‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’ Gets September UK Premiere Date On BBC iPlayer/BBC Three
The BBC has set a September premiere date for Season 1 of comedy ‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens‘, which arrives on BBC Three/iPlayer later this month.
Golden Globe winner and rapper Awkwafina (‘Crazy Rich Asians’, ‘Ocean’s Eight’, ‘The Farewell’), stars as Nora Linn in this scripted comedy series, based on Awkwafina’s real-life beginnings in Queens, New York. Raised alongside her cousin by her dad and grandma, Nora leans on her family as she takes her first steps towards financial independence.
The cast also stars Bowen Yang (‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Isn’t It Romantic’) as Nora’s cousin Edmund, BD Wong (‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Mr Robot’) as her dad Wally, and Lori Tann Chinn (‘Orange Is The New Black’) as Grandma.
“Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens is fresh, funny and very engaging – we are delighted that the series is joining BBC Three’s strong and distinctive comedy line-up,” commented Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition.
The series originally aired on Comedy Central in the USA, and was renewed for a second season before the first had even been broadcast. Landing massive ratings for the ViacomCBS network, the comedy also pulled record ratings for the season one finale.
“We are in awe of Awkwafina’s creative genius on every level and we could not be more excited to embark on a season two with the entire Lin family in Awkwafina is Nora From Queens,” commented Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, Co-Heads of Original Content at Comedy Central when the renewal was announced.
Created by Awkwafina, the 10-episode series is directed by Lucia Aniello, Natasha Lyonne and Steven K. Tsuchida. The series was produced by Comedy Central and the Executive Producers are Awkawfina, Karey Dornetto, Teresa Hsiao and Peter Principato. The distributor is ViacomCBS International Studios
‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens‘ Season 1 premieres Sunday, 13th September 2020 from 6am on BBC iPlayer/BBC Three.
