CBC ANNOUNCED TODAY Overlord and the Underwoods will premiere on CBC Gem this Halloween weekend.
“The series will premiere in two parts on CBC Gem, with the first 10 episodes all available to stream beginning Friday October 29, and the remaining episodes in Winter 2022,” a press release says.
Overlord and the Underwoods (20×30), which was filmed in Ontario and produced by marblemedia and Cloudco Entertainment, is “an original live action, single-camera family comedy from award-winning Canadian writer Anthony Q. Farrell (NBC’s The Office, CBBC’s Secret Life of Boys) and co-creator Ryan Wiesbrock (Buddy Thunderstruck, Holly Hobbie).”
The series “follows the Underwoods, a North American family, whose life is turned upside down when their distant cousin, Overlord, the second most-wanted villain in the universe, seeks refuge in their home after being forced into intergalactic witness protection,” a description of the series in the press release reads.
“After snitching out his boss, the evil Colossatrotus, Overlord is sent to live with his incredibly nice, only known family on Planet Earth. Over the course of the series, the evil Overlord and the very sweet Underwoods discover a thing or two about each other as they learn to treasure the value of family and the importance of true friendship, diversity, and compassion.”
The series’ ensemble cast includes Patrice Goodman (Slasher, Sunnyside), Darryl Hinds (Second City, Little Mosque on the Prairie), Ari Resnick (Odd Squad, Clearwater Kids), Kamaia Fairburn (Endlings, Starfalls), Jayne Eastwood (Hey Lady!), and Troy Feldman (Lord of the Rings musical).
The cast also features “Jann Arden as the voice of “R0-FL” — a droid that has spent most of her life by Overlord’s side,” the press release says.
CBC along with Nickelodeon and ITV in association with BYUtv ordered the series from marblemedia and Cloudco Entertainment in March.
Image provided by CBC.
