Late Bloomer (TV series)

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.

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 (2024-01-19) – present

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]

Main Cast

• Jus Reign as Jasmeet Dutta
• Baljinder Singh Atwal as Gurdeep Dutta
• Sandeep Bali as Supinder Dutta
• Ashley Ganger as Maanvi Dutta
• Ahamed Weinberg as Neal Soori
• Sachin Mahashi as Sunny
• Sugenja Sri as Chippy
• Sukhman Gill as Jaspreet Purewal
• Baldeep Sehmbi as Avtar
• Seher Khot as Rebecca

Production

The first season was shot in Toronto and Hamilton in the late winter of 2022 and early spring of 2023.^[7]

Episodes

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Nudes"	Peter Huang	Jasmeet Raina	January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
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 (2024-01-19)
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 (2024-01-26)
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 (2024-01-26)
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 (2024-02-02)
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 (2024-02-02)
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 (2024-02-09)
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 (2024-02-09)
It’s the morning after the rokha, and the family’s trying to pick up the pieces.

Season 2

Reception

Awards and nominations

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]