''Late Bloomer'' is a Canadian comedy-drama series on Crave. Based on the life of comedian and

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Jus Reign, the series follows Jasmeet Dutta, a

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struggling to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his family, community, and culture. The series was first announced in November 2020 as a project in development with

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, 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

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attached as an executive producer. On June 6, 2024,

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announced ''Late Bloomer'' was renewed for a second season. Season two premiered on April 11, 2025 with Jus Reign making his directorial debut.

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

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and

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in the late winter of 2022 and early spring of 2023.

Episodes

Season 1

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

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References

External links

* 2024 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian sitcoms Asian Canadian television series South Asian television in Canada Punjabi-language television in Canada Crave (TV network) original programming Television shows filmed in Toronto Television shows filmed in Hamilton, Ontario Sikhism in Canada {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub