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, the series focuses on a dysfunctional

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family who launch a campaign to protect their neighbourhood from an invasion of

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, and unexpectedly find themselves thrust into the role of community leaders. Production on the series began in fall 2015."Mini-series to be shot in Sudbury"
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'', August 1, 2015. The cast includes

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, Isabelle Blais, Dany Boudreault,

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, Amber Goldfarb, Christian Laurin,

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, Simon Bérubé, Jean-Christophe Castel, Bertrand Cardozo, Marie-Josée Colburn and Simon D. Scott.

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* 2016 Canadian television series debuts 2016 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian sitcoms Canadian political comedy television series French-language media in Ontario Television shows set in Greater Sudbury Television shows filmed in Greater Sudbury French-language television programming in Canada {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub