web series
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single i ...
, which premiered in November 2017 on the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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's web platform and on YouTube. Created by Wendy Litner and based on her own experiences having to pursue
fertility treatment
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used primarily to address infertility. This subject involves procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), cryopreservation of gametes ...
to conceive a pregnancy, the series stars
Meghan Heffern
Meghan Heffern (born October 3, 1983) is a Canadian actress. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and lives in Toronto, Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic easte ...
and
Marc Bendavid
Marc Bendavid (born June 12, 1986) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.
Early life
Bendavid was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Belgian-born mother and a Moroccan-Jewish father. He attended Unionville High School and was subs ...
as Jane and Charlie, a couple going through the fertility treatment process.
It was produced by LoCo Motion Pictures, and debuted on the CBC Comedy
YouTube
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channel on November 13, 2017. It was transferred to
CBC Gem
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
Waterloo Chronicle
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* Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat
* Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place.
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Antarctica
* King George Island ( ...
'', March 29, 2019. Season one was directed by
Molly McGlynn
Molly McGlynn is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter.Adriana Maggs
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46th International Emmy Awards
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, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Reception
Season 1
At the 9th annual Indie Series Awards, the series won the award for Best Comedy and McGlynn won the award for Best Direction. At the
46th International Emmy Awards
The 46th International Emmy Awards took place November 19, 2018 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all TV programming produced ...
, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series."International Emmy Award Nominations Unveiled" ''
Variety
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* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
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* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'', September 27, 2018.
At the
7th Canadian Screen Awards
The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.
in 2019, the series won the award for Best Original Digital Series, Fiction, and Litner was nominated for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series. How to Buy a Baby Season 2 was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. Litner won the award for Best Writing, Web Program or Series and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series.
The series won Best Comedy Writing and Best Lead Female Performance at the
IAWTV Awards
The IAWTV Awards is an annual event hosted by the International Academy of Web Television, currently based in Los Angeles, that honors web series creators and talent in more than two dozen categories.
History
The IAWTV Awards are hosted annuall ...
, Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Rolda Web Fest, and Best Editing at the T.O. Webfest.
The series was nominated for Best Fiction Series at The Rockie Awards and was an Honoree Comedy: Long Form or Series at The Webby Awards.
''How to Buy a Baby'' won the Stand Up 'N Pitch competition at Just for Laughs in 2016.
Season 2
The second season was nominated for six awards at the
8th Canadian Screen Awards
The 8th annual Canadian Screen Awards were originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019.Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll is a Canadian actor and comedian. He was a dual Canadian Screen Award nominee at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, receiving nods for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series for '' Save Me'' and Best Supportin ...