| The Switch | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Amy Fox Wren Handman Shevon Singh |
| Starring | Nyla Rose Amy Fox Andrea Menard |
| Opening theme | "Tear Down the Wall" by Kieran Strange[1] |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Amy Fox, Ingo Lou |
| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Production company | The Trembling Void High Deaf Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | OutTV |
| Release | July 25 – August 22, 2016 |
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The Switch is a Canadian television comedy series,[2][3][4] which debuted on OutTV in 2016.[5] The series, the first transgender-themed television series produced in Canada, stars Nyla Rose as Sü, an IT manager who comes out as a trans woman, and is forced to rebuild her life after losing her job and her apartment as a result of her announcement.[5]
The series originally had American trans actress Domaine Javier starring as Sü.[6] According to the show’s creators, Javier blew everyone away with her audition after submitting via an open casting call. Javier was officially cast and filmed the first official teaser trailer in Canada in 2012. But due to certain changes within the Canadian conservative government at the time, the local actor’s union making it nearly impossible to work with paid actors from outside the country, and Javier’s nursing education, the production had no choice but to recast the role.[7]
The role was subsequently recast and Julie Vu was slated to star as Sü, but she was dropped from the production in 2014 and the role was recast once again.[8]
The show's cast also includes Amy Fox, Vincent Viezzer, Lindsay Coryne, Andrea Menard, Kent S. Leung, Chance Kingsmyth and Raugi Yu.
- ^ "Amy Fox's 'The Switch' May Start the Transgender TV Revolution". Bustle, June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Vancouver-produced sitcom takes on TV transgender representation". CBC News, July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Canadian Trans Sitcom “The Switch” Crosses U.S. Border". NewNowNext, July 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Switch: First Scripted TV Show with a Trans Lead". Out, June 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "VIDEO: On set of groundbreaking new trans TV show The Switch". Daily Xtra, June 2, 2015.
- ^ "‘The Switch,’ New Comedy Series, Casts All Transgender Actors For Trans Roles". Huffington Post, March 25, 2013.
- ^ "What to Watch: The Switch". Vada Magazine, July 19, 2014.
- ^ "Julie Vu, Transgender YouTube Star, Transforms From Prince To Princess". Huffington Post, November 6, 2014.