Sort Of is a big-hearted series about Sabi Mehboob, a fluid millennial who straddles various identities from bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career. When Sabi’s best friend 7ven presents them with an opportunity to live in the “queerest place in the galaxy,” Sabi instead makes the decision to stay and care for the kids they nanny after their mom has a serious bike accident. Do they regret it? Sort of. A coming-of-age story, Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable… to anyone.
HBO Max
USA
Creators/Writers/Executive producers
Bilal Baig
Fab Filippo
Directors
Fab Filippo
Renuka Jeyapalan
J. Stevens
Joyce Wong
Co-executive producers
Andrea Glinski
Laura Permutter
Producer
Jessica Daniel
Writers
Kyah Green
Nelu Handa
JP Larocque
Léa Geronimo Rondot
Cast
Bilal Baig
Gray Powell
Amanda Cordner
Ellora Patnaik
Supinder Wraich
Kaya Kanashiro
Aden Bedard
and Grace Lynn Kung
Cassandra James
Becca Blackwell
Scott Thompson
Raymond Cham Jr.
Amanda Brugel
Executive producers
Jennifer Kawaja
Bruno Dubé
Bilal Baig
Fab Filippo
Julia Sereny
Co-producers
Elise Cousineau
Daphne Park
Writers/Co-executive producers
Jenn Engels
Ian Iqbal Rashid
2023 Rockie Awards
Nomination – Comedy Series: English language
2023 WGC Awards
Nomination – Comedy Series Finalist, “Sort of 2gethr”, written by Jenn Engels
Nomination – Comedy Series Finalist, “Sort of Amsterdam”, written by Kyah Green & Léa Geronimo Rondot
2023 Canadian Screen Awards
Nomination – Best Comedy Series
Nomination – Best Direction, Comedy – Fab Filippo
Nomination – Best Direction, Comedy – Joyce Wong
Nomination – Best Writing, Comedy – Bilal Baig, Fab Filippo
Nomination – Best Writing, Comedy – JP Larocque
Nomination – Best Picture Editing, Comedy – Hugh Elchuk
Nomination – Best Picture Editing, Comedy – Marianna Khoury
Nomination – Best Sound, Fiction
Nomination – Best Production Design or Art Direction
Nomination – Best Costume Design
Nomination – Best Original Music, Comedy
Nomination – Best Original Music – Song – “Superpowers”
Nomination – Best Lead Performer, Comedy – Bilal Baig
Nomination – Best Supporting Performer, Comedy – Amanda Cordner
Nomination – Best Guest Performance, Comedy – Amanda Brugel
Nomination – Cogeco Audience Choice Awards
GLAAD Media Awards
Nomination – Outstanding Comedy Series
2022 C21 International Drama Awards
Winner – Best Comedy-Drama Series
2022 Gotham Awards
Nomination – Oustanding performance in a new series
2022 Rose d'Or Awards
Nomination – Comedy Drama & Sitcom
2022 MIPCOM
Winner – Diversify TV Awards – LGBTQIA+ representation
2022 DGC Awards
Winner – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series – Sort of Gone
Nomination – Best Production Design – Comedy or Family Series – Sort of Back Again
Nomination – Best Picture Editing – Comedy or Family Series – Sort of Gone
Nomination – Best Picture Editing – Comedy or Family Series – Sort of Back Again
2022 Peabody Awards
Winner – Entertainment category
2022 GLAAD Media Awards
Nomination – Outstanding New TV series
2022 Canadian Screen Awards
Winner – Best Comedy Series
Winner – Best Writing – Sort Of Gone
Winner – Achievement in Makeup
Nomination – Best Direction, Comedy – Sort Of Mary Poppins
Nomination – Best Direction, Comedy – Sort Of A Party
Nomination – Best Writing, Comedy – Sort Of Back Again
Nomination – Best Writing, Comedy – Sort Of Mary Poppins
Nomination – Best Photography, Comedy
Nomination – Best Picture Editing, Comedy
Nomination – Best Sound, Fiction
Nomination – Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
Nomination – Best Costume Design
Nomination – Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction
2022 Writers Guild of Canada Awards
Winner – Best Comedy series – Sort Of Gone
Nominations – Best Comedy Series – Sort of Back, Sort of Mary Poppins and Sort of Stable
2022 CAFTCAD Awards
Winner – Costume Design – Contemporary (TV East)
2022 ACTRA Toronto Awards
Winner – Member’s Choice Series Ensemble Award
Nomination – Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming of Female – Amanda Cordner
2022 Rockie Awards
Winner – Program of the year
Nomination – Comedy Series: English language
2022 CCE Awards
Winner – Best Editing in TV Comedy – Sort Of Back Again
Nomination – Best Editing in TV Comedy – Sort Of Gone
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