That Girl Lay Lay
GenreComedy
Created byDavid A. Arnold
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Wendell Hanes
  • Jasmine Hanes
Opening theme"Who's Coming Out The App?"
Ending theme"Who's Coming Out The App?" (instrumental)
ComposerWendell Hanes
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes35
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Toy Monique Hawkins
  • Julie Tsutsui
  • Peggy Cheng
  • Patty Gary-Cox
  • Natalie Duvoisin
CinematographyRobin Strickland
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2021 (2021-09-23) 
present

That Girl Lay Lay is an American comedy television series created by David A. Arnold 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
  • Elijah M. Cooper as Cobo (season 2)

Recurring

  • Andrea Barber as Principal Willingham
  • Kensington Tallman as Tiffany, the most popular girl in school
  • Ishmel Sahid as Woody
  • Anna-Grace Arnold as Gigi
  • Sean Phillip Glasgow as Lugnut
  • Archer Vattano as Scoots
  • Graydon Yosowitz as Graydon Waydon

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 David A. Arnold, who also serves as showrunner, and is produced by Will Packer Productions. Production for the series began in summer 2021. David A. Arnold, Will Packer, Carolyn Newman, John Beck, and Ron Hart serve as executive producers.[1][2] 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.[3] On August 26, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 23, 2021.[4]

On January 28, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 14, 2022.[5][6]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
239[7]July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)TBA

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title[6][8]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date[6][8]Prod.
code[6]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Out the App"Wendy FaraoneDavid A. ArnoldSeptember 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)1010.27[9]

Sadie Alexander, a teenage girl, makes a wish that her hype-girl avatar, Lay Lay, would come to life. When she falls asleep, Lay Lay magically transforms into an actual human, so Sadie has to keep her a secret, passing her off as an exchange student from Houston, or else people will grow suspicious. Lay Lay convinces Sadie that she could stand out by running for class president against Tiffany, the popular girl in school.

Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Kensington Tallman, Emma Winnick, Christine Rodriguez
22"Lay Lay Lies Lies"Wendy FaraoneEmily Winter & William Luke SchreiberSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)1020.26[10]

After Lay Lay insults Trish's dinner, she and Sadie have to clean the dishes. Sadie then teaches Lay Lay about little white lies, such as the family praising "Trish's Dishes" when in reality they don't like them. Lay Lay takes the white lie up to extreme when she says that Trish's Dishes should be made everyday, which prompts Sadie and Lay Lay to make their own dinner, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, Marky and Bryce tries to make money from selling burger mugs to Woody (Ishmel Sahid).

Guest stars: Ishmel Sahid, Isaiah Morgan

Absent: Caleb Brown as Jeremy
33"You-Go-Girl-Kart"Wendy FaraoneDesia GoreOctober 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)1030.19[11]

Lay Lay decides to join the auto club so she could make a stylish ride, but Sadie, who feels she will mess it up, joins as well. When Lugnut (Sean Philip Glasgow) insults them by saying building cars is only for boys, which gets them to try to build their own ride to counter Lugnut. Meanwhile, Marky and Jeremy notice Trish's new invention and want to promote it.

Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Kensington Tallman, Emma Winnick, Sean Philip Glasgow, Josh Banday

Absent: Tiffany Daniels as Trish, Thomas Hobson as Bryce
44"Lay Lay the Legendary"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Randi BarnesOctober 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)1050.28[12]
Guest star: Kate Flannery
55"Ha-Lay-Lay-Ween"Jody Margolin HahnRandi BarnesOctober 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)1100.25[13]

Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Kensington Tallman, Ishmel Sahid, Christine Rodriguez, Josh Banday

Absent: Tiffany Daniels as Trish, Thomas Hobson as Bryce
66"BoomBox Burger Bop"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Anthony HillOctober 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)1060.18[14]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Ishmel Sahid, Sean Philip Glasgow, Graydon Yosowitz
77"Ha-Lay-Lay-Lujah"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Angel HobbsNovember 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)1110.26[15]

When the Alexanders attend their monthly visit to Church, Lay Lay has a whiff of Bryce's special ice cream without permission, and starts to suffer severe overheating. Sadie must convince Lay Lay to tell the truth should her glitch stop. Meanwhile, Marky pretends to be sick to get out of going to Church so he can watch a new movie.

Guest stars: Ishmel Sahid, David A. Arnold, Lonyé Perrine, Roz Ryan

Absent: Caleb Brown as Jeremy
88"That Dude Dylan"Kim FieldsDesia GoreNovember 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)1080.49[16]

Guest stars: Dylan Gilmer, Ishmel Sahid, Sean Philip Glasgow, Billy Van Zandt, Everly Carganilla

Absent: Tiffany Daniels as Trish
99"Mozzarella Heads"Kim FieldsJohn D. Beck & Ron HartNovember 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)1070.36[16]

Guest star: Natalie Lander

Absent: Thomas Hobson as Bryce
1010"Lay Lay & Sadie's Big Hair Adventure"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Angel HobbsNovember 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)1040.31[17]

Guest stars: Kym Whitley, Ishmael Sahid

Absent: Caleb Brown as Jeremy
1111"Make Room for Lay Lay"Jody Margolin HahnDavid A. ArnoldNovember 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)1090.27[18]
Guest stars: Kensington Tallman, Ishmael Sahid, Tara Perry
1212"Fa-La-La-La-La-La-La-Lay-Lay"Wendy FaraoneEmily Winter & William Luke SchreiberDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)1120.30[19]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Ishmel Sahid, Pyper Braun
1313"Granny Fae Fae & Lay Lay"Morenike Joela EvansJohn D. Beck & Ron HartDecember 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)1130.23[20]

When Sadie does not get the part she wanted in the play and Lay Lay's prank on the director goes wrong, Principal Willingham demands she sees Lay Lay's parents otherwise she will get expelled. Knowing Lay Lay is not from Houston, Sadie decides to disguise herself as her grandmother Fae Fae; despite the difficulties, the conference goes well and Lay Lay is off the hook. The episode ends on a cliffhanger when Marky overhears Sadie talking about Lay Lay's true identity.

Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Graydon Yosowitz

Season 2 (2022–23)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title[6][21]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date[6][21]Prod.
code[6]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Ain't That a Glitch"Wendy FaraoneDavid A. Arnold and John D. Beck & Ron HartJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)201–202[22]0.25[23]
Guest stars: Joey Bragg, Sanai Victoria
152"The Burger Games"Wendy FaraoneRandi BarnesJuly 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)2030.15[24]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Ishmel Sahid, Elijah M. Cooper, Kensington Tallman, Anna-Grace Arnold, Wilkie Ferguson
163"Lay Lay's Beauty Shop Day Day"Kim FieldsDesia GoreJuly 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)2040.13[25]
Guest stars: Ishmel Sahid, Sean Philip Glasgow, Roz Ryan, Lonyé Perrine, Elijah M. Cooper, Archer Vattano, Marcus Folmar
174"Lay Lay Gets a Pet Pet"Kim FieldsEmily Winter & William Luke SchreiberAugust 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)2050.20[26]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Ishmel Sahid, Anna-Grace Arnold, Elijah M. Cooper, Archer Vattano
185"Dylan and Rebecca's Cleve-Land-Land Adventure"Jody Margolin HahnDesia GoreSeptember 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)2100.17[27]
Guest stars: Young Dylan, Celina Smith, Archer Vattano, Joey Bragg, Brittany Ross
196"Fami-Lay-Lay-Reunion"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Angel HobbsSeptember 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)2070.16[28]

Guest stars: Ramon Reed, Travis Wolfe Jr., Patricia Belcher, Gregg Daniel, Terrell Lee, Napiera Groves Boykin

Absent: Peyton Perrine III as Marky
207"Bars"Jody Margolin HahnFreddie GutierrezSeptember 29, 2022 (2022-09-29)2060.19[29]
Guest star: Andrea Barber, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Kensington Tallman, Sean Philip Glasgow, Graydon Yosowitz, Elijah M. Cooper
218"Freaky Fri-Day-Day"Leonard R. Garner Jr.David A. ArnoldOctober 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)2080.23[30]

Guest stars: Kensington Tallman, Menik Gooneratne, Boone Nelson, Jane Carr

Absent: Peyton Perrine III as Marky
229"Lay Lay's Line Line Dance Dance"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Randi BarnesOctober 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)2090.14[31]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Elijah M. Cooper, Josh Banday
2310"Lay Lay's Par-Tay-Tay"Kelly Elizabeth JensenEmily Winter & William Luke SchreiberOctober 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)2120.20[32]
Guest stars: Kensington Tallman, Elijah M. Cooper, Graydon Yosowitz, Anna-Grace Arnold
2411"How Zelda Got Her Groove Back Back"Wendy FaraoneFreddie GutierrezDecember 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)2130.09[33]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Ishmel Sahid, Parvesh Cheena, Elijah M. Cooper, Archer Vattano, Graydon Yosowitz
2512"The App Came Back"Evelyn BelascoJohn D. Beck & Ron HartDecember 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)2110.26[34]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Ishmel Sahid, Kensington Tallman, Elijah M. Cooper, Graydon Yosowitz, Miia Harris
2613"The Packer Packer Bowl"Wendy FaraoneJohn D. Beck & Ron HartFebruary 16, 2023 (2023-02-16)2170.17[35]
2714"Sorori-Tay-Tay"Kim FieldsAngel HobbsFebruary 23, 2023 (2023-02-23)2160.10[36]
Absent: Thomas Hobson as Bryce
2815"Beastie Pie"Wendy FaraoneEmily Winter & William Luke SchreiberMarch 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)2140.13[37]
2916"A Place to Lay Lay Your Head"
"Bringing Down the House House"
Natalie Van DorenRandi BarnesMarch 9, 2023 (2023-03-09)2150.10[38]
3017"Bring It On"Evelyn BelascoDesia GoreMarch 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)2180.15[39]
Guest stars: Andrea Barber, Marissa Reyes
3118"Lay Lay's Little Little"Morenike Joela EvansSandra OyeneyinMarch 23, 2023 (2023-03-23)2190.13[40]
3219"Judge Lay Lay"Leonard R. Garner Jr.David A. ArnoldMarch 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)2200.09[41]
3320"Lay Lay Gets Ready to Rumble Rumble"Kim FieldsFreddie GutierrezApril 6, 2023 (2023-04-06)2220.16[42]
3421"Ask Away-Way with Lay Lay"Evelyn BelascoAngel HobbsApril 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)2230.12[43]
3522"All I Want for Christmas Is Lay Lay"Jody Margolin HahnRandi BarnesDecember 20, 2023 (2023-12-20)2210.06[44]

Broadcast

The first season is available to stream on Netflix as of January 21, 2022.[45][46] The second season was added to Netflix on February 23, 2023.[47]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of That Girl Lay Lay
Season Episodes First aired Last airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
1 13 September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)0.27[9] December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)0.23[20]0.28
2 22 July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)0.25[23] TBATBD0.15

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Refs
2022 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) Alayah "Lay Lay" High Nominated [48]
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Kids TV Show That Girl Lay Lay Nominated [49]
2023 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) Alaya High Nominated [50]
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Kids TV Show That Girl Lay Lay Nominated [51]

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