What does a modern day "immaculate conception" look like? Not nearly as holy as in Biblical times. Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) had a plan for her life: finish studying education, marry the man of her dreams, eat grilled cheese sandwiches and - after being convinced by her strict Catholic, Latin-American grandmother, Alba (Ivonne Coll) - stay a virgin until marriage.
But everything changes after a routine trip to the ob-gyn sees Jane artificially inseminated by a distracted doctor.
Created by Jennie Snyder Urmam (Men in Trees, Emily Owens M.D.), Jane the Virgin is a quirky rom-com, with all the ridiculous melodrama you could hope for. It has a unique take on family, love and religion, with an unlikely female lead who sticks to her guns.
The New York Times called it "a delicious and dizzyingly arch look at three generations of Latinas in Miami - a screwball romantic comedy served up as a spoof of a tele-novela" The Huffington Post described it as "one of the real-est shows on TV".
