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How to be a Parent is an upcoming 2015 comedy series, scheduled to premiere on September 14, 2015 on ASM Network. Announced during the Fanfic Expo 2015, the series has been picked up with a 12-episode order. On October 23, 2015, ASM Network has announced a full season order for the series, for a total of 24 episodes.

Premise[]

The story follows the life of Nicholas, a young man trying to work his way through his last year of college. Nicholas finds himself caring for his obnoxious far relative, Duncan, whose parents dies after an accident. As he becomes Duncan's new guardian, Nicholas gets involved in numerous adventures and troubles. Nicholas tries to learn to be a good parent to Duncan while balancing his responsibilities with his own life. With the possibility of Duncan being taken away by the government, the two must learn to avoid getting into messy situations.

Cast and Characters[]

Main Cast and Characters[]

  • Dylan O'Brien as Nicholas Strickland, a college senior who becomes Duncan's guardian. Unexperienced and young, Nicholas tries his best to be a good parent, all the while balancing his social life and his studies.
  • Cameron Boyce as Duncan Stout, a fourteen-year old orphan and a far relative of Nicholas. After his parents died in an accident he becomes the responsibility of Nicholas. His obnoxious characteristic is what attracts trouble that gets Nicholas into all sorts of adventures and messy situations.
  • AnnaSophia Robb as Irene Burgess, Nicholas' friend from college, who Duncan has a big crush on. She is also a smart student that tutors Nicholas in Chemistry.
  • Kym Whitley as Fiona Ruiz, the landlady of the apartment that Nicholas rents. She lives a few doors down Nicholas and despises Duncan, taking every opportunity to make sure that he vacates the apartment.
  • Daren Kagasoff as Albie Huntington, Nicholas' childhood buddy. Heir to his families' multi-million company, he tries to help Nicholas in his adventures and troubles while Nicholas helps him prove to his parents that he is responsible to lead their company.

Episodes[]

Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season premiere Season finale
1 24 September 14, 2015 TBA

Production[]

Filming[]

The series is filmed in a soundstage set at Fanfic Studios in Burbank. Filmed using a multi-camera set-up, the series started its production early April 2015 for its pilot episode, which will be exclusively broadcasted to selected press in May. Filming for episodes of the series will begin around June 2015.

Broadcast[]

The series will be broadcasted in ASM network in Full definition HD (1080p) and will also be available in 720p and 480i for older televisions.

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