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SERIES INFORMATION
Nuclear Productions also released another web series, Naan Bread, on its YouTube channel in July 2026. Chai Tea is a six-episode comedy mini series. Each episode will be approximately 10 to 12 minutes long. The series is set primarily inside Chai Tea Café, a proudly mismatched Indo-Canadian neighbourhood café where Indian and Canadian culture meet through the food, decor, staff, and
eccentric regular customers.
CASTING NOTE
We are seeking performers with grounded comedic timing, strong listening skills and the ability to make heightened situations feel natural and truthful. This is an ensemble comedy, and chemistry between the café employees and regular customers will be an important part of the casting process. Unless otherwise stated, performers should be comfortable with food and beverage handling and acting as if they are working in a café environment. There may be a brief scripted kiss between Maninder and Summer at the conclusion of the series. The final intimacy requirements will be confirmed and disclosed before booking.

When his uncle leaves for Punjab for a supposedly temporary retirement, struggling Indo-Canadian stand-up comic Maninder Cheema is forced to take over Chai Tea, a warm but chaotic café in Surrey. Maninder sees the customers as freeloaders, the staff as impossible and the café as a trap. However, the more he complains about everyone around him, the more entertaining they find him. As Maninder attempts to impose order on the café, he begins to discover that he may be unexpectedly good at running the place he is desperate to escape. At its heart, Chai Tea is a bittersweet ensemble comedy about community, resentment, immigrant family obligations and the fear of discovering that you may be good at the thing you most want to avoid.