| Run the Burbs | |
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| Created by |
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| Composer | Tyler Armes |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Jessica Daniel |
| Production locations | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Cinematography | Gerald Packer |
| Editor | Lindsay Allikas |
| Production company | Pier 21 Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) – April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02) |
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.
Cast
- Andrew Phung as Andrew Pham
- Rakhee Morzaria as Andrew's wife Camille
- Zoriah Wong as Khia Pham, Andrew and Camille's queer teenage daughter
- Roman Pesino as Leo Pham, Andrew and Camille's son
- Ali Hassan as Camille's father Ramesh
- Julie Nolke as Camille's best friend Sam
- Jonathan Langdon as Hudson, a neighbour of the Phams
- Simone Miller as Hudson's daughter Mannix
- Samantha Wan as Cathy, owner of a local bubble tea shop
- Candy Palmater as Candy, a neighbour of the Phams
- Chris Locke as Sebastian, a neighbour of the Phams
- Aurora Browne as Barb
Guest appearances
- Jason "Kardinal Offishall" Harrow as himself (Episode 1)
- Nicole Power as Lisa, ex-wife of Hudson (Season 3 Episode 10)
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Vernon Park (Season 3 Episode 13)
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 12 | January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) | April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13) | |
| 2 | 13 | January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) | March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29) | |
| 3 | 13 | January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09) | April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02) | |
Season 1 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Canada viewers | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Blockbuster" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) | 386,000 | |
| Andrew and Camille have to scramble to save their neighbourhood block party after complications erupt. Andrew tries to coax neighbour Jason Harrow out of retirement to perform after a contact who claimed he could secure an appearance by Drake fails to come through, while Camille has to street race the local car club to secure a permit, but may be able to use her intimate knowledge of the neighbourhood as a suburban mom to her advantage. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Heatwave" | Peter Wellington | Nelu Handa | January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) | N/A | |
| Camille and Andrew are invited to the new neighbor's pool but have to cancel on Hudson first; Khia paints a mural at Bubble Bae and looks for validation; Andrew struggles when Leo goes to overnight camp. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Carol the Conqueror" | Peter Wellington | Scott Townend & Andrew Phung | January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19) | N/A | |
| 4 | 4 | "Let's Go to the Movies" | Aleysa Young | Shebli Zarghami | January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26) | N/A | |
| 5 | 5 | "Independence Day" | Justin Wu | Wendy Litner | February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23) | N/A | |
| 6 | 6 | "First Date Date" | Justin Wu | Wendy Litner | March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) | N/A | |
| 7 | 7 | "Phamily Matters" | Joyce Wong | Matt Kippen | March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09) | N/A | |
| 8 | 8 | "Raccoon Fever" | Melanie Orr | Shebli Zarghami | March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) | N/A | |
| 9 | 9 | "Li Xi" | Joyce Wong | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23) | N/A | |
| 10 | 10 | "Phamily Games Night" | Melanie Orr | Matt Kippen | March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) | N/A | |
| 11 | 11 | "Forever Young" | Aleysa Young | Jessie Gabe | April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06) | N/A | |
| 12 | 12 | "This Is Your Day" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13) | N/A | |
Season 2 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 13 | 1 | "In Phocus" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) |
| 14 | 2 | "Phamily Ties" | Aleysa Young | Nelu Handa | January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11) |
| 15 | 3 | "Phamily Emergency" | Aleysa Young | Courtney Jane Walker | January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) |
| 16 | 4 | "Phriends and Enemies" | Zoe Hopkins | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25) |
