''Fak Yaass'' is a Canadian television miniseries, which premiered in 2019 on

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. The series stars Vasilios Filippakis as Nico Nicolakis, a young

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man living in

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who is summoned home to

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by his

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family to help take care of his ailing grandfather."Tecumseh-raised actor draws from personal life for TV show about being Greek and gay"
''

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'', May 29, 2019. The cast also includes Nicholas Combitsis, Helen Hayden, Stephanie Herrera, Shadrack Jackman, Steve Kaklamanos, Leanne Noelle Smith, Liz Taylor and

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. The series was directed by Matthew McLaughlin for Bulldog Productions."FAK YAASS lets bridge the gap between generations"
'' Guelph Today'', May 17, 2019. The series title is a pun referencing both "fak yaas", an expression of approval common in contemporary

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culture, and fakes, a traditional Greek

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soup."Dramedy explores generation gap and LGBTQ acceptance in Tecumseh"
'' Blackburn News'', May 26, 2019. The series premiered on June 17, 2019, on OutTV as a two-part miniseries, and is also distributed as a ten-part

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on the channel's streaming platform OutTVGo.

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* 2010s Canadian television miniseries 2010s Canadian LGBTQ-related drama television series 2010s Canadian comedy-drama television series 2010s Canadian LGBTQ-related comedy television series 2019 Canadian television series debuts 2019 Canadian television series endings OutTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming Greek-Canadian culture Television shows set in Ontario Canadian comedy-drama web series Canadian LGBTQ-related web series 2019 web series debuts {{Canada-drama-tv-prog-stub