The Amazing Adventures of Jackie Lynn Thomas

The Amazing Adventures of Jackie Lynn Thomas is an American animated science-fiction comedy television series. The series is created and produced by Robert Fauser and Rachel Bantilan. The series debuted on on July 6, 2021.

The series was created as a spin-off of the / animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil, created by Daron Nefcy. The series follows Jackie Lynn Thomas as she returns to her hometown of  with her father, soon being joined by her girlfriend Chloé (Dominique M'Baye) as they investigate and encounter various supernatural and/or paranormal threats with their group of friends.

Overview
Jackie Lynn Thomas and her younger brother, Franklin "Frankie" Thomas, leave Echo Creek, after her father, George Thomas, regains custody of the two in a divorce settlement. They plan to move to so George can pursue his dream of being a college hockey scout for the. During their journey, they make a two-day stop in, George's hometown and Jackie Lynn's birthplace, and the two show Frankie around Jackie's old elementary school. There, George bumps into his high school sweetheart Elizabeth "Eliza" Donnelly, who works there as a math teacher. After initially inviting George and his kids to stay at her house for a couple days, George and Eliza rekindle their past relationship and marry, leading to Jackie Lynn and Frankie becoming the step-siblings of Eliza's kids, Paul and Jennifer.

After moving in with their new step-siblings and stepmother, Jackie Lynn's French girlfriend Chloé moves to Charlotte with her family, and they restart their relationship. Jackie Lynn introduces Chloé to her new neighbors, Sam Carlsen, Hal Rathbone, Claudia Reyes and twins Dwayne and Renée Edmonds. The six frequently spend time together, and eventually end up discovering the existence of paranormal and supernatural activity. They make a decision to band together and investigate these threats on their own.

Main

 * as:
 * Jackie Lynn Thomas
 * Franklin "Frankie" Thomas, Jackie Lynn's younger brother.
 * Dominique M'Baye as Chloé Sabaly, Jackie Lynn's Senegalese-French girlfriend.
 * as Samantha "Sam" Carlsen, a neighbor and old childhood friend of Jackie Lynn.
 * as Hal Rathbone
 * Joanne Mendoza as Claudia Reyes
 * Antwaun Reed as Dwayne Edmonds
 * Ashleigh Katy Thompson as Renée Edmonds
 * Eddie Brunsberg as Paul Donnelly-Thomas
 * as Jennifer Donnelly-Thomas
 * Ian Ranford as George Thomas, Jackie Lynn and Frankie's father and Paul and Jennifer's stepfather. He works for Stamford Cable.
 * as Elizabeth "Eliza" Donnelly-Thomas, Paul and Jennifer's mother and Jackie Lynn and Frankie's stepmother.
 * as Jupiter, a mutated ferret creature that acts as Sam's pet and sidekick.

Recurring

 * as:
 * Mayor Jack Dawson, the fictional mayor of Charlotte.
 * Donald Pantoliano, the owner of Pantoliano's Pizza, a pizza parlor where Jackie Lynn and her friends hang out.
 * Jeff Smuckers, an old high school friend of George who works for Stamford Cable.
 * Robert Fauser as:
 * Donovan Wilbur, a neighbor of the Thomas/Donnelly family who speaks with a Southern accent and takes interest in stereotypical "redneck" hobbies. He works as a installer for Stamford Cable.
 * Roger Thomas, Jackie Lynn's uncle who owns a convenience store.
 * Marianne St. Pierre as Maryanne Wilbur, Donovan's wife.
 * as Terrence Stamford, the owner of Stamford Cable.

Development and creation
Creators Robert Fauser and Rachel Bantilan met while working on Mole Miner, and were part of the initial team on Star vs. the Forces of Evil. When it was announced the show's fourth season would be its last, the duo began discussing the future of the series and its lore. While on a kayaking trip, Bantilan suggested a spin-off where Jackie Lynn Thomas would investigate "the paranormal and the supernatural, which do exist in her world." They developed the pitch for the series in late-2018 and pitched it to in April 2019, a month before Star vs. the Forces of Evil ended.

While Daron Nefcy gave final approval for the spin-off and the usage of characters from Star vs. the Forces of Evil, she declined to be involved in the series. Fauser and Bantilan agreed to set the show as far away from as possible to avoid creating "a sense of West Coast bias" and to prevent Disney from demanding that other characters from the old show make guest appearances on the new show during its first season. After initially deciding on and then, Fauser and Bantilan settled on having the show be set in , largely because Bantilan grew up in nearby  and felt there wasn't enough films or TV shows set fully in the , and wanted to project some of her own life experiences onto Jackie Lynn.

Pantoliano's Pizza, a frequent setting of the series, was inspired by Fabbrini's Pizza, a famous local pizza parlor chain in Charlotte.

Casting
voices two of the show's main characters, Jackie Lynn Thomas and her little brother Frankie Thomas.