Working the Engels

Working the Engels
GenreSitcom
Created byKatie Ford
Jane Ford
Starring
Opening themeOdds Are by Barenaked Ladies
Country of originCanada
United States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersKatie Ford
Jane Ford
Howard Busgang
Tom Nursall
Noreen Halpern
Production companyHalfire-CORE Entertainment
Original release
NetworkGlobal
NBC
ReleaseMarch 12 (2014-03-12) –
August 7, 2014 (2014-08-07)
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Working the Engels is a Canadian-American sitcom that premiered on Global on March 12, 2014, and was also a part of NBC's summer schedule, having premiered on July 10, 2014.[1] Produced by Halfire-CORE Entertainment, it marked the first time that U.S. and Canadian broadcasters had collaborated in producing a half-hour network sitcom.[2]

The show stars Kacey Rohl as Jenna Engel, a daughter trying to keep her father's law firm running to support her family. The cast also includes Andrea Martin, Azura Skye and Benjamin Arthur.

The series was created and written by Katie Ford and Jane Ford.[3]

While all 12 episodes aired in Canada, only the first five episodes aired in the U.S. On August 20, 2014, NBC announced that the show had been canceled, and that it had pulled the remaining episodes from the schedule.[4]

  1. ^ NBC Announces Summer Schedule. SpoilerTV, March 26, 2014
  2. ^ "NBC Orders 12-Episode Andrea Martin Comedy 'Working the Engels'". The Hollywood Reporter, November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "NBC to Co-Produce Canadian Comedy ‘Working the Engels’". Variety, November 14, 2013.
  4. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 20, 2014). "'Working the Engels' Canceled by NBC After One Season; Remaining Episodes Yanked from Schedule". Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.