Ted Lasso’s Ambreen Razia to Pen Muslim Dramedy

Actor and writer Ambreen Razia (Ted Lasso, The Curse) has secured a development deal with Expectation Entertainment (In My Skin, Alma’s Not Normal) to write an original comedy-drama.

Razia is working on a project about addiction and post-partum depression between a South Asian mother and daughter. The series, tentatively titled Wasted, will follow the story of a junior doctor and the ancestral legacy that looms over today’s generation of Muslim immigrants.

Razia said: “The show lifts the lid on the Muslim women that society refuses to acknowledge and uncovers a very personal and specific experience that we have yet to see on screen. The series will contend with existing cultural and religious attitudes alongside the general expectations of womanhood. As a British Pakistani girl growing up in London, my experience bears little resemblance to what I’ve seen depicted on British television.”

Morwenna Gordon, executive producer at Expectation Entertainment, added:“We’re thrilled to be working with Ambreen on this project—she’s a huge talent, on-screen and off, and infectiously passionate about bringing to life the lives of British Muslim women who have yet to be celebrated on TV. We are so excited to be on the journey with her.”