Run the Burbs is a Canadian television sitcom,[1] which premiered on CBC Television on January 5, 2022.[2] The series stars Andrew Phung as Andrew Pham, a suburban stay-at-home dad of two children whose wife Camille (Rakhee Morzaria) is an entrepreneur.[3]
Run the Burbs | |
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Starring |
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Composer | Tyler Armes |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 38 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Jessica Daniel |
Production locations | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Cinematography | Gerald Packer |
Editor | Lindsay Allikas |
Production company | Pier 21 Films |
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Network | CBC Television |
Release | January 5, 2022 April 2, 2024 | –
The series was created by Phung and Scott Townend, and is produced by Pier 21 Films.[4]
The series was shot in Hamilton, Ontario.[5] It is set in the suburbs of the fictional city of Rockridge, which Phung modeled in part on his hometown of Calgary, Alberta.[5]
The second season features new cast additions Gavin Crawford and Sharji Rasool,[6] as well as a tribute episode to Candy Palmater, a first-season cast member who died in December 2021.[7] In the United States, the series premiered on July 31, 2023, on The CW,[8] before being pulled from its schedule in November 2023,[9] concurrently with Hulu has acquiring second window rights to the series .[10] The first two seasons also remain available on CW's app and website and rights to season 3 have been purchased by the network.[11]
CBC opted not to renew the show for a fourth season.[12]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 12 | January 5, 2022 | April 13, 2022 | |
2 | 13 | January 4, 2023 | March 29, 2023 | |
3 | 13 | January 9, 2024 | April 2, 2024 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canada viewers | |
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1 | 1 | "Blockbuster" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 5, 2022 | 386,000[14] | |
Andrew and Camille have to scramble to save their neighbourhood block party after complications erupt. Andrew tries to coax neighbour Jason Harrow out of retirement to perform after a contact who claimed he could secure an appearance by Drake fails to come through, while Camille has to street race the local car club to secure a permit, but may be able to use her intimate knowledge of the neighbourhood as a suburban mom to her advantage. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Heatwave" | Peter Wellington | Nelu Handa | January 12, 2022 | N/A | |
Camille and Andrew are invited to the new neighbor's pool but have to cancel on Hudson first; Khia paints a mural at Bubble Bae and looks for validation; Andrew struggles when Leo goes to overnight camp. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Carol the Conqueror" | Peter Wellington | Scott Townend & Andrew Phung | January 19, 2022 | N/A | |
4 | 4 | "Let's Go to the Movies" | Aleysa Young | Shebli Zarghami | January 26, 2022 | N/A | |
5 | 5 | "Independence Day" | Justin Wu | Wendy Litner | February 23, 2022 | N/A | |
6 | 6 | "First Date Date" | Justin Wu | Wendy Litner | March 2, 2022 | N/A | |
7 | 7 | "Phamily Matters" | Joyce Wong | Matt Kippen | March 9, 2022 | N/A | |
8 | 8 | "Raccoon Fever" | Melanie Orr | Shebli Zarghami | March 16, 2022 | N/A | |
9 | 9 | "Li Xi" | Joyce Wong | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | March 23, 2022 | N/A | |
10 | 10 | "Phamily Games Night" | Melanie Orr | Matt Kippen | March 30, 2022 | N/A | |
11 | 11 | "Forever Young" | Aleysa Young | Jessie Gabe | April 6, 2022 | N/A | |
12 | 12 | "This Is Your Day" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | April 13, 2022 | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [15] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [15] |
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13 | 1 | "In Phocus" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 4, 2023 |
14 | 2 | "Phamily Ties" | Aleysa Young | Nelu Handa | January 11, 2023 |
15 | 3 | "Phamily Emergency" | Aleysa Young | Courtney Jane Walker | January 18, 2023 |
16 | 4 | "Phriends and Enemies" | Zoe Hopkins | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 25, 2023 |
17 | 5 | "Phestival of Life" | Zoe Hopkins | Anthony Q. Farrell | February 1, 2023 |
18 | 6 | "Phamily Budget" | Zoe Hopkins | Cathryn Naiker | February 8, 2023 |
19 | 7 | "Phresh Start" | Pat Mills | Sara Peters | February 15, 2023 |
20 | 8 | "Morning Phrenzy" | Pat Mills | Anthony Q. Farrell | February 22, 2023 |
21 | 9 | "Culture Phest" | Nelu Handa | Joyce Wong | March 1, 2023 |
22 | 10 | "Phlashback" | Scott Townend | Pat Mills | March 8, 2023 |
23 | 11 | "Turn Lepht" | Courtney Jane Walker | Joyce Wong | March 15, 2023 |
24 | 12 | "Phamily Affair" | Sherren Lee | Andrew Phung & Cathryn Naiker | March 22, 2023 |
25 | 13 | "Phriendship" | Sherren Lee | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | March 29, 2023 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [15] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [15] |
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26 | 1 | "Phor Sale" | Aleysa Young | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | January 9, 2024 |
27 | 2 | "Phamily Doctor" | Aleysa Young | Jennica Harper | January 16, 2024 |
28 | 3 | "Cottage Phever" | Aleysa Young | Nelu Handa & Sara Peters | January 23, 2024 |
29 | 4 | "Phree Throws" | Pat Mills | Angelica Mendizabal | January 30, 2024 |
30 | 5 | "Phunky Town" | Pat Mills | Jay Vaidya | February 6, 2024 |
31 | 6 | "Phright Night" | Pat Mills | Scott Townend | February 13, 2024 |
32 | 7 | "Unphased" | Joyce Wong | Sara Peters | February 20, 2024 |
33 | 8 | "Stress Releiph" | Joyce Wong | Nelu Handa & Mandeq Hassan | February 27, 2024 |
34 | 9 | "Phavourite Child" | Joyce Wong | Andrew Phung | March 5, 2024 |
35 | 10 | "Phirst Love" | Sherren Lee | Jay Vaidya | March 12, 2024 |
36 | 11 | "Holi-Day Phun" | Sherren Lee | Nelu Handa | March 19, 2024 |
37 | 12 | "Vas Dephrens" | Zoe Hopkins | Jennica Harper | March 26, 2024 |
38 | 13 | "Summer Phorecast" | Zoe Hopkins | Andrew Phung & Scott Townend | April 2, 2024 |