Sort Of (TV series)

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]

Sort Of
Created by
Starring
Country of originCanada
Production
Production locationsToronto, Ontario
Running time21–22 minutes
Production companySienna Films
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseNovember 9, 2021 (2021-11-09) –
present

Cast

The supporting cast includes Gray Powell, Amanda Cordner, Ellora Patnaik, Grace Lynn Kung, Supinder Wraich, Aden Bedard, Greg Calderone and Alanna Bale.[1]

Production

Sort Of was written by Baig, Filippo, Jenn Engels, Nelu Handa and Ian Iqbal Rashid, and directed by Filippo and Renuka Jeyapalan.[3]

Release

The series launched on CBC Gem on October 5, 2021, in advance of its television premiere on November 9.[4] In advance of the CBC Gem launch, selected episodes received a preview screening in the Primetime program at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] In the United States, HBO Max picked up the series, where it premiered on November 18, 2021.[6][7] 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.[8]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [lower-alpha 1]
1"Sort of Gone"[10]Fab FilippoBilal Baig & Fab FilippoNovember 9, 2021 (2021-11-09)
2"Sort of Back"[11]Fab FilippoJenn EngelsNovember 9, 2021 (2021-11-09)
3"Sort of Mary Poppins"[12]Fab FilippoIan Iqbal RashidNovember 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)
4"Sort of Stable"[13]Fab FilippoNelu HandaNovember 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)
5"Sort of a Party"[14]Renuka JeyapalanBilal Baig & Fab FilippoNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
6"Sort of Ellen"[15]Renuka JeyapalanBilal BaigNovember 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
7"Sort of a Miracle"[16]Fab FilippoIan Iqbal RashidNovember 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)
8"Sort of Back Again"[17]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.[9]

References
  1. 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. Kelly Townsend, "CBC greenlights LGBTQ comedy from Sienna Films". Playback, October 15, 2020.
  4. Victoria Ahearn, "CBC's fall-winter lineup includes Indigenous investigative drama 'The Red'". CityNews, June 2, 2021.
  5. "Julia Child doc, Colin Kaepernick drama, CBC genderfluid dramedy join TIFF lineup". Victoria Times-Colonist, August 13, 2021.
  6. Tapp, Tom (August 12, 2021). "HBO Max Teams With CBC On Comedy Series 'Sort Of'; Fall Premiere Set". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ""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.
  8. Jordan Pinto, "Sky, Stan all in for CBC and HBO Max original Sort Of". Playback, August 18, 2021.
  9. "Sort Of". CBC Gem. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  10. "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/8315-CC3A-2EE4-3409-F11C-A. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  11. "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/8959-1B8B-841D-8FB9-6A91-R. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  12. "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/90C5-9DAD-90E1-5149-62EA-B. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  13. "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/2B94-4F2F-B233-3397-6937-C. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  14. "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/3E1C-1462-C9B3-3F50-00D1-N. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  15. "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/0DBC-B36C-FCB0-BA19-5138-6. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  16. "EIDR Record: (2021-06-09, TV)". Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR). doi:10.5240/43F0-D38B-AB2C-0DC9-11E7-H. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  17. "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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