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After rising to YouTube fame, Jasmeet Raina disappeared – and now he’s back in Late Bloomer
APARITA BHANDARI, SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Shortly after releasing a YouTube video more than five years ago, Jasmeet Raina – popularly known by his handle Jus Reign – seemingly disappeared off the internet. The video, a defence of the popular Indian music label...
Jus Reign is gone. Jasmeet Raina is here, redefining South Asian representation with Late Bloomer
By Aisling Murphy, Special to the Star | Toronto Star His Crave dramedy was inspired by Donald Glover's Atlanta. It showcases the life of a South Asian family in the GTA "in an authentic way." Don’t ask Jasmeet Raina about Jus Reign. Raina is the mastermind behind...
Jasmeet Raina was a star on YouTube, then he went silent
Q with Tom Power The YouTuber formerly known as Jus Reign is back as the star of dramedy Late Bloomer For most of the 2010s, Jasmeet Raina was a successful YouTube comedian. He racked up tens of millions of views using the handle Jus Reign, putting out sketches that...
‘Late Bloomer’: Watch Trailer For Crave Original Comedy About Canadian Sikh Millennial From Jasmeet Raina
By Jesse Whittock | Deadline EXCLUSIVE: Crave’s comedy Late Bloomer will spring into life this week, and here’s a first...
‘Run The Burbs’: Production For Canadian Comedy’s Third Season At CBC Underway
By Jesse Whittock | Deadline Season 3 CBC and Pier 21 Films series from Andrew Phung and Scott Townend is in production around Toronto, Hamilton and Barrie. It follows a loving Vietnamese and Indian family, the Phams, in the suburbs and their oddball neighbors. Phung...
These feel-good Canadian comedies on the CW tackle growing up, parenthood and suburbia
By Robert Lloyd | Television Critic at Los Angeles Times That we still speak of TV seasons testifies to the ongoing preeminence of broadcast television, however little it’s covered in the press or memed in the socials. With actors and writers on strike and no end in...
Production Underway on New Crave & APTN Indigenous-Led Original Comedy Series, DON’T EVEN
– The six-part series is co-produced by Pier 21 Films, Frantic Films Manitoba, and Sekowan Media, in association with Bell Media’s Crave and APTN – – Featuring an ensemble cast, including Leenah Robinson, Victoria Turko, Joel Oulette, Gail Maurice, and Jennifer...
‘Run the Burbs’ Producer Pier 21 Films Strikes Development Deal with Comic Julie Kim for Healthcare Sitcom
By Manori Ravindran | Variety “Run the Burbs” producer Pier 21 Films has partnered with Canadian stand-up comic Julie Kim on a half-hour comedy series. The development deal marks Kim’s debut at the helm of a sitcom, which Kim will co-write with “Strays” alum, Clara...
‘Run The Burbs’ Producer Pier 21 Films Names New CEOs As Founder Laszlo Barna Becomes Chair
By Peter White | Deadline Pier 21 Films, the Canadian production company behind series including Run The Burbs, which is airing on The CW in the U.S., has new bosses. Vanessa Steinmetz and Nicole Butler have been named co-CEOs of the company as founder Laszlo Barna...
‘Run The Burbs’, ‘Moonshine’, ‘Bump’ Season 2 Among Additions To The CW’s Summer Programming Slate
By Denise Petski | Deadline The CW has unveiled its slate of original scripted and unscripted programming set to debut on the network this summer. Canadian family comedy Run The Burbs, from Kim’s Convenience breakout star Andrew Phung and dramedy Moonshine, about...
The CW Acquires Canadian Sitcom ‘Run the Burbs’ from ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Alum Andrew Phung
By BreAnna Bell | Variety The CW reveals Canadian sitcom “Run the Burbs” will make its US debut as the network unveils its Summer 2023 programming lineup. “Run the Burbs” follows the Phams, a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian family taking a different approach to...
‘Run The Burbs’ Taps Jennica Harper and Nelu Handa as New Showrunners Ahead of Season 3
By Amber Dowling | Variety Jennica Harper and Nelu Handa are taking over showrunning duties on CBC’s “Run The Burbs” for the comedy’s third season. The show was renewed a week before the Season 2 finale in March for a planned winter 2024 broadcast. Harper and Handa...
