HBO Max and CBC have renewed Sort Of for a second season. The comedy series is created by Bilal Baig who previously worked on Acha Bacha and Fab Filippo who previously worked on Save Me. The series, which has received critical acclaim, originally debuted on HBO MAx in November 2021. The HBO Max premiere followed the Canadian CBC's premiere of the series in October 2021.
Among other things, the series was an official selection of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The series was also on The Hollywood Reporter, The Globe and Mail, and Vanity Fair’s “Best TV Shows of 2021” lists. Sort Of has received massive critical acclaim in Canada and leads nominations in this year’s Canadian Screen Award nominations, having garnered 13 nominations.
Bilal Baig, co-creator, showrunner, executive producer, and lead actor on the series said of the series' renewal, “We are so thrilled that we are able to dive back into the worlds of SORT OF, and to keep exploring the evolution of all our characters (including some new ones!) as they continue to investigate who they are in the world as friends, family members, lovers and human beings."
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Jeniffer Kim, SVP, International Originals, HBO Max said, “Baig and Filippo’s honest and insightful storytelling is a lesson in unraveling conventional views of identity." She continued, remarking on HBO Max's cooperation with CBC and Sienna films for the project, “[w]e could not be more excited to partner with CBC and Sienna Films on another season of this very special show.”
Sort Of tells the story of Sabi Mahboob, played by Bilal Baig, a gender-fluid millennial who contains various identities, varying from being a bartender and bookseller to fulfilling his duties as the youngest child in a large Pakinstani family. Sabi is at a point in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to sexuality, to family, and career. The series is a coming-of-age story of a different sort, eschewing labels in favor of something more genuine.
The series is created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo. They also serve as showrunners and executive producers. The series is produced with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. Jennifer Kawaja of Sienna Films is also an executive producer on the series. No release date was revealed at the time of the announcement. You can currently watch the first season of the series on HBO Max.