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The Parker Andersons 2021
The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker are connected television sitcoms that debuted in 2021 on Super Channel. Kelly Townsend was noted for bringing life and authenticity to the Parker Andersons, according to Playback, April 9, 2021. These shows portray a blended family residing in the suburbs of Chicago after widower Tony Parker (Arnold Pinnock) remarries divorced single mother Cleo Anderson (Kate Hewlett). Although both series share character and plot connections, The Parker Andersons emphasizes the entire family dynamic, whereas Amelia Parker centers more closely on the experiences of Tony’s teenage daughter Amelia (Millie Davis), who continues to deal with her mother's death and selective mutism anxiety disorder. Radheyan Simonpillai reported on how an all-BIPOC Canadian team created a TV show for a Mormon network in the U.S., as featured in Now, April 5, 2021.
Additional cast members include Agape Mngomezulu, Akiel Julien, Charlie Zeltzer, Devin Ceccheto, Chris River, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Jaida Grace, Kimberly Huie, Arista Arhin, and Madison Brydges. Greg David wrote that marblemedia began production on two new family sitcoms, The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker, in TV, eh?, October 13, 2020.
Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario, with production starting in October 2020. Prior to beginning, writer and showrunner Anthony Q. Farrell, who had previously collaborated with Marblemedia on Overlord and the Underwoods, was hired to revise scripts for greater authenticity regarding the Black characters.
The shows launched on Super Channel Heart & Home on April 19, 2021. Greg David reported that two new innovative family comedies were set to air on Super Channel Heart & Home: The Parker Andersons premiering April 19, followed by Amelia Parker, in TV, eh?, March 10, 2021. These programs are also broadcast in the United States via BYUtv. Scott D. Pierce noted that BYUtv expressed interest in airing shows featuring LGBTQ characters, as reported in the Salt Lake Tribune, April 14, 2021.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- James Allodi, Melanie Orr, Cory Bowles, Anthony Q. Farrell, Warren P. Sonoda, Conor Casey, Lyndon Casey, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Alicia K. Harris
- Creator
- Frank Van Keeken
- Writer
- Sadiya Durrani, Anthony Q. Farrell, Amanda Joy, Murry Peeters, Ian Steaman, Jay Vaidya, Ian Malone
- Producer
- Jim Corston
- Executive producer
- Anthony Q. Farrell, Andra Johnson Duke, Michael A. Dunn, Matt Hornburg, Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy, Frank Van Keeken, Yolanda Yott
Details
- Production
- Marblemedia
- Network
- BYUtv, Super Channel (Canada)
