What Would Sal Do?
| What Would Sal Do? | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Andrew De Angelis |
| Starring |
Dylan Taylor Jennifer Dale Ryan McDonald Kaniehtiio Horn Scott Thompson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | New Metric Media |
| Release | |
| Original network |
HBO Canada CraveTV |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 24, 2017 |
What Would Sal Do? is a Canadian television comedy series,[1] which premiered on HBO Canada and CraveTV in 2017.[2]
The series stars Dylan Taylor as Sal, an aimless and self-centred underachiever in Sudbury, Ontario, who discovers that he is actually the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, and must learn to become a better person in preparation for his destiny.[3] The series also stars Jennifer Dale as his mother Maria, Ryan McDonald as his best friend Vince, Kaniehtiio Horn as his girlfriend, and Scott Thompson as Father Luke.
According to series creator Andrew DeAngelis, the series is not meant to mock religion per se, but to simply explore the concept of an antihero striving to become a better person.[3]
The series began production in Sudbury in August 2015.[4] It was originally slated to air on Super Channel in 2016,[5] but was dropped by the network after parent company Allarcom filed for bankruptcy protection,[6] and was then acquired by Bell Media for broadcast on HBO.[1]
In January 2017, CraveTV announced that the show will be added to its streaming lineup, premiering on March 24.[7]
The show garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Dale), Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (McDonald) and Best Writing in a Comedy Series (DeAngelis for "Punches Pilot".)
Episode list
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Punches Pilot" | Samir Rehem | Andrew DeAngelis | March 24, 2017 |
| 2 | 2 | "Sal and the Bullies" | Samir Rehem | TBA | March 24, 2017 |
| 3 | 3 | "The First Stone" | Samir Rehem | TBA | March 24, 2017 |
| 4 | 4 | "Loaves and Fishes" | Samir Rehem | Mark Forward | March 24, 2017 |
| 5 | 5 | "Fruit of the Womb" | Samir Rehem | Kurt Smeaton | March 24, 2017 |
| 6 | 6 | "Vince's Uncle" | Samir Rehem | Brandy Hewitt | March 24, 2017 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sal Is Out" | Samir Rehem | Andrew DeAngelis, Kurt Smeaton | March 24, 2017 |
| 8 | 8 | "A King Is Born" | Samir Rehem | TBA | March 24, 2017 |
References
- 1 2 "The 2016 New Establishment: New Metric Media". Playback, September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Comedy What Would Sal Do? resurrected for CraveTV". Toronto Star, March 23, 2017.
- 1 2 "A second coming in Sudbury: the creator of What Would Sal Do? on the city that defines his show". Q, March 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Super Channel orders Andrew De Angelis comedy". Playback, March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Super Channel Announces Start of Production on Original Scripted Comedy Series". Broadcaster, August 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Future of Super Channel originals Slasher, What Would Sal Do? and Tiny Plastic Men in limbo". TVeh, August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Show about Sudbury slacker joins CraveTV". Sudbury Star, January 25, 2017.