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“Sort Of” has already gotten its send-off, but as the Canadian sitcom premieres its third and final season on Max, it’ll sort of do it all over again. The big-hearted Peabody Award-winning comedy wrapped up last month on its CBC home but will say goodbye one more as Season 3 premieres on the streamer this Thursday, Jan. 18. In the final season, Sabi is coming to terms with the feelings of grief (and the unexpected sense of freedom) that comes with the death of their father. Now, without the constraints of his expectations, Sabi will confront big questions about their identity, prompting major life changes while still trying to balance their roles as child, caregiver, worker, and person. “Sort Of” Season 3 will debut on Max with two episodes on Thursday, Jan. 18, followed by two episodes weekly through Feb. 8. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.

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Sort Of has a return date. Max has announced that the series' third and final season will arrive next week. The streaming service revealed that season three would be the last for the series in October.

Starring series co-creator Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the Max series follows Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid twenty-something, as they try to balance their professional and personal lives. Season three will find them dealing with the death of their father.

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New month, new titles! With January underway, Max has released dozens of library titles, including “The Breakfast Club,” “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” and much, much more.

But the streamer is preparing for a big month from all of its brands, including the Bleacher Report, the platform will carry multiple big match-ups, including the NBA Rivals Week games on Jan. 23 (New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers) and Jan. 25 (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors).

There’s plenty more still to come throughout the month, including the highly anticipated return of “True Detective” with its latest installment, entitled “Night Country” and starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.

Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to the streamer and find out everything coming to Max this month!

The third season of Sort Of will be its last. The creators have announced the end of the comedy series, per THR. Max announced the third season renewal in December 2022.

Starring series co-creator Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the Sort Of series follows Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid twenty-something, as they try to balance their professional and personal lives.

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The upcoming third season of CBC and Max original comedy “Sort Of” will be its final season, co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo have announced.

The final eight-episode season will premiere in Canada on the CBC Gem streaming service on Nov. 17, releasing two episodes per week until the series finale on Dec. 8.

“We set out to tell a story about a kind of transition in Sabi’s life, and how those around them also change — and we feel in this coming season that story came to an end in a way that felt right for us,” Baig and Filippo said in a statement.

“Sort Of” follows Sabi Mehboob, played by Baig, a gender expansive millennial who is exhausted with changing themselves for the comfort of others. In the third and final season, the series will explore Sabi’s journey coming to terms with feelings of both grief and freedom after their father’s passing.

The tale of ‘Mahabharata’ is an all time classic, and one of the greatest epics of all time that needs little detailing. The biggest epic of all time, ‘Mahabharata’ is now set for a new stage adaptation at the UK premiere at London’s Barbican Theatre this fall.

The legendary Hindu epic that packs with it some of the greatest thought changing and detailed philosophies, a powerful story of a great war and spiritual ideas, is presented by the Canadian theatre production ‘Why Not Theatre’ and had its world premiere in Canada back in March at The Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

According to Variety, the production is presented in two parts and narrated by a storyteller (Miriam Fernandes). ‘Karma’ (part 1), is the origin story of the rival Pandava and Kaurava clans. In ‘Dharma’ (part 2), a great battle destroys the planet and the survivors are left behind to rebuild.

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Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 5, "Charades".The pre-wedding ritual conducted by the families of Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) and T'Pring (Gia Sandhu) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the latest entry in the canon of the best Star Trek episodes about weddings or wedding rituals. Although legendary USS Enterprise Captains Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and James T. Kirk (William Shatner) never married, they have officiated wedding ceremonies between crew mates. "Since the days of the first wooden vessels" Captains have had the privilege of officiating wedding ceremonies, but marriage on a Starfleet vessel is often fraught with life-threatening danger on top of the usual domestic crises.

Star Trek isn't just concerned with the marriages of Starfleet officers, and its exploration of the wedding rituals of the other species in its vast fictional universe often provides a great deal of relatable humor.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 5 - "Charades"Despite being a Spock-centric episode, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' latest Vulcan comedy showcases the range of talents in modern Star Trek's best ensemble cast. Co-written by Star Trek: Lower Decks' Kathryn Lyn, "Charades" is a hilarious Star Trek spin on the sitcom trope of dinner with the in-laws, as Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) has his Vulcan DNA removed ahead of a hugely important pre-wedding meal. As with all good sitcoms, Lower Decks included, the comedy in "Charades" is reliant on Spock being supported by his ensemble, who help to sell the comedic situation to the audience.

