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Run the Burbs

2022–2024 · 3 seasons

A gentle, joke-dense hangout comedy that feels like a warm, easy half-hour with a likable family.

Created by
Scott Townend, Andrew Phung
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Andrew Phung, Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong
Overview
Follow the Phams, a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest, while changing the way we think about contemporary family values and life in the burbs.

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Created by
Scott Townend, Andrew Phung
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Andrew Phung, Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • identity
    • friendship
    • ambition
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, family
    Created by
    Scott Townend, Andrew Phung
    Starring
    Andrew Phung, Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong, Roman Pesino, Julie Nolke, Jonathan Langdon, Samantha Wan, Candy Palmater
    Length
    3 seasons, 38 episodes, 22 min each
    Network
    CBC Television
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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