Here Come the Habibs


Here Come the Habibs is an Australian television comedy series produced by Jungle Entertainment. A sitcom featuring a Lebanese Australian family who win the lottery and move to the posh eastern suburbs of Sydney, the show premiered on the Nine Network in Australia on 9 February 2016. Despite arousing some controversy as to whether it portrayed racist or stereotyped characters, it was successful, and the series was renewed for a second season, airing from 5 June 2017.
Nine program director Hamish Turner confirmed early in 2018 that the show would not be returning for a third season.

Production

The six-part series was created by Rob Shehadie, Tahir Bilgic, Matt Ryan-Garnsey, Phil Lloyd and Ben Davies. It was written by Phil Lloyd, Gary Eck, Sam Meikle, Trent Roberts, Steve Walsh. It is directed by Darren Ashton and produced by Chloe Rickard.
The score and theme were written by composer Kyls Burtland. The theme features Matuse, an Australian Muslim rapper, and was nominated for Best Television Theme at the 2016 APRA Screen Music Awards.

Cast

Main

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on 9 February 2016 on the Nine Network.

Home media

Season one is available on iTunes in Australia. Series one and two were previously available on the 9now streaming platform by Channel Nine.
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Here Come the Habibs
  • Discs: 2
  • Episodes: 6
  • Toufic's Pick-up Lines
  • Layla's Guide to Doing a Selfie
  • Secrets to the Best Kabab
  • Mustafa on Why West Is Best

    • Ratings

    Season 1

    Season 2