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{{The Souzas infobox}}
| show_name            = The Souzas
 
| image                = [[File:The Souzas.png|300px]]
 
| image_upright        =
 
| image_size          =
 
| image_alt            =
 
| caption              = Series logo
 
| show_name_2          = Deanna & Brandi
 
| genre                = {{ubl|[[wikipedia:Animated sitcom|Animated sitcom]]|[[wikipedia:Comedy-drama|Comedy-drama]]|[[wikipedia:Slice of life|Slice of life]]|Crime / Action|Thriller|Mystery}}
 
| creator              = {{ubl|[[Ava Zinn]]|[[Alexandra Moffitt]][[Karly Jameson]]}}
 
| based_on            = {{based on|real-life experiences|Ava Zinn}}
 
| developer            = {{ubl|[[Ava Zinn]]|[[Tracia Matthewson]]|[[Karly Jameson]]}}
 
| writer              = see article
 
| screenplay          = see article
 
| story                = see article
 
| director            = see article
 
| creative_director    = see article
 
| narrated            = see article
 
| theme_music_composer = {{ubl|Mike Post|}}
 
| opentheme            = {{ubl|[[wikipedia:Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)|Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)]] performed by [[Karly Jameson]]}}
 
| endtheme            = {{ubl|Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) instrumental }}
 
| composer            = {{ubl|[[wikipedia:Stephen Arnold|Stephen Arnold]]|[[wikipedia:Mike Post|Mike Post]]}}
 
| country              = [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
 
| language            = English
 
| num_seasons          = 3
 
| num_episodes        = 68
 
| list_episodes        = List of The Souzas episodes
 
| executive_producer  = Ava Zinn
 
| producer            = {{ubl|Donna Doogan|Alexandra Moffitt|}}
 
| location            = {{ubl|Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group Studios -Fort Wayne, Indiana  }}
 
| cinematography      =
 
| editor              = Marco Berger {{small|(entire run)}}
 
| camera              = {{ubl|[[wikipedia:Videotape|Videotape]]|[[wikipedia:Single-camera|Single-camera]]}}
 
| runtime              = {{ubl|44 minutes }}
 
| company              = {{ubl|Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group }}
 
| distributor          = [[wikipedia:CBS Television Distribution|CBS Television Distribution]]
 
| budget              = $5,000 (pilot)
 
| network              = {{ubl|'''First-run syndication''' |United Broadcasting (2019-present)}}
 
| picture_format      = {{ubl|1080i (16:9 [[wikipedia:High-definition television|HDTV]])}}
 
| audio_format        = [[wikipedia:Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound|Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound]]
 
| first_run            = [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
 
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2020|9|12}}
 
| last_aired          = {{End date|20235|20}}
 
| production_website  =
 
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'''''The Souzas''''' is an American [[wikipedia:animated sitcom|animated sitcom]] created by [[Ava Zinn]], [[Alexandra Moffitt]], and [[Karly Jameson]] for NoSirGifts as a [[wikipedia:Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of ''[[Queen of the Willis]]''. The series centered on two [[wikipedia:dysfunctional family|dysfunctional families]] consisting of parents [[Deanna Willis]] and [[Brandi Souza]] and their children [[Lina  Willis]], [[Tessanne Willis]], [[Maggie Willis]], [[Alexandra Souza]], [[Chereice Souza]] and [[Telissa Souza]].
 
 
 
 
 
The series was conceived by Zinn in 2017 after developing the three animated series ''[[Amanda & Elisa]]'', ''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' and ''[[Hoosier Anchorwoman!]]'' for NoSirGifts. Zinn centered the show on ''Queen of the Willis'' character Deanna Willis, her wife Brandi Souza, her step-children Alexandra, Chereice and Telissa Souza, and her daughters Lina, Maggie and Tessanne, whom the former, in the show, is depicted as an obese, soft-spoken teen, as opposed to her depiction as a younger, hyperactive child with average body weight on ''Queen of the Willis''.
 
 
 
The series premiered on September 19, 2020 and ended on May 20, 2023.
 
  
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== Production ==
 
== Production ==
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[[Ava Zinn]] initially conceived ''The Souzas'' in 2010 while working on her other two animated series, ''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' and ''[[Hoosier Anchorwoman!]]''.<ref> Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2020–2021 Season.</ref>
 
[[Ava Zinn]] initially conceived ''The Souzas'' in 2010 while working on her other two animated series, ''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' and ''[[Hoosier Anchorwoman!]]''.<ref> Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2020–2021 Season.</ref>
  
