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Run the Burbs (2022)

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Genre
comedy, family
Country
Canada
Length
3 seasons, 38 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stay-at-home dad balances parenting two kids with the chaos of suburban life while his wife runs her own business. The show follows their family, friends, and neighbors in a fictional Canadian suburb.

lightheartedplayfulwarmcomedicfast-pacedfamily-orientedupbeatwhimsical

What happens

Run the Burbs is a Canadian television sitcom, which premiered on CBC Television on January 5, 2022. The series stars Andrew Phung as Andrew Pham, a suburban stay-at-home dad of two children whose wife Camille (Rakhee Morzaria) is an entrepreneur. The series was created by Phung and Scott Townend, and is produced by Pier 21 Films. The series was shot in Hamilton, Ontario. It is set in the suburbs of the fictional city of Rockridge, which Phung modeled in part on his hometown of Calgary, Alberta. The second season features new cast additions Gavin Crawford and Sharji Rasool, as well as a tribute episode to Candy Palmater, a first-season cast member who died in December 2021. In the United States, the series premiered on July 31, 2023, on The CW, before being pulled from its schedule in November 2023, concurrently with Hulu has acquiring second window rights to the series . The first two seasons also remain available on CW's app and website and rights to season 3 have been purchased by the network. CBC opted not to renew the show for a fourth season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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