''Out with Dad'' is a Canadian

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created, written, directed, and produced by Jason Leaver. The series premiered on

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in 2010, and ran for five seasons, concluding in 2017. It follows Rose, a lesbian teenager, who struggles through the process of her

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to her single father. The series has won various awards, including several

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, and has screened at numerous festivals, including the Los Angeles Web Series Festival. As of April 2018, the series has over 40,000 subscribers and has been viewed over 25 million times on YouTube.Out with Dad in Scarborough
on Xtra!

Background

The series premiered on

in 2010 and is filmed in and around

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. It also streams on

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and

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. The series shines a spotlight on the challenges of people in the LGBT community, specifically lesbians facing

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. In 2011, the series was given an official endorsement by PFLAG Canada.PFLAG Canada proudly supports Out With Dad
on NB Media Co-op. Since the conclusion of its third season, the series has been funded solely by fans through the online funding platform

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. In 2017, the fifth season, which consists of 5 episodes, was announced as the final season of the series.

Subtitles

Fans of the series take upon it themselves to publish

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for the episodes on YouTube in many different languages,Out with Dad, una web serie per dire “Papà, sono lesbica!”
on Bonsai. including: * Germanic languages : English,

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German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

* Latine languages : French, Portuguese,

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* Eastern European languages :

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* Partially subtitled in those languages :

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(Seasons 1 & 2),

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(Seasons 1 & 3) and Croatian (Seasons 1 & 3) A deal with

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led to the dubbing in French of the webseries, by its subsidiary MFP, for the broadcasting on France 4 channel of the episodes 1.01 to 3.06.Rs Doublage
page of OWD dubbing.

Episodes

''See List of episodes of Out with Dad''

Cast

''See Out with Dad cast members''

References

External links

Official website

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