Suburgatory premieres on 2nd Avenue

MANILA, Philippines - What’s a single parent to do when he feels that his little girl is growing up too fast? Boarding school? Military school? Or perhaps a move to the suburbs is in order. On 2nd Avenue’s newest comedy series Suburgatory, premiering tonight at 8:30, single dad George (Jeremy Sisto) decides to move to the suburbs when he starts to feel a little out of his parenting league. The move comes much to the ire of his 16-year-old daughter Tessa (Jane Levy) who likes her life in the urban jungle that is New York.

From skyscrapers and traffic jams, Tessa must adapt to her new surroundings of cookie-cutter homes and manicured lawns. Something her motorcycle boots and oversized backpack refuse to do. To Tessa, the move to the suburbs is her version of purgatory — it’s suburgatory.

The only pedestrian in town, Tessa sticks out when she goes to school as all the other students are chauffeur-driven by their moms. Oblivious to her difference; she likes having grown up with just her dad.

However, having a handsome single dad in a world of overly friendly suburban moms is turning out to be a drawback. Take Dallas Royce (Cheryl Hines) for example, a blonde, bronze stay-at-home mom who fancies herself a surrogate mother to Tessa and is intent on taking her shopping so that she can spend more time with George. Dallas’ daughter, on the other hand, is Tessa’s new nemesis. The embodiment of a “dumb blonde” Dalia (Carly Chaikin) is your typical spoilt brat who is used to living in the lap of luxury. Just the kind of person Tessa cannot stand to be around.

George and Tessa may still have a lot to learn about suburban life, but as they embark on their new life journey, it may be a trip that will bring father and daughter closer than they have ever been.