'Nasim Pedrad’s ‘Chad’ Picked Up At Roku After Being
Picked Up At Roku After Being
Earlier this
year, Nasim Pedrad’s “Chad” was canceled by TBS just hours before the already completed
Now, the
series has been picked up by the Roku Channel, with a release date for Season 2
“Chad” follows
an Iranian-American teenage boy (played by series creator Pedrad, a 40-year-old woman) through high school
Jake Ryan,
Paul Chahidi, Saba Homayoon, Ella Mika, Alexa Loo, Thomas Barbusca and Sara Malal Rowe also
Along with
Pedrad, Obst and Searle, Rob Rossell serves as executive producer and co-developed the series
Along with
airing Season 2 exclusively, Roku has picked up non-exclusive rights to stream Season 1
I’m grateful
to be part of a diaspora of Iranians, all from various sectors, utilizing their
And I’m
especially grateful to be promoting a show that portrays an Iranian American family from
“The unwavering
support and enthusiasm of the Roku Originals team has been incredible,” Pedrad continued
“I really
look forward to working with them and I can’t wait to finally share this
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