It certainly took a while for a hip TV drama about God to hit the airwaves. However way it has happend, it is here. Joan of Arcadia is a coming-of-age story of a young girl's adventures in life ever since the day she met The Almighty. With every curious task God asks her to carry out, Joan Girardi learns something deeper about the purpose of her existence.

 

As a teenager, Joan is not alone in her struggles in life. Every member of her family has his or her own personal battles. Kevin, Joan's older brother and a former star athlete, is learning to readjust to life after losing the use of his legs in an auto accident. The Girardi father, Will, is a highly ranked police officer trying to balance his by-the-rules toughness and a tender, caring heart.

 

Besides her friends and classmates, Joan regularly sees two other family members in her school. Her younger brother Luke is going through some equally rough times trying to survive as a science nerd, and their mother Helen teaches in the same high school.