World Of Wonder Acquires Its First Scripted Project

World of Wonder has acquired its first scripted project, I Hate People, People Hate Me.

Executive Produced by Lauren Corber, Evan Dell'Aquila and Lisa Filipelli and produced by LoCo Motion Pictures, the six-part dark comedy series created by and starring Canadian comic Bobbi Summers will premiere globally on World of Wonder’s owned SVOD service, WOW Presents Plus in 2025.

I Hate People, People Hate Me follows two friends - Jovi (Bobbi Summers) and Tabitha (Lily Kazimiera) - as they navigate the local queer community of their hometown, Toronto, as despairing outsiders; exploring their identities from the sidelines of a world that feels to them increasingly mainstream and commodified.

The offbeat and surreal comedy sees them bonding over a mutual hatred of their peers and society at large; as Jovi and Tabitha fumble their way through drug and sexual experimentation and awkward interactions with everyone around them, with the hope of making their mark on the world.

Randy Barbato & Fenton Bailey, Co-founders of World of Wonder and Executive Producers, said: "Bobbi Summers' voice and vision is so hilariously unique, when we saw the series we knew we had to bring it to audiences worldwide. Bobbi's singular talent along with a magnificent supporting cast and some of the most raw and raucous jokes we've seen is a recipe for an instant WOW Presents Plus fan favorite and camp classic!"

Bobbi Summers not only created and stars in the series but also wrote and performed an original soundtrack for the show under their musical moniker "Peachy-CC".

Bobbi Summers said: "I guess the upside to misery is that it can be pretty unifying, it’s sort of the glue that bonds the leads of 'I Hate People, People Hate Me' together. As a storyteller, I am always trying to take some of that lemony sorrow and squeeze it into Minute Maid lemonade via comedy and music. So that’s this show - a punky odyssey through the gutters of our despair - but we try to have some fun along the way, and make a lot of perverted jokes. When I first met with the team at World of Wonder, I knew right away that the bold, fresh programming on WOW Presents Plus would make it the perfect home to bring the series to audiences around the world. I can’t wait for people to meet Jovi and Tabitha!"

Executive Produced by Lauren Corber (How to Buy a Baby, My Dead Mom, Detention Adventure), Evan Dell’Aquila (A Kid From Somewhere, Hacker) and Lisa Filipelli (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Zac & Mia, Snervous), the series first aired on CBC Gem, earning four Canadian Screen Award nominations and screening at renowned festivals such as Tribeca, NewFest, and Just for Laughs. The series was funded with the participation of the Independent Production Fund, Ontario Creates, The Bell Fund, and CBC.