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[01/19/23 - 11:15 AM]
"The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh" Receives a Straight-to-Series Order from Amazon Freevee
Inspired by the personal experiences of Emmy-nominated Vijal Patel, the series follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India.

[via press release from Amazon]

"The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh" Receives a Straight-to-Series Order From Amazon Freevee

Emmy nominee Naveen Andrews, Tony nominee Megan Hilty, and comedian Sindhu Vee join as series regulars

The modern-day immigrant story is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios

CULVER CITY, California - January 19, 2023 - Today, Amazon Freevee announced a greenlight for The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, an Original comedy series starring Emmy nominee and SAG Award winner Naveen Andrews (The Dropout, Lost), comedian Sindhu Vee (Starstruck), and Tony nominee Megan Hilty (Smash, Patsy & Loretta). Inspired by the personal experiences of Emmy-nominated Vijal Patel (Black-ish, The Middle), the series follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India.

As told through hilarious (and often conflicting) flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled - romantically, personally, and professionally - with a polar-opposite neighborhood family, leading to a predicament with many surprising twists. The eight, half-hour episode series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.

Writer Vijal Patel will also serve as showrunner and executive producer. Emmy winner Sara Gilbert, Mandy Summers, and Emmy winner Tom Werner are executive producers. Michael Showalter of Semi-Formal Productions is also an executive producer and will direct the pilot.

"This show is from a very personal place, and explores the many facets of the immigrant struggle," said Patel. "As my parents say, the pain got funnier over time - like wine."

"The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh shines a comedic light on the centuries-old, universally relatable first-generation experience," said Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD original content and programming at Amazon Studios. "We look forward to sharing Vijal's personally inspired story - filled with heart, humility, and humor - with the Freevee audience."

"Vijal created not only a rich world, but a highly personal look at the immigrant experience, grounded in heart and the outrageousness of real-life families," said Jason Clodfelter, co-president, Sony Pictures Television. "We are thrilled to see his story come to life with our partners at Freevee."

Character breakdowns included below for series regulars and recurring roles.

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SERIES REGULARS

Naveen Andrews - "Mahesh Pradeep"

Mahesh is the patriarch of the Pradeep family. A brilliant engineer who uprooted his family to America for a business opportunity.

Sindhu Vee - "Sudha Pradeep"

Intelligent and self-assured, Sudha is the matriarch of the Pradeep family, but her brewing feud with her neighbors is about to test her in new ways.

Sahana Srinivasan - "Bhanu Pradeep"

A rebellious teen trying to get out from under her mother's thumb. Unfortunately, her rebellion gets her mixed up with the one person her mother can't abide - the neighbor's son.

Arjun Sriram - "Kamal Pradeep"

An epic mama's boy, he loves following rules and believes narcs are just heroes who tell the truth.

Ashwin Sakthivel - "Vinod Pradeep"

Vinod loves all things American and is excited for their new life in Pittsburgh. He's quick to make friends, but in dealing with bullies he looks to the nonviolent tactics of his hero Gandhi.

Megan Hilty - "Janice Mills"

Janice is a sexy suburban Christian who loves to preach forgiveness, but rarely forgives others.

Ethan Suplee - "Jimbo Mills"

Jimbo is a gregarious "guy's guy" who tries to befriend the guys in the Pradeep family.

Nicholas Hamilton - "Stu Mills"

Stu is the Pradeeps' teenage neighbor who spends most of his time in the garage. His "flannel hottie" vibe ensnares the Pradeeps' teenage daughter from the get-go.

RECURRING ROLES

Pete Holmes - "Dark Suit"

"Dark Suit" is a rookie interrogator whose inexperience and innocence drives his partner nuts.

Romy Rosemont - "Light Suit"

"Light Suit" is the lead investigator in the Pradeep case. Ready for retirement, she's uptight and ruthless in her tactics.

ABOUT

About Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing, distributing, and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows, and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio of wholly owned and joint-venture production companies across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

Amazon Freevee, formerly IMDb TV

Amazon Freevee is a streaming video service with thousands of premium movies and TV shows, including Originals and FAST channels, available anytime, for free.

· Expansive Catalog: Amazon Freevee offers viewers ambitious Originals, including Bosch: Legacy; Emmy-winning court program Judy Justice; coming-of-age drama High School; reality design series Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis; comedy series Sprung; music documentary Post Malone: Runaway; heist drama Leverage: Redemption; spy thriller Alex Rider; and the sports docuseries UNINTERRUPTED's Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers. Combined with an always updating library of broadly appealing hit movies and TV shows across a wide selection of genres, and a catalog of more than 200 FAST channels, including Judy Justice and Crime 360; Amazon Freevee delivers customers the content they would expect to see on a paid service.

· Free: The entire catalog of content on the service is free. No paid subscriptions necessary.

· Limited Ads: Freevee provides customers highly sought content supported by limited advertising.

· Instant Access: Freevee is available as an app on Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and within the Prime Video app. Freevee is available as an app on third party devices including Roku, Samsung smart TVs (2017-2021 models), Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, Comcast's Xfinity Flex, Xfinity X1, Chromecast with Google TV, NVIDIA SHIELD and other Android TV devices, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, as well as LG Smart TVs (2018-2021 models). The app is also available on iPhone, iPad, and Android mobile devices.

To learn more about Amazon Freevee, visit www.amazon.com/freevee and follow @AmazonFreevee.





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