London, Ont. versus London, U.K.? What happens next is premise of new comedy series [Video]

A new TV series is set to begin filming in the Forest City the last week of May. Think Schitt’s Creek meets Superstore. 

Set in a youth hostel, 18 to 34 will play on the contrast between London, Ont., and London, England and is set to air on Bell Fibe TV1 later this year. 

“The show is about second chances and making the best of the opportunities that you’re given. And that is something I feel we need in the world right now. And we’re trying to sort of bring joy through that through comedy,” said co-creator Rahul Chaturvedi. 

The six-episode workplace comedy features Misha Patel, an Indian-Canadian woman who loses her high-paying job in New York City and returns to her home in London, Ont., to run her father’s youth hostel. Misha’s dad, Prem, realizes most of his guests, who are travellers between the ages of 18 and 35, came to the …