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| Late Bloomer | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-Drama |
| Created by | Jasmeet Raina |
| Written by | Jasmeet Raina |
| Directed by | Peter Huang |
| Starring | Jasmeet Raina Baljinder Singh Atwal Sandeep Bali Ashley Ganger Ahamed Weinberg Sachin Mahashi Sukhman Gill Baldeep Sehmbi Seher Khot |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original languages | English Punjabi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jasmeet Raina Shebli Zarghami Baljinder Dhawan Laszlo Barna Nicole Butler Vanessa Steinmetz Karen Tsang |
| Original release | |
| Network | Crave |
| Release | January 19, 2024 – present |
Late Bloomer is a Canadian comedy-drama series on Crave. [1] Based on the life of comedian and YouTuber Jus Reign, the series follows Jasmeet Dutta, a turban-wearing millennial struggling to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his family, community, and culture.
The series was first announced in November 2020 as a project in development with CBC Television, [2] and in 2023 it was announced the show would release on Crave streaming service, premiering on January 19, 2024. The series is produced by Pier 21 Films, with Russell Peters attached as an executive producer. [3]
On June 6, 2024, Bell Media announced Late Bloomer was renewed for a second season. [4] Season two premiered on April 11, 2025 with Jus Reign making his directorial debut. [5] [6]
The first season was shot in Toronto and Hamilton in the late winter of 2022 and early spring of 2023. [7]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Nudes" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina | January 19, 2024 | |
When Jasmeet's laptop (which contains some very sensitive materials) goes missing, he weighs the dramatic repercussions of its contents spreading across the community. Terrified of the fallout and his family's reaction, Jasmeet tries to track it down with his cousin Neal, best friend Chippy and a stranger named Sunny. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "How To Be Viral" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina | January 19, 2024 | |
As Jasmeet looks for new ways to stand out and break out, he navigates seminars, influencers and agents who all have fresh, bold takes on how to be viral. Jasmeet wants to find his own path, but coupons and sales on milk get in his way. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Turn Down for What" | Peter Huang | Shebli Zarghami | January 26, 2024 | |
To celebrate a recent ad campaign that featured Jasmeet Dutta, Jasmeet, Chippy, and Neal went out to the club. By dressing and budgeting for the career he wants, they're building on his little success, and it gets out of hand quickly when Jasmeet realizes how far he still has to go and finds himself in debt. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Turban" | Peter Huang | Jagjiwan Sohal | January 26, 2024 | |
Following a small child's observation of Jasmeet's turban, which seems to be a straightforward query about why he wears it, Jasmeet stumbles over his response and embarks on a mission to discover the actual significance of wearing it personally. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Heat Check" | Peter Huang | Lakna Edirisinghe | February 2, 2024 | |
As Jasmeet’s turban video blows up and a sea of positivity comes his way, he can’t see past a lone hater. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Do Some Good" | Peter Huang | Cathryn Naiker & Shebli Zarghami | February 2, 2024 | |
Gurdeep challenges Jasmeet to do some good for his community, but father and son interpret that very differently. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Rokha" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina | February 9, 2024 | |
It’s time for Maanvi’s rokha ceremony, and a reborn Jasmeet is trying to be the good son, putting family ahead of himself. It’s different. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Comedown" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina | February 9, 2024 | |
It’s the morning after the rokha, and the family’s trying to pick up the pieces. | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Housing Crisis" | Peter Huang & Fawzia Mirza & Jasmeet Raina | Jasmeet Raina & Lakna Edirisinghe & Rahul Chaturvedi | April 11, 2025 | |
When Jasmeet's new living arrangement complicates his relationship and career, he must make changes; when things go wrong, Jasmeet hopes his landlord is more forgiving than his parents. | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Poetry Slam" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina & Masooma Hussain & Shebli Zarghami | April 11, 2025 | |
After a financial reality-check, Jasmeet takes a paid gig where he finds himself in an uncomfortable run-in with his past. | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Not My Uncle" | Jasmeet Raina | Jasmeet Raina & Shebli Zarghami & Lakna Edirisinghe | April 18, 2025 | |
In 2001, a young Jasmeet and Neal navigate middle school and the next step toward adulthood, their upcoming Dastar Bandi; the cousins tread new waters when they pursue the same crush, but everything is about to change. | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | "The Funeral" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina & Shebli Zarghami & Lakna Edirisinghe | April 18, 2025 | |
When a death in the family forces Jasmeet into an intimate setting with Neal and Gurdeep, he has to worry about keeping his relationship with Rebecca a secret; he isn't the only one with something to hide. | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | "Yoga" | Peter Huang | Lakna Edirisinghe & Shebli Zarghami & Rahul Chaturvedi | April 25, 2025 | |
After a confusing yoga class, Jasmeet needs to catch a flight to an acting gig in LA, but he and Rebecca get caught in their first big fight over culture and ambition; Jaspreet takes up a lot of space at the Dutta house. | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | "New Canadian" | Jasmeet Raina | Jasmeet Raina & Rahul Chaturvedi & Shebli Zarghami | April 25, 2025 | |
An international student works delivering food in between school and applying for office jobs; he runs into familiar faces as he bikes around the city, trying to save up for his girlfriend's arrival, but the odds keeping stacking up against him. | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | "Weekend at the Matthias'" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina & Shebli Zarghami & Lakna Edirisinghe | May 2, 2025 | |
Jasmeet spends a weekend with Rebecca's parents at their family cottage; Cornhole and French wine are unfamiliar family traditions to him, but Jasmeet is eager to make a good impression; if he could just shake this eerie feeling. | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | "For the Birds" | Peter Huang | Jasmeet Raina & Lakna Edirisinghe & Shebli Zarghami | May 2, 2025 | |
Each at a crossroad, Jasmeet and his loved ones have to take a hard look at where they are and make some difficult decisions. | ||||||
For its first season, Late Bloomer was nominated for Best Comedy Series, Costume Design, Production Design/Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series, Casting for a Fiction Series, Writing for Comedy Series, Photography in a Comedy Series, Editing in a Comedy Program or Series, Directing for Comedy Series for Peter Huang, and Best Writing for Comedy Series for Jus Reign for the 13th Canadian Screen Awards. [8] [9]
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