Actors Rakhee Morzaria as Camille and Andrew Phung as Andrew are shown in this undated handout image. Canada’s next-door neighbours will be getting a chance to meet the Phams with the U.S. debut of "Run the Burbs." The American television network The CW has added the comedy series to its Summer 2023 programming lineup, which originally aired on CBC Television last January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ian Watson
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TORONTO – Canada’s next-door neighbours will get a chance to meet the Phams when “Run the Burbs” makes its U.S. debut on the CW network.
The American television network announced Wednesday it’s adding the comedy to its summer programming lineup, which debuted on CBC in January 2022.
“Run the Burbs” follows the Phams, a young Vietnamese-South Asian Canadian family who upend ideas about contemporary family values and life in the suburbs.
The half-hour seriesis led by a stay-at-home dad played by Andrew Phung who also serves as co-creator and executive producer with Scott Townsend.
CBC recently announced that Nelu Handa and Jennica Harper would be taking over showrunner duties for the upcomingthird season.
They will replace Anthony Q. Farrell who stepped in for the second season after Shebli Zarghami.
A premiere date and time for the “Run the Burbs” CW debuthas not yet been revealed.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 11, 2023.