| 17 | 5 | "Phestival of Life" | Zoe Hopkins | Anthony Q. Farrell | February 1, 2023 (2023-02-01) |
| 18 | 6 | "Phamily Budget" | Zoe Hopkins | Cathryn Naiker | February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08) |
| 19 | 7 | "Phresh Start" | Pat Mills | Sara Peters | February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15) |
| 20 | 8 | "Morning Phrenzy" | Pat Mills | Anthony Q. Farrell | February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22) |
| 21 | 9 | "Culture Phest" | Nelu Handa | Joyce Wong | March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) |
| 22 | 10 | "Phlashback" | Scott Townend | Pat Mills | March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08) |
| 23 | 11 | "Turn Lepht" | Courtney Jane Walker | Joyce Wong | March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15) |
| 24 | 12 | "Phamily Affair" | Sherren Lee | Andrew Phung & Cathryn Naiker | March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22) |
| 25 | 13 | "Phriendship" | Sherren Lee | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29) |
Season 3 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 26 | 1 | "Phor Sale" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09) |
| 27 | 2 | "Phamily Doctor" | Aleysa Young | Jennica Harper | January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16) |
| 28 | 3 | "Cottage Phever" | Aleysa Young | Nelu Handa & Sara Peters | January 23, 2024 (2024-01-23) |
| 29 | 4 | "Phree Throws" | Pat Mills | Angelica Mendizabal | January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30) |
| 30 | 5 | "Phunky Town" | Pat Mills | Jay Vaidya | February 6, 2024 (2024-02-06) |
| 31 | 6 | "Phright Night" | Pat Mills | Scott Townend | February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13) |
| 32 | 7 | "Unphased" | Joyce Wong | Sara Peters | February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20) |
| 33 | 8 | "Stress Releiph" | Joyce Wong | Nelu Handa & Mandeq Hassan | February 27, 2024 (2024-02-27) |
| 34 | 9 | "Phavourite Child" | Joyce Wong | Andrew Phung | March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05) |
| 35 | 10 | "Phirst Love" | Sherren Lee | Jay Vaidya | March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12) |
| 36 | 11 | "Holi-Day Phun" | Sherren Lee | Nelu Handa | March 19, 2024 (2024-03-19) |
| 37 | 12 | "Vas Dephrens" | Zoe Hopkins | Jennica Harper | March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26) |
| 38 | 13 | "Summer Phorecast" | Zoe Hopkins | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02) |
References
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- Greg David, "CBC announces winter premiere dates". TV, eh?, November 23, 2021.
- Alexandra Del Rosario, "‘Kim Convenience’s Andrew Phung & Nicole Power Set New Comedies At Canada’s CBC". Deadline Hollywood, March 26, 2021.
- "Kim’s Convenience’ stars Nicole Power and Andrew Phung getting their own CBC shows". Red Deer Advocate, March 27, 2021.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "Andrew Phung’s terrific Run". Now, January 5, 2022.
- Etan Vlessing, "Gavin Crawford, Sharjil Rasool Join ‘Run the Burbs’ Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter, October 20, 2022.
- Noel Ransome, "Run the Burbs has a new showrunner and renewed focus on authenticity for Season 2". The Globe and Mail, January 6, 2023.
- Bell, BreAnna (May 10, 2023). "The CW Acquires Canadian Sitcom 'Run the Burbs' from 'Kim's Convenience' Alum Andrew Phung". Variety.
- Iannucci, Rebecca (November 16, 2023). "Acquired Series Run the Burbs and Everyone Else Burns Pulled From The CW's Schedule". TVLine. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- "Hulu Buys Canadian Comedy 'Run The Burbs'". Deadline Hollywood. December 22, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- Petski, Denise (April 25, 2024). "Run The Burbs' Canceled After 3 Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- "CBC opts not to renew Andrew Phung comedy 'Run the Burbs' after third season". CityNews. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Alexandra Del Rosario, "‘Run The Burbs’: Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong, Roman Pesino & More Set As Main Cast Of CBC Family Comedy From Andrew Phung". Deadline Hollywood, September 27, 2021.
- "Strong Son of a Critch debut puts CBC back in the mix". Brioux.tv. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Run the Burbs - Episodes". Zap2It. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
External links
Categories:- 2022 Canadian television series debuts
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- Television shows filmed in Hamilton, Ontario
- 2020s Canadian LGBTQ-related comedy television series
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