Genre: | Comedy |
Creator: | Jasmeet Raina |
Director: | Peter Huang |
Starring: | Jasmeet Raina Baljinder Singh Atwal Sandeep Bali Ashley Ganger Ahamed Weinberg Sachin Mahashi Sukhman gill Baldeep Sehmbi Seher Khot |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English Punjabi |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
Executive Producer: | Jasmeet Raina Shebli Zarghami Baljinder Dhawan Laszlo Barna Nicole Butler Vanessa Steinmetz Karen Tsang |
Network: | Crave |
Last Aired: | present |
Late Bloomer is a Canadian half-hour comedy series which premiered on Crave[1] on January 19, 2024.[2] Based on the life of comedian and YouTuber Jasmeet "Jus Reign" Raina, the series follows Jasmeet Dutta, a turban-wearing millennial[2] struggling to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his family, community, and culture. The cast also includes Baljinder Singh Atwal and Sandeep Bali as Jasmeet's parents, as well as Ashley Ganger, Sugenja Sri, Sachin Mahashi, Seher Khot, and Ahamed Weinberg in supporting roles.
The series was first announced in November 2020 as a project in development with CBC Television,[3] and in 2023 it was announced the show would release on Crave, with its premiere set for January 19, 2024.
The series is produced by Pier 21 Films, with Russell Peters attached as an executive producer.[4] It was shot in Toronto and Hamilton in the late winter of 2022 and early spring of 2023.[5]
On June 6, 2024 Bell Media announced Late Bloomer was renewed for a second season.[6]