Details
Episode:
Featuring various scenes from Season 1
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
TBA
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Paid, Non-Union
Deadline:
May 20, 2025
Callbacks:
May 30, 2025
Shooting starts:
June 12, 2025
Shooting finishes:
June 13, 2025
Shooting locations:
Toronto, Mississauaga
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
We are casting a Sizzle Reel for a ground-breaking new TV Series. This drama series offers intimate, session-driven storytelling where each breakthrough and breakdown pulls viewers deeper into the human psyche. The show mirrors playful wit with cultural specificity, using humour and heart to navigate generational tensions, societal pressures, and the unspoken rules of South Asian life. But this series doesn't just tell stories—it also equips audiences with fundamental, research-backed mental health tools, making therapy feel less like a mystery and more like a necessity. It's a show that's as binge-worthy as it is transformative —equal parts drama, humour, and healing.
Storyline
Where her culture says 'stay silent,' this therapist knows how to get her community talking – Dr. Maya is here to demystify therapy, break taboos, change long-lasting generational cycles, and transform lives one session at a time.
As our therapist expertly navigates the chaos of other people's lives, she must also manage the pressures of her own— family expectations, personal sacrifice, and the undeniable truth that even experts don't have all the answers.
As our therapist expertly navigates the chaos of other people's lives, she must also manage the pressures of her own— family expectations, personal sacrifice, and the undeniable truth that even experts don't have all the answers.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Series Lead | Dr. Maya Chaudhry | Female 40 - 55 Years old |
Description Meet Dr. Maya Chaudhry, a seasoned South Asian Psychotherapist, Trauma & Addiction Specialist, and Clinical Sexologist. A take-no-shit therapist with a heart of gold, Maya has built a reputation for cutting through silence and stigma with warmth, intelligence, and an unwavering commitment to healing. She expertly navigates the intersection of culture, mental health, sex, and identity, offering a safe space where nothing is off-limits.Proud of her South Asian heritage—the rich traditions, vibrant celebrations, and deep sense of community—Maya also wrestles with the cultural constraints that have shaped and stifled generations. She sees how family loyalty can trap people in careers and marriages they never wanted, how 'the aunties' dictate choices, and how five-millennia-old traditions continue to govern modern lives. But what she despises most is the therapy-averse mindset—the way mental health is dismissed and suffering in silence is normalized. Guided by her sharp wit and compassionate heart, Maya is determined to break this cycle — not just for her clients but for herself. Beneath her poised and commanding exterior, she carries the weight of her own unspoken struggles—family expectations, cultural pressures, and the emotional toll of guiding others through their pain. Dr. Chaudhry creates a space for honesty, and her intuitive, no-nonsense approach leads clients to powerful revelations. Tackling issues, Maya helps her clients change their stories as she slowly realizes she's still rewriting her own. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Series Lead | Dr. Brian | Male 35 - 50 Years old |
Description Dr. Brian is Maya's trusted colleague, unfiltered confidant, and occasional voice of reason. The pair share a cozy staff room, making them an inseparable part of each other's daily lives. Unapologetically queer, with a sharp wit and a fearless approach to honesty, Brian never hesitates to offer unsolicited advice—whether Maya wants to hear it or not. His sassy, no-nonsense demeanour is balanced by a deep well of compassion, making him both a reliable friend and a professional sounding board. Their conversations range from deeply personal confessions to lighthearted banter, weaving a friendship built on mutual trust, brutal honesty, and unwavering support. When Brian speaks, Maya listens—because if there's one thing she knows for sure, it's that he'll always tell her the truth. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Prem | Female 22 - 28 Years old |
Description We meet Prem, a client who had sent provocative pictures to her boyfriend, Ravi, under duress. Things go south when she decides to marry someone else that her parents picked for her, and Ravi threatens to release Prem's very private pictures. As her wedding day hangs in the balance of veiled threats from her now ex-boyfriend, she risks losing everything - friends, family, community - not to mention her mother's respect. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Lakshmi | Female 55 - 70 Years old |
Description Cultured and conservative, Lakshmi and Rajan are navigating life after raising multiple generations, seeing that they are grandparents. Lakshmi feels she's fulfilled her "wifely duties" for decades, and she's done with Rajan's sexual demands. But when he suggests "getting it elsewhere," she comes to her senses and wants to turn their lousy sex life into something hot and exciting! Our therapist knows age has nothing to do with not having hot sex! | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Rajan | Male 55 - 70 Years old |
Description Cultured and conservative, Rajan and Lakshmi are navigating life after raising multiple generations, seeing that they are grandparents. Lakshmi feels she's fulfilled her "wifely duties" for decades, and she's done with Rajan's sexual demands. But when he suggests "getting it elsewhere," she comes to her senses and wants to turn their lousy sex life into something hot and exciting! Our therapist knows age has nothing to do with not having hot sex! | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Sonu | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description We peel back the curtain on hidden identities and the cost of cultural conformity. When Sonu—a closeted LGBTQ+ man engaged to a woman he barely knows—confesses his truth in therapy, Dr. Maya challenges him to bring his fiancée, Rita, into the session. What follows is a jaw-dropping twist neither Maya nor Sonu expects. As the couple explores the possibility of a modern-day marriage of convenience, Maya confronts the emotional consequences of secrecy, identity denial, and unresolved shame. When Sonu reveals he may be struggling with porn addiction and the fallout it's having on his real relationship, Maya guides him toward understanding the deeper roots of his coping mechanisms—opening the door to healing. This episode takes an unflinching look at queer identity, family duty, sexual health, and the fine line between survival and self-betrayal—all through the lens of a therapist who refuses to let anyone stay hidden in plain sight. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Rita | Female 25 - 35 Years old |
Description We peel back the curtain on hidden identities and the cost of cultural conformity. When Sonu—a closeted LGBTQ+ man engaged to a woman he barely knows—confesses his truth in therapy, Dr. Maya challenges him to bring his fiancée, Rita, into the session. What follows is a jaw-dropping twist neither Maya nor Sonu expects. As the couple explores the possibility of a modern-day marriage of convenience, Maya confronts the emotional consequences of secrecy, identity denial, and unresolved shame. When Sonu reveals he may be struggling with porn addiction and the fallout it's having on his real relationship, Maya guides him toward understanding the deeper roots of his coping mechanisms—opening the door to healing. This episode takes an unflinching look at queer identity, family duty, sexual health, and the fine line between survival and self-betrayal—all through the lens of a therapist who refuses to let anyone stay hidden in plain sight. | ||