The eight-episode series “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” which is based on the life of showrunner Vijal Patel, has received a straight-to-series order from Amazon Freevee, according to “Variety.”
Mahesh Pradeep, the father, is played by British American actor Naveen Andrews (‘Lost,’ ‘The English Patient,’ ‘Bride and Prejudice’).
The Pradeep family’s amusing early months in America after arriving from India are followed in the comedy “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh.” According to “Variety,” the Pradeeps swiftly become involved — sexually, personally, and professionally — with a diametrically opposed neighbourhood family as portrayed through frequently contradictory memories from an interrogation room.
A bright engineer who relocated his family to America for a business chance is described as Mahesh in Naveen Andrews’ portrayal of him. The show’s executive producer is Patel.
The show “explores the numerous elements of the immigrant struggle” and comes from a very personal place, according to Patel. “Like wine,” according to my dad, “the pain got funnier over time.”
