Fak Yaass

{{short description|Television miniseries}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Comedy drama | creator = Vasilios Filippakis | writer = Anthony Filangeri | director = Matthew McLaughlin | starring = {{ubl|Vasilios Filippakis|Leanne Noelle Smith|Nicholas Combitsis|Helen Hayden|Stephanie Herrera|Shadrack Jackman}} | composer = | country = Canada | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 2 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Les Tomlin | producer = Vasilios Filippakis<br>Matthew McLaughlin<br>Leanne Noelle Smith | location = | runtime = 22 minutes | company = Bulldog productions | network = OutTV | first_aired = {{Start date|2019|6|17}} | last_aired = {{End date|2019|6|24}} }} '''''Fak Yaass''''' is a Canadian television miniseries, which premiered in 2019 on OutTV.<ref>[https://closeupculture.com/2019/05/16/interview-vasilios-filippakis-talks-fak-yaass-and-family-generational-clashes/ "Interview: Vasilios Filippakis Talks ‘Fak Yaass’ And Family Generational Clashes"]. ''Close Up Culture'', May 16, 2019.</ref> The series stars Vasilios Filippakis as Nico Nicolakis, a young gay man living in Toronto who is summoned home to Tecumseh by his Greek Canadian family to help take care of his ailing grandfather.<ref name=windsor>[https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/tecumseh-raised-actor-draws-from-personal-life-for-tv-show-about-being-greek-and-gay "Tecumseh-raised actor draws from personal life for TV show about being Greek and gay"]. ''Windsor Star'', May 29, 2019.</ref>

The cast also includes Nicholas Combitsis, Helen Hayden, Stephanie Herrera, Shadrack Jackman, Steve Kaklamanos, Leanne Noelle Smith, Liz Taylor and Charlie David. The series was directed by Matthew McLaughlin for Bulldog Productions.<ref name=guelph>[https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/fak-yaass-lets-bridge-the-gap-between-generations-1460155 "FAK YAASS lets bridge the gap between generations"]. ''Guelph Today'', May 17, 2019.</ref>

The series title is a pun referencing both "fak yaas", an expression of approval common in contemporary LGBTQ culture, and fakes, a traditional Greek lentil soup.<ref>[https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/05/26/dramedy-explores-generation-gap-lgbtq-acceptance-tecumseh/ "Dramedy explores generation gap and LGBTQ acceptance in Tecumseh"]. ''Blackburn News'', May 26, 2019.</ref>

The series premiered on June 17, 2019, on OutTV as a two-part miniseries,<ref name=guelph/> and is also distributed as a ten-part web series on the channel's streaming platform OutTVGo.<ref name=windsor/>

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Category:2010s Canadian television miniseries Category:2010s Canadian LGBTQ-related drama television series Category:2010s Canadian comedy-drama television series Category:2010s Canadian LGBTQ-related comedy television series Category:2019 Canadian television series debuts Category:2019 Canadian television series endings Category:OutTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming Category:Greek-Canadian culture Category:Television shows set in Ontario Category:Canadian comedy-drama web series Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related web series Category:2019 web series debuts