jane the virgin is an american romantic dramedy and satirical telenovela developed by jennie snyder urman. the series premiered on october 13, 2014 on the cw. it is a loose adaptation of the venezuelan telenovela "juana la virgen" created by perla farías. the series stars gina rodriguez as jane villanueva, a devout 23-year-old latina virgin, who becomes pregnant after an accidental artificial insemination by her gynecologist. the program parodies commonly used tropes and devices in latin telenovelas.