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''The Switch'' is a Canadian television comedy series, scheduled to debut on OutTV in the 2015-16 television season.〔("VIDEO: On set of groundbreaking new trans TV show The Switch" ). ''Daily Xtra'', JUne 2, 2015.〕 The series 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.〔 The series was originally slated to star Julie Vu as Sü, but she was dropped from the production in 2014 and the role was recast.〔("Julie Vu, Transgender YouTube Star, Transforms From Prince To Princess" ). ''Huffington Post'', November 6, 2014.〕 The show's cast also includes Amy Fox, Vincent Viezzer, Lindsay Coryne, Andrea Menard, Kent S. Leung, Chance Kingsmyth and Raugi Yu. ==Production== The series is produced in Vancouver, British Columbia by Trembling Void Studios,〔("Canada Flicks On 'The Switch,' TV's First Transgender Comedy" ). ''The Hollywood Reporter'', July 21, 2014.〕 a firm headed by writer, producer and actress Amy Fox.〔 The series was originally planned to air as a web series,〔("'The Switch,' New Comedy Series, Casts All Transgender Actors For Trans Roles" ). ''Huffington Post'', March 25, 2013.〕 but was picked up for broadcast by OutTV, which aired the pilot as a one-off special in February 2014.〔("Coming Soon To A TV Near You: ‘The Switch,’ A New Transgender Sitcom" ). ''George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight'', July 16, 2014.〕 The show's production company subsequently conducted a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund the production of further episodes, and reached its $50,000 goal in July 2014.〔("'The Switch' transgender comedy a first for TV" ). CBC News, July 14, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Switch (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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