Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.
Unfortunately the movie Ode to Joy is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Ira Glass | Producer |
| Crew | Aaron Vexler | Stunts |
| Writing | Chris Higgins | Novel |
| Directing | Jason Winer | Director |
| Editing | Peter Teschner | Editor |
| Art | Meagan Miller-McKeever | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jennifer Euston | Casting |
| Writing | Max Werner | Writer |
| Art | Danica Pantic | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessie Eden | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carisa Kelly | Costume Design |
| Art | Lisa Myers | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fiona Mifsud | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Michael Lasker | Producer |
| Camera | David Robert Jones | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jeremy Turner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | S.J. Allocco | Casting |
| Production | Pamela Thur | Producer |
| Production | Alissa Shipp | Producer |
| Production | Mike Falbo | Producer |
| Production | Jason Winer | Producer |
| Production | Jimmy Miller | Producer |
