Juice (TV series)

Juice
"Juice" in yellow font on a black background
Genre
Created byMawaan Rizwan
Based onJuice by Mawaan Rizwan (2018 Edinburgh Fringe show)
Written by
Directed by
  • Rosco 5
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producers
Production companyVarious Artists Limited
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)
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Juice is a British surreal comedy television series created by and starring Mawaan Rizwan for BBC Three.[1] The series is based on Rizwan's 2018 Edinburgh Fringe show[2] and began airing in September 2023.[1] It follows Rizwan's character, Jamma, as he navigates work life and relationships with his family and boyfriend. Juice is based partially upon Rizwan's real life,[3][4] though Rizwan has stated the show is "definitely fictional",[5] and features his real-life mother and brother as his family in the show.[6] Juice's notable features include its practical effects and "distinctive trippy visuals", as well as how it "explore[s] adult themes in a childlike way".[2]

  1. ^ a b Guide, British Comedy. "Juice - BBC3 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ^ a b Levine, Nick (2023-08-24). "How Mawaan Rizwan made the year's best new British sitcom". NME. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  3. ^ "Juice star learnt "everything" about writing from Sex Education creator". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ^ Mawaan Rizwan and Nabhaan Rizwan React To Their Mum Starring In Juice, archived from the original on 2023-12-04, retrieved 2023-10-10
  5. ^ Amin, Meghna (2023-09-18). "Mawaan Rizwan: 'I was forbidden from making eye-contact with Halle Berry'". The Metro. ISSN 1469-6215. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  6. ^ D'Souza, Shaad (2023-09-18). "Juice review – a raucous, eye-popping millennial queer comedy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-26.