''The Souzas'' first appeared on the development slate at [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts]] in early 2017, under ''Deanna & Brandi'', after a report that NoSirGifts had purchased the series from creators. The pilot was named ''The Souzas'' in May 2019, when it appeared on the Saturday late night slate for the [[wikipedia:2019–20 United States network television schedule|2019–20 television season]], although it wasn't officially on the schedule.<ref>NoSirGifts Announces Saturday Night Slate for 2019–2020 Season</ref> Shortly after a report that ''Queen of the Willis'' was moving from [[WXXC-FTV]] to [[WGOM-FTV|WGOM]], the show was picked up for a full season after an additional nine episodes of the show were ordered. In May 2020, ''The Souzas'' appeared WGOM's Saturday night slate for the [[wikipedia:2020–21 United States network television schedule|2020–21 television season]], for airing on Saturday nights at 9:00&nbsp;pm<ref>CW 27 Announces Primetime Slate for 2020–2021 Season</ref> On June 15, 2020, it was announced that ''The Souzas'' would premiere on September 19, 2020.<ref>Breaking News&nbsp;– FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2020–2021 Season. Retrieved June 5, 2020.</ref>
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''The Souzas'' first appeared on the development slate at [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts]] in early 2017, under ''Deanna & Brandi'', after a report that NoSirGifts had purchased the series from creators. The pilot was named ''The Souzas'' in May 2019, when it appeared on the Saturday late night slate for the [[wikipedia:2019–20 United States network television schedule|2019–20 television season]], although it wasn't officially on the schedule.<ref>NoSirGifts Announces Saturday Night Slate for 2019–2020 Season</ref> Shortly after a report that ''Queen of the Willis'' was moving from [[WXXC-FTV]] to [[WGOM-FTV|WGOM]], the show was picked up for a full season after an additional nine episodes of the show were ordered. In May 2020, ''The Souzas'' appeared WGOM's Saturday night slate for the [[wikipedia:2020–21 United States network television schedule|2020–21 television season]], for airing on Saturday nights at 9:00&nbsp;pm<ref>CW 27 Announces Primetime Slate for 2020–2021 Season</ref> On June 15, 2020, it was announced that ''The Cleveland Show'' would premiere on September 19, 2020.<ref>Breaking News&nbsp;– FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2020–2021 Season. Retrieved June 5, 2020.</ref>
  
Zinn and Passalt pitched a 22-minute pilot to NoSirGifts which aired on September 19, 2020, but had been leaked on the internet in June 2020.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Even before the pilot episode premiered, the show had already been renewed for a 22-episode second season. After the first season of the show aired, it was given the green light to start production.
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Zinn and Passalt pitched a 22-minute pilot to NoSirGifts which aired on September 19, 2020, but had been leaked on the internet in June 2020.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Even before the pilot episode premiered, the show had already been renewed for a 22-episode second season. After the first season of the show aired, it was given the green light to start production.  
  
 
=== Executive producers ===
 
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[[Rachael Passalt]] voices two of the show's main characters: [[Deanna Willis]] and [[Telissa Souza]]. The voice of Deanna was developed originally for ''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' by original portrayer [[wikipedia:Candis Cayne|Candis Cayne]] after doing her impression of [[wikipedia:Darlene Conner|Darlene Conner]]. For the voice of Telissa, Passalt stated that she originally created the voice over twenty years before; she had used it while making prank phone calls.
 
[[Rachael Passalt]] voices two of the show's main characters: [[Deanna Willis]] and [[Telissa Souza]]. The voice of Deanna was developed originally for ''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' by original portrayer [[wikipedia:Candis Cayne|Candis Cayne]] after doing her impression of [[wikipedia:Darlene Conner|Darlene Conner]]. For the voice of Telissa, Passalt stated that she originally created the voice over twenty years before; she had used it while making prank phone calls.
  
[[wikipedia:Kassie DePaiva|Kassie DePaiva]] voices [[Brandi Souza]], the wife of Deanna, stepmother of [[Lina Willis]], and mother of [[Tessanne Willis]], [[Maggie Willis]], [[Alexandra Souza]], [[Chereice Souza]] and Telissa Souza. In developing the character, DePaiva said that the producers "wanted her to be educated, but to have some edge."<ref name="voiceabout">{{cite news |title=The Voices Behind 'Souzas' |work=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=November 18, 2019 |date=October 2, 2019 }}</ref> Prior to voicing Brandi, DePaiva had no voice credits. In addition to the show, she also primarily worked as an soap opera actress in such series as ''[[wikipedia:Guiding Light|Guiding Light]]'', ''[[wikipedia:One Life to Live|One Life to Live]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Days of Our Lives|Days of Our Lives]]''.
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[[wikipedia:Kassie DePaiva|Kassie DePaiva]] voices [[Brandi Souza]], the wife of Deanna, stepmother of [[Lina Willis]], and mother of [[Tessanne Willis]], [[Maggie Willis]], [[Alexandra Souza]], [[Chereice Souza]] and Telissa Souza. In developing the character, DePaiva said that the producers "wanted her to be educated, but to have some edge."<ref name="voiceabout">{{cite news |title=The Voices Behind 'Souzas' |work=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=November 18, 2019 |date=October 2, 2019 }}</ref> Prior to voicing Brandi, DePaiva had no voice credits. In addition to the show, she also primarily worked as an soap opera actress in such series as ''[[wikipedia:Guiding Light|Guiding Light]]'', ''[[wikipedia:One Life to Live]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Days of Our Lives]]''.
  
 
[[Olivia Everman]] plays [[Alexandra Souza]], the eldest transgendered stepdaughter of Deanna. Everman has stated that she uses her own voice to portray Alexandra, and that she herself gets mistaken for a fifteen-year-old over the phone "all the time."<ref name="voiceabout"/> According to Everman, she was approached because producers decided they wanted an actress with a younger-sounding voice, given that the character is a transgendered teenager.<ref>{{cite news|title=Good Hair: An Interview With Olivia Everman|last=Morales|first=Wilson|accessdate=May 14, 2019}}</ref>
 
[[Olivia Everman]] plays [[Alexandra Souza]], the eldest transgendered stepdaughter of Deanna. Everman has stated that she uses her own voice to portray Alexandra, and that she herself gets mistaken for a fifteen-year-old over the phone "all the time."<ref name="voiceabout"/> According to Everman, she was approached because producers decided they wanted an actress with a younger-sounding voice, given that the character is a transgendered teenager.<ref>{{cite news|title=Good Hair: An Interview With Olivia Everman|last=Morales|first=Wilson|accessdate=May 14, 2019}}</ref>
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