Shelved

Shelved
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Anthony Q. Farrell
Starring	Lyndie Greenwood Chris Sandiford Dakota Ray Hebert Paul Braunstein
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Production company	Counterfeit Pictures
Original release
Network	CTV
Release	March 6 (2023-3-6) – April 24, 2023 (2023-4-24)

Shelved is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on March 6, 2023 on CTV. ^[1] It was cancelled after one season. ^[2]

Premise

Shelved is a workplace comedy that follows the employees and patrons of the fictional Metropolitan Public Library's Jameson Branch, in the working-class neighbourhood Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario. The show has been likened to a number of popular series, like Parks and Recreation , Superstore , and The Office . ^[3]

Cast and characters

Main

• Lyndie Greenwood as branch head Wendy Yarmouth ^{[4] [3]}
• Paul Braunstein as assistant branch head Bryce de Laurel ^[3]
• Dakota Ray Hebert as junior librarian Jacqueline "Jaq" Bedard
• Chris Sandiford as senior librarian Howard Tutt

Recurring

• Robin Duke as Wendy "Unhoused Wendy" Brown, a regular library patron and self-described "wackadoo" ^[1]
• Taylor Love as Sheila Boyd, a caring community leader and law student working part time at the Settlement Desk
• Varun Saranga as Alvin Canada, an entrepreneur and freelance business consultant

Episodes

No.	Title  [5]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date  [5]
1	"Jane Eyre FICTION BRO"	Aleysa Young	Anthony Q. Farrell	March 6, 2023 (2023-3-6)
2	"Things Fall Apart FICTION ACH"	Aleysa Young	Brandon Hackett	March 13, 2023 (2023-3-13)
3	"Drag: The Complete Story NONFIC DOO"	Cazhhmere Downey	Sadiya Durrani	March 20, 2023 (2023-3-20)
4	"And Still I Rise FICTION ANG"	Aleysa Young	Jay Vaidya	March 27, 2023 (2023-3-27)
5	"The Hunger Games FICTION COL"	Cory Bowles	Anthony Q. Farrell	April 3, 2023 (2023-4-3)
6	"Moby Dick FICTION MEL"	Joyce Wong	Sadiya Durrani	April 10, 2023 (2023-4-10)
7	"Wall and Piece NONFIC BAN"	Samantha MacAdam	Eva Thomas	April 17, 2023 (2023-4-17)
8	"Brave New World SF HUX"	Joyce Wong	Jay Vaidya	April 24, 2023 (2023-4-24)

References

1. Matthew Almeida, Shhh Happens: New CTV Original Comedy SHELVED Premieres March 6 on CTV. Bell Media, February 14, 2023.
2. Pornel, Ann (8 May 2024). "The cancellation of 'Run the Burbs' is a death knell for the crumbling Canadian TV industry". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
3. Weaver, Jackson (27 March 2023). "Shelved is being called Canada's Abbott Elementary. Its creator couldn't be happier". CBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
4. Jesse Whittock, "Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Dakota Ray Hebert And Paul Braunstein Cast As Leads In Anthony Q. Farrell’s CTV Sitcom ‘Shelved’", Deadline Hollywood , June 29, 2022.
5. "Shelved – Listings". Zap2it . Retrieved February 20, 2023.

External links

• Shelved at IMDb