Run the Burbs

Run the Burbs is a Canadian television sitcom,^[1] which premiered on CBC Television on January 5, 2022.^[2] The series stars Andrew Phung as Andrew Pham, a suburban stay-at-home dad of two children whose wife Camille (Rakhee Morzaria) is an entrepreneur.^[3]

Run the Burbs
Created by	Andrew Phung Scott Townend
Starring	Andrew Phung Rakhee Morzaria
Composer	Tyler Armes
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	38
Production
Executive producers	Shebli Zarghami Aleysa Young Andrew Phung Scott Townend Laszlo Barna Nicole Butler Bill Lundy Karen Tsang
Producer	Jessica Daniel
Production locations	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography	Gerald Packer
Editor	Lindsay Allikas
Production company	Pier 21 Films
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) – April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)

The series was created by Phung and Scott Townend, and is produced by Pier 21 Films.^[4]

The series was shot in Hamilton, Ontario.^[5] It is set in the suburbs of the fictional city of Rockridge, which Phung modeled in part on his hometown of Calgary, Alberta.^[5]

The second season features new cast additions Gavin Crawford and Sharji Rasool,^[6] as well as a tribute episode to Candy Palmater, a first-season cast member who died in December 2021.^[7] In the United States, the series premiered on July 31, 2023, on The CW,^[8] before being pulled from its schedule in November 2023,^[9] concurrently with Hulu has acquiring second window rights to the series .^[10] The first two seasons also remain available on CW's app and website and rights to season 3 have been purchased by the network.^[11]

CBC opted not to renew the show for a fourth season.^[12]

Cast

• Andrew Phung as Andrew Pham^[13]
• Rakhee Morzaria as Andrew's wife Camille
• Zoriah Wong as Khia Pham, Andrew and Camille's queer teenage daughter
• Roman Pesino as Leo Pham, Andrew and Camille's son
• Ali Hassan as Camille's father Ramesh^[13]
• Julie Nolke as Camille's best friend Sam^[13]
• Jonathan Langdon as Hudson, a neighbour of the Phams^[13]
• Simone Miller as Hudson's daughter Mannix^[13]
• Samantha Wan as Cathy, owner of a local bubble tea shop^[13]
• Candy Palmater as Candy, a neighbour of the Phams^[13]
• Chris Locke as Sebastian, a neighbour of the Phams^[13]
• Aurora Browne as Barb^[13]

Guest appearances

• Jason "Kardinal Offishall" Harrow as himself (Episode 1)
• Nicole Power as Lisa, ex-wife of Hudson (Season 3 Episode 10)
• Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Vernon Park (Season 3 Episode 13)

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	12		January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)	April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
2	13		January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04)	March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
3	13		January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)	April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Canada viewers
1	1	"Blockbuster"	Aleysa Young	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)	386,000[14]
Andrew and Camille have to scramble to save their neighbourhood block party after complications erupt. Andrew tries to coax neighbour Jason Harrow out of retirement to perform after a contact who claimed he could secure an appearance by Drake fails to come through, while Camille has to street race the local car club to secure a permit, but may be able to use her intimate knowledge of the neighbourhood as a suburban mom to her advantage.
2	2	"Heatwave"	Peter Wellington	Nelu Handa	January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)	N/A
Camille and Andrew are invited to the new neighbor's pool but have to cancel on Hudson first; Khia paints a mural at Bubble Bae and looks for validation; Andrew struggles when Leo goes to overnight camp.
3	3	"Carol the Conqueror"	Peter Wellington	Scott Townend & Andrew Phung	January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19)	N/A
4	4	"Let's Go to the Movies"	Aleysa Young	Shebli Zarghami	January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)	N/A
5	5	"Independence Day"	Justin Wu	Wendy Litner	February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)	N/A
6	6	"First Date Date"	Justin Wu	Wendy Litner	March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)	N/A
7	7	"Phamily Matters"	Joyce Wong	Matt Kippen	March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)	N/A
8	8	"Raccoon Fever"	Melanie Orr	Shebli Zarghami	March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	N/A
9	9	"Li Xi"	Joyce Wong	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23)	N/A
10	10	"Phamily Games Night"	Melanie Orr	Matt Kippen	March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)	N/A
11	11	"Forever Young"	Aleysa Young	Jessie Gabe	April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06)	N/A
12	12	"This Is Your Day"	Aleysa Young	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)	N/A

Season 2 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [15]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [15]
13	1	"In Phocus"	Aleysa Young	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04)
14	2	"Phamily Ties"	Aleysa Young	Nelu Handa	January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11)
15	3	"Phamily Emergency"	Aleysa Young	Courtney Jane Walker	January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18)
16	4	"Phriends and Enemies"	Zoe Hopkins	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25)
17	5	"Phestival of Life"	Zoe Hopkins	Anthony Q. Farrell	February 1, 2023 (2023-02-01)
18	6	"Phamily Budget"	Zoe Hopkins	Cathryn Naiker	February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)
19	7	"Phresh Start"	Pat Mills	Sara Peters	February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)
20	8	"Morning Phrenzy"	Pat Mills	Anthony Q. Farrell	February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)
21	9	"Culture Phest"	Nelu Handa	Joyce Wong	March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)
22	10	"Phlashback"	Scott Townend	Pat Mills	March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)
23	11	"Turn Lepht"	Courtney Jane Walker	Joyce Wong	March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)
24	12	"Phamily Affair"	Sherren Lee	Andrew Phung & Cathryn Naiker	March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)
25	13	"Phriendship"	Sherren Lee	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)

Season 3 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [15]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [15]
26	1	"Phor Sale"	Aleysa Young	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)
27	2	"Phamily Doctor"	Aleysa Young	Jennica Harper	January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)
28	3	"Cottage Phever"	Aleysa Young	Nelu Handa & Sara Peters	January 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)
29	4	"Phree Throws"	Pat Mills	Angelica Mendizabal	January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)
30	5	"Phunky Town"	Pat Mills	Jay Vaidya	February 6, 2024 (2024-02-06)
31	6	"Phright Night"	Pat Mills	Scott Townend	February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)
32	7	"Unphased"	Joyce Wong	Sara Peters	February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)
33	8	"Stress Releiph"	Joyce Wong	Nelu Handa & Mandeq Hassan	February 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)
34	9	"Phavourite Child"	Joyce Wong	Andrew Phung	March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)
35	10	"Phirst Love"	Sherren Lee	Jay Vaidya	March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)
36	11	"Holi-Day Phun"	Sherren Lee	Nelu Handa	March 19, 2024 (2024-03-19)
37	12	"Vas Dephrens"	Zoe Hopkins	Jennica Harper	March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)
38	13	"Summer Phorecast"	Zoe Hopkins	Andrew Phung & Scott Townend	April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)