CBC and HBO Max original comedy "Sort Of" announces new cast members

Coming on the heels of winning a Peabody and receiving the Banff Rockie Award for Program of the Year, Sphere Media revealed Season 2 casting and production details for the critically acclaimed CBC and HBO Max original comedy "Sort Of". The series is created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, who also serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.

Season 2 will consist of eight half-hour episodes and is set and filmed in Toronto. Produced by Sphere Media (formerly Sienna Films), the new series will make its world premiere in Canada on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service, and in the USA on HBO Max, in Fall 2022. Season 1 of "Sort Of" is currently available to stream in Canada on CBC Gem, and in the USA on HBO Max.

Amanda Brugel ("The Handmaid’s Tale") joins the ensemble cast this season as Gaia, along with Raymond Cham Jr. ("The Big Leap") who is welcomed to the world of Sort Of as Deenzie’s offspring, Wolf. Scott Thompson ("The Kids in the Hall") will appear as Bryce, a wealthy investor and potential business partner. Brugel is repped by Parent Management and LINK Entertainment; Cham is repped by Buchwald; Thompson is repped by Glickman Alexander Talent Management.

In addition to Baig, returning cast members include Gray Powell as Paul; Amanda Cordner as 7ven; Ellora Patnaik as Raffo; Grace Lynn Kung as Bessy; Supinder Wraich as Aqsa; Kaya Kanshiro as Violet; Aden Bedard as Henry; Cassandra James as Olympia; and Becca Blackwell as Deenzie.

“Following the unbelievably loving response to our first season, we can’t wait to share the next chapter of Sabi’s journey, and evolution of all our characters, with our audiences,” said Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, co-creators, co-showrunners, and executive producers.

“Season 2 of 'Sort Of' is the season of love. There is friend love and family love and loving your work and the love of a place and romantic love. So many loves. Sabi is in search of the kind of pure and simple love but love no matter what form is complicated,” adds Baig.

“'Sort Of' has resonated strongly with its audience thanks to the honest and relatable stories crafted by Bilal, Fab, the rest of the writers and our standout cast, and we’re thrilled to be able to dig deeper in Season 2,” said Jennifer Kawaja, executive producer, Sphere Media.

"Sort Of" features Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at a 2SLGBTQ+ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown Toronto hipster family. From gender to love to sexuality to family to career, Sabi feels like they’re in transition. SORT OF exposes the labels people once poured themselves into as no longer applicable…to anyone.