"Sort Of"
CBC and HBO Max have renewed the Peabody Award-winning comedy series "Sort Of" for a third season. The CBC original series is a co-production with HBO Max and Sphere Media, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund and created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, who also serve as showrunners and executive producers.
The second season of the critically acclaimed comedy about a gender fluid millennial in transition in every aspect of their life debuted November 15 on CBC and CBC Gem, and made its HBO Max premiere on December 1. Bilal Baig, co-creator, co-showrunner, executive producer and lead actor quote: “It’s been such a creative and rewarding pleasure to sink deeply into the mess of the lives of these characters in season two. And I look so forward to continuing and expanding the mess, alongside Fab, our gifted writers, the generous teams at Sphere Media, CBC and HBO Max, and our gorgeous cast and crew!”
Sally Catto, General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports, CBC quote: "'Sort Of' has made its way into the hearts of viewers and critics in Canada, the U.S. and around the world by embracing universal themes that we can all relate to, no matter who we love or how we self-identify. We are excited to continue our work with Bilal, Fab, HBO Max and Sphere Media, and to keep sharing Sabi’s story with audiences everywhere.”
Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max quote: “Baig and Filippo, alongside our partners at CBC and Sienna Films, continue to deliver a heartfelt, empathetic and engaging story and we’re thrilled we get to continue following Sabi, their family, 7ven and the Kaneko-Bauers on their journeys in the new season.”
Jennifer Kawaja, executive producer, Sphere Media quote: “We love these characters and are thrilled to have the opportunity to continue working with CBC and HBO Max to explore their lives.”
"Sort Of" is distributed worldwide by Sphere Media. Abacus Media Rights handles sales outside of the United States and Latin America.