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Sort Of
Created by
Starring
Country of originCanada
Production
Production locationsToronto, Ontario
Running time21–22 minutes
Production companySienna Films
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseNovember 9, 2021 (2021-11-09) –
present

Sort Of is a Canadian television sitcom, released on CBC Television in 2021.[1] Created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, the series stars Baig as Sabi Mehboob, a non-binary millennial trying to balance their roles as a child of Pakistani immigrant parents, a bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore and café, and a caregiver to the young children of a professional couple.[2]

Cast and Characters

  • Bilal Baig as Sabi Mehboob:
    A first generation Pakistani-Canadian trying to navigate life as they embrace their non-binary identity and combat the cultural expectations that have been put upon them, all while grappling with the severe injuries that their friend and employer, Bessy, has suffered.[3][4]
  • Gray Powell as Paul Bauer:
    Sabi's employer and husband to Bessy. He is a therapist who ironically has trouble noticing his own family's needs and struggles as well as his own. Much like Sabi, he his left to walk on his own path of self discovery and exploration in the wake of his wife's accident, often questioning how much he really knows about the lives of Bessy and their children.
  • Kaya Kanashiro as Violet Kaneko-Bauer:
    Bessy and Paul's daughter and oldest child. She is entering a stage of rebellion as her mother's accident becomes increasingly more difficult to deal with emotionally.
  • Aden Bedard as Henry Kaneko-Bauer:
    Bessy and Paul's son and youngest child. He is a mostly quiet kid who spends more time glued to his devices than looking up at people's faces.
  • Amanda Cordner as 7ven:
    Sabi's best friend and confidant. When the opportunity to move to Berlin for a job in the art world arises, they invite Sabi to join on this new adventure in the "queer capital of the world" and leave their lives behind.[5] 7ven is always pushing Sabi to embrace their identity and focus on their own needs rather than the needs of others. They don't always approve of how much Sabi's nannying consumes their life, but is always there to lend a hand when asked.
  • Grace Lynn Kung as Bessy Kaneko:
    Sabi's employer and friend. An intellectual who feels constrained by the mold society imposes on a mother and a wife. Early in the series she has a biking accident which causes her to fall into a coma.
  • Ellora Patnaik as Raffo Mehboob:
    Sabi and Aqsa's mother. A Pakistani immigrant living on her own as her two grown children have long moved out and her husband lives overseas. Though he may not be physically present, her husband–and the cultural values he represents–looms over her as she tries to understand her children better and, in the process, understand herself.
  • Supinder Wraich as Aqsa Mehboob:
    Sabi's sister and roommate. Like her sibling, Aqsa tries to break away from her strict upbringing. She forms part of Sabi's support system, though at times their views on navigating their family's expectations and cultural beliefs differ.
  • Gregory Ambrose Calderone as Lewis:
    Sabi's love interest at the onset of the series. He attempts to maintain a relationship with them while simultaneously feeling conflicted/ashamed of his partner's gender identity.

Supporting cast also includes Becca Blackwell, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James.[1][6]

Production

Sort Of was written by Baig, Filippo, Jenn Engels, Nelu Handa and Ian Iqbal Rashid, and directed by Filippo and Renuka Jeyapalan.[7]

Release

The series launched on CBC Gem on October 5, 2021, in advance of its television premiere on November 9.[8] In advance of the CBC Gem launch, selected episodes received a preview screening in the Primetime program at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[9] In the United States, HBO Max picked up the series, where it premiered on November 18, 2021.[10][11] The series has also been picked up by Sky Comedy in the United Kingdom, Stan in Australia (available from October 5), and M6 in France.[12]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [a]
1"Sort of Gone"[14]Fab FilippoBilal Baig & Fab FilippoNovember 9, 2021 (2021-11-09)
2"Sort of Back"[15]Fab FilippoJenn EngelsNovember 9, 2021 (2021-11-09)
3"Sort of Mary Poppins"[16]Fab FilippoIan Iqbal RashidNovember 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)
4"Sort of Stable"[17]Fab FilippoNelu HandaNovember 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)
5"Sort of a Party"[18]Renuka JeyapalanBilal Baig & Fab FilippoNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
6"Sort of Ellen"[19]Renuka JeyapalanBilal BaigNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
7"Sort of a Miracle"[20]Fab FilippoIan Iqbal RashidNovember 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)
8"Sort of Back Again"[21]Fab FilippoBilal Baig & Fab FilippoNovember 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)

Notes

  1. ^ All episodes were released on CBC Gem on 5 October 2021, ahead of their linear premieres on CBC Television. Episodes 3–8 were initially made available only to subscribers to CBC Gem's paid Premium tier.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Greg David, "CBC greenlights Sort Of, from creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo". TV, eh?, October 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Entertainment news: New CBC comedy will star genderqueer playwright Bilal Baig as a gender-fluid millennial". Toronto Star, October 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "HBO Max's low-key gem 'Sort Of' is funny, tender and humane". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. ^ Nast, Condé (2021-12-16). "HBO's "Sort Of" Shows How We Are "All in Transition"". them. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  5. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Sort Of' On HBO Max, A Comedy About A Nonbinary Millennial Who Sticks With The Family They Nanny During A Crisis". Decider. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  6. ^ Sort Of (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-12-20
  7. ^ Kelly Townsend, "CBC greenlights LGBTQ comedy from Sienna Films". Playback, October 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "CBC's fall-winter lineup includes Indigenous investigative drama 'The Red'". CityNews, June 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Julia Child doc, Colin Kaepernick drama, CBC genderfluid dramedy join TIFF lineup". Victoria Times-Colonist, August 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Tapp, Tom (August 12, 2021). "HBO Max Teams With CBC On Comedy Series 'Sort Of'; Fall Premiere Set". Deadline Hollywood.
  11. ^ ""King Richard," "The Sex Lives of College Girls," "South Side," "Black and Missing," "8-Bit Christmas" and More Arrive on HBO Max This November" (Press release). WarnerMedia. October 21, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  12. ^ Jordan Pinto, "Sky, Stan all in for CBC and HBO Max original Sort Of". Playback, August 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Sort Of". CBC Gem. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/8315-CC3A-2EE4-3409-F11C-A. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/8959-1B8B-841D-8FB9-6A91-R. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/90C5-9DAD-90E1-5149-62EA-B. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/2B94-4F2F-B233-3397-6937-C. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  18. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/3E1C-1462-C9B3-3F50-00D1-N. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/0DBC-B36C-FCB0-BA19-5138-6. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/43F0-D38B-AB2C-0DC9-11E7-H. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  21. ^ "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/9EE7-69DA-2F8C-14C4-6D13-R. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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