Pop TV Announces Animated ‘One Day at a Time’ Special

Pop TV, which revived the reboot of the revival of Norman Lear sitcom “One Day at a Time” for a fourth season, has announced the production of an animated special based on the series. “In my 97 years, I’ve never known of a multi-cam comedy to animate a single episode as a special. Even this I get to experience,” said Norman Lear.

In response to COVID-19, production was put on hold so executive producer and co-showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett landed on the idea of an animated special. Production will be completed remotely and will premiere later this spring.

The “One Day at a Time” animated special centers around Penelope’s conservative family visiting. Penelope dreads that with the election coming up, they won’t be able to avoid fighting over politics. The Alvarez family spends the episode discussing strategies of how to get through it, illustrated through fantasy sequences. Jonas Diamond, Executive Producer and Co-Owner of Smiley Guy Studios in Toronto will be overseeing the animation. The cast will all voice their own characters and will be joined by celebrity guests to be announced at a later date.

“One Day at a Time” is produced by Act III Productions, Inc., Snowpants Productions and GloNation in association with Sony Pictures Television, with Norman Lear, Mike Royce, Gloria Calderón Kellett and Brent Miller serving as executive producers.