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Season One of Roku Original Comedy “Children Ruin Everything,” from Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award-winner Kurt Smeaton, to Debut on May 13; The Roku Channel Picks Up Season Two for Double Episode Order
Half-hour comedy from Bell Media’s CTV and New Metric Media, the producers of “Letterkenny” and Chuck Tatham (“Arrested Development,” “Modern Family”), will
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nHalf-hour comedy from Bell Media’s CTV and New Metric Media, the producers of “Letterkenny” and Chuck Tatham (“Arrested Development,” “Modern Family”), will be available for free on The Roku Channel in the United States.\n\nRoku has also picked up season two of the series, with production kicking off in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario this Spring.\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nRoku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) today announced that season one of Roku Original comedy “Children Ruin Everything” will debut on The Roku Channel in the U.S. on Friday, May 13. Roku has also picked up season two of the series, which will feature double the episodes of season one, at an increased 16, half-hour episode season. Production for season two is to begin this Spring in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220419005374/en/Roku Original \"Children Ruin Everything\" (Photo: Business Wire)\nCreated by Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award-winner Kurt Smeaton (“Schitt’s Creek”), “Children Ruin Everything” is about living with the worst roommates of all: young children. Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) struggle to find a balance between being ‘Mom and Dad’ to two kids and being who they were before offspring. “Children Ruin Everything” explores the hilarious and varied ways kids can tear down your life and, if you’re lucky, replace it with something you have to admit is pretty okay, too.\n\nColin Davis, Head of Scripted Originals, Roku: “It's finally here! Kurt Smeaton, Chuck Tatham and Mark Montefiore have brought us a heart filled comedy with 'Children Ruin Everything.' This story is universal, endearing and audiences will instantly relate with these characters. As the momentum driving Roku Originals continues, it is beyond exciting not only to share season one with audiences, but to also have the opportunity bring it back for a supersized season two on The Roku Channel.”\n\n“Children Ruin Everything” is produced and developed by New Metric Media in association with CTV, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. Bell Media Distribution is the international rights holder for “Children Ruin Everything”, and New Metric Media is the series’ exclusive International Sales Agent. While airing in Canada, the series was CTV’s #1 new comedy o...