TORONTO — CBC and Pier 21 Films today announced casting for the new original comedy series Run the Burbs, from award-winning comedian, writer and actor Andrew Phung (Kim’s Convenience) and his best friend and collaborator, filmmaker Scott Townend (The Secret Marathon).
The previously announced series is currently in production in and around Toronto and Hamilton and is scheduled to premiere on CBC and CBC Gem in winter 2022.
Phung (above, left) stars as stay-at-home dad Andrew Pham, living in the suburbs with his entrepreneurial, executive wife Camille (played by Rakhee Morzaria, right, Note to Self, Private Eyes), and two kids Khia (Zoriah Wong, Nancy Drew) and Leo (Roman Pesino, Odd Squad).
“The Phams are a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest, while changing the way we think about contemporary family values and life in the burbs,” reads a CBC press release.
Other cast members include Ali Hassan (CBC’s Laugh Out Loud) as Camille’s father Ramesh, Julie Nolke (Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self) as Camille’s best friend Sam, Jonathan Langdon (Utopia Falls) as next-door neighbour Hudson, Simone Miller (Detention Adventure) as Hudson’s daughter Mannix, Samantha Wan (Second Jen) as local bubble tea café owner Cathy, Candy Palmater (The Candy Show) as neighbour Candy, Chris Locke (Workin’ Moms, Mr. D) as neighbour Sebastian, and Aurora Browne (Baroness von Sketch Show) as “neighbourhood permit assassin” Barb.
“We are so hyped and proud of this incredible group of performers that have joined us on this journey,” Phung says, in the press release.
“We are introducing Canada to some amazingly talented new faces they may not have met before — including the amazing Rakhee Morzaria — alongside comedy rockstars like Ali Hassan, Aurora Brown, and Candy Palmater — they are all going to blow audiences away and take on the burbs like no one has before,” Phung says.
Run the Burbs is a CBC original series produced by Pier 21 Films. Executive producers of the series are Laszlo Barna, Nicole Butler and Bill Lundy (for Pier 21 Films), as well as Phung, Townend and Aleysa Young. Shebli Zarghami serves as executive producer and showrunner. Jessica Daniel is producer, while Matt Kippen and Wendy Litner are co-executive producers. Season one directors include Young, Peter Wellington, Joyce Wong, Melanie Orr and Justin Wu.
“We are so excited to watch Andrew’s deeply personal story about family come to life through this remarkable cast and creative team,” said Sally Catto, general manager of entertainment, factual and sports for CBC.
“Run the Burbs authentically reflects how Canadians are building new communities in suburbs across the country, and we can’t wait to share it with audiences this winter.”
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