Little Mosque on the Prairie, an unabashedly comedic look at a small Muslim community living side by side with the residents of a little prairie town. At its heart, Little Mosque on the Prairie is a humorous look at relationships, family, love, the generation gap and balancing Muslim beliefs & traditions in a prairie setting.
The groundbreaking series debut of
Little Mosque on the Prairie set a Canadian record with 2.8 million viewers, and has been inducted into historical archives. It has achieved worldwide success with awards and huge press coverage. The stellar cast included renowned actors Carlo Rota (
24, Queer as Folk, La Femme Nikita) and Sheila McCartyhy (
Road to Avonlea, Being Julia). Now
Little Mosque on the Prairie - The Complete 1st Season is scheduled to release in Canada on
November 13th, while Season 2 is airing on CBC. The running time is 200 minutes for all 8 episodes on 2 DVDs, delivered from Morningstar Entertainment.
Audio is 5.1 Digital Surround Sound, and there are also 2 Audio Commentary Tracks on Episode 1: "The Pilot" - Version 1. The first commentary is with the show Creator Zarqua Nawaz, and the Execuctive Producer Mary Darling. The second commentary is with various cast members. Other extras include Extended Cast Interviews, "Behind The Mosque" featurette, "Under The Veil" featurette (about the wardrobe on the show), plus described video and closed captioning. Cost for all this is a mere CA$29.98 SRP, and you can get it for even less by
pre-ordering it from Amazon.ca for CA$20.99! Our thanks to readers Jason Harbor and Ken Todd for the heads-up about this release. Here's a look at the box art:
