] All four episodes of the series premiered on Prime Video on November 12, 2021.[4]

Reception

Adrian Horton of The Guardian wrote, "The series offers a compassionate and understated window into a late adolescent experience still massively underrepresented on-screen."[5] Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that it is "in many ways a win for representation, positioning the story of trans teen Jane and her family as a cuddly (and very overt) argument for supporting and protecting trans kids," but concluded that "the docuseries wants for depth and specificity."[6] Indiewire published a critical review of the series, with Kristen Lopez writing, "The problem is the entire affair, too often, feels like inspiration porn. Where the joy for the audience is going to be seeing how inspiring Jane is — and little else."[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Del Rosario . Alexandra . 'Always Jane': Amazon Prime Orders Four-Part Transgender Teen Docuseries . 5 November 2021 . Deadline . 30 September 2021.
  2. News: Rude . Mey . This New Amazon Docuseries Shows Us What It's Like Being a Trans Model . 5 November 2021 . Out . 30 September 2021.
  3. News: Yu . Yi-Jin . 'Always Jane' docuseries shares 1 trans teen's coming-of-age journey . 5 November 2021 . Today . 21 October 2021.
  4. News: Haas . Shawnee . 'Always Jane' Trailer: Transgender Teen Jane Noury Shares Her Story in Four-Part Docuseries . 5 November 2021 . Colllider . 23 October 2021.
  5. News: Horton . Adrian . 'It's not just about being trans': Always Jane is a moving, intimate portrait of late adolescence . 11 November 2021 . The Guardian . 9 November 2021.
  6. News: Han . Angie . Amazon's 'Always Jane': TV Review . 11 November 2021 . The Hollywood Reporter . 11 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Lopez. Kristen. 2021-11-12. 'Always Jane' Review: Trans Docuseries Is a Sweet yet Far Too Simple Exploration of Finding Oneself. 2021-11-22. IndieWire. en.