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FAK YAASS
GenreComedy-drama
Created byVasilios Filippakis
Written byAnthony Filangeri
Directed byMatthew McLaughlin
Starring
  • Vasilios Filippakis
  • Nicholas Combitsis
  • Helen Hayden
  • Stephanie Herrera
  • Shadrack Jackman
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producerLes Tomlin
ProducersVasilios Filippakis
Matthew McLaughlin
Leanne Noelle Smith
Running time22 minutes
Production companyBulldog productions
Original release
NetworkOutTV
ReleaseJune 17 (2019-06-17) –
June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)

FAK YAASS is a Canadian television miniseries, which premiered in 2019 on OutTV.[1] The series stars Vasilios Filippakis as Nico Nicolakis, a young gay man living in Toronto who is summoned home to Tecumseh by his Greek Canadian family to help take care of his ailing grandfather.[2]

The cast also includes Nicholas Combitsis, Helen Hayden, Stephanie Herrera, Shadrack Jackman, Steve Kaklamanos, Leanne Noelle Smith, Liz Taylor and Charlie David. The series was directed by Matthew McLaughlin for Bulldog Productions.[3]

The series title is a pun referencing both "fak yaas", an expression of approval common in contemporary LGBTQ culture, and fakes, a traditional Greek lentil soup.[4]

The series premiered on June 17, 2019 on OutTV as a two-part miniseries,[3] and is also distributed as a ten-part web series on the channel's streaming platform OutTVGo.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Interview: Vasilios Filippakis Talks ‘Fak Yaass’ And Family Generational Clashes". Close Up Culture, May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tecumseh-raised actor draws from personal life for TV show about being Greek and gay". Windsor Star, May 29, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "FAK YAASS lets bridge the gap between generations". Guelph Today, May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dramedy explores generation gap and LGBTQ acceptance in Tecumseh". Blackburn News, May 26, 2019.


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