From Spock's fake Vulcan ears to Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) being demoted to playing the role of put-upon waiter, there are lots of laughs to be had in "Charades". Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 5 also puts...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 5 - "Charades"After Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) sustains injuries in a shuttle crash, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finally canonizes Leonard Nimoy's prosthetic Vulcan ears as part of his treatment. Crashing on the Vulcan moon of Kerkhov, Spock is cured by its interdimensional inhabitants, the Kerkhovians - but with a twist. Unable to reconcile Spock's combined Human and Vulcan DNA, the Kerkhovians erred on the side of caution and 'rebuilt' him as a Human, to reflect his fellow shuttle passenger Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush). It's terrible timing for Spock as he's due to participate in the pre-wedding V'Shal ritual with T'Pring (Gia Sandhu) and her mother, who is a staunch Vulcan traditionalist.

Spock's mother Amanda Grayson (Mia Kirshner) teaches him how to live as a Human among Vulcans, which gives him valuable insight into the prejudice she's endured.

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 5, "Charades".The return of Amanda Grayson (Mia Kirshner) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds protects canon regarding the parents of Spock (Ethan Peck) in Star Trek: The Original Series. In "Charades", Spock's mother arrives aboard the USS Enterprise after he's wounded in a shuttle accident, which delays the crucial pre-wedding V'Shal ritual with the parents of his fiancée T'Pring (Gia Sandhu). Amanda isn't joined by Ambassador Sarek (James Frain) on her visit, which may seem odd given the importance of such a ritual. However, Sarek's absence makes perfect sense when it comes to the established Star Trek canon.

Spock and Sarek's relationship was incredibly complex from Spock's childhood to Sarek's death in 2368 during Star Trek: The Next Generation. Spock's decision to join Starfleet rather than the Vulcan Expeditionary Group drove a wedge between father and son, which was eventually rectified.

Sort Of will soon wrap its second season on HBO Max, but viewers can rest easy knowing that that will not be the end of Sabi's story. The series has been renewed for a third season.

Starring series creator Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob (Baig) as they try to balance both their professional and personal life.

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In the second season premiere of the wonderful Canadian dramedy Sort Of, Sabi Mehboob (Bilal Baig) expresses a hope of finding “normal love.” Asked what that phrase means, Sabi explains, “You know: easy, uncomplicated — probably what Rachel McAdams has.”

Regardless of what Rachel McAdams is actually dealing with in that department, Sabi’s own love life — and their life in general — tends to be difficult and complicated. They are the twentysomething, gender-fluid child of Pakistani immigrants. They work as a nanny for the children of Paul (Gray Powell) and Bessy...

Sort Of is returning soon for its second season on HBO Max, and the streaming service has released a trailer and a poster. Starring Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the comedy series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob (Baig). They balance their roles as a Pakistani-Canadian child of immigrant parents, a bartender at an LGBTQ café and bookstore, and a caregiver to the young children of a professional couple. Baig and Fab Filippo created the show.

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Sort Of is returning for a second season on CBC and HBO Max. The comedy series was renewed by the Canadian channel and the American streaming service only three months after its premiere in October.

Starring Bilal Baig, the Sort Of series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob as they balance their roles as a bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/cafe, a caregiver for a professional couple's children, and as the offspring of immigrant parents from Pakistan. Others in the cast include Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James. The comedy was created by Baig and Fab Filippo.

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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Sky News has decided to air two daily, hour-long specials dedicated to covering the crisis across its TV, radio and digital/social media platforms.

Starting on Monday (Feb. 28), the British outlet will air the specials each day at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m — with programming coming from Sky News’ team of correspondents both on the ground and at home. These two additional hours will build on live reporting hosted from Kyiv this week.

Sky News has numerous crews in Ukraine — including within the capital Kyiv and other cities throughout the nation. Alongside Mark Austin, Sky News’ chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, Alex Rossi, John Sparks and Deborah Haynes will continue to update audiences worldwide on the developments of Russia’s attack.

In addition, Diana Magnay and Dominic Waghorn will report from Moscow. Adam Parsons will report in Poland.

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