Less Than Kind: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For 15-year-old Sheldon Blecher life sucks. He's overweight, with a self-destructive driving instructor father, a pyromaniac mother, and a failed-actor brother who won't get out of Sheldon's room. The family business, Blecher's Driving School, is on its way down the toilet AND the family lives in Winnipeg. As Sheldon struggles to escape his family, and his family struggles to keep the business running, cars crash, hearts break, blood pressure boils and corned beef is eaten. Less Than Kind is a smart, edgy, dysfunctional half-hour comedy that follows Sheldon as he attempts to manage his teenage years. It's a sharp and humorous look at the collisions and twists that happen between the hugs and kisses in a "loving" family.

Series details

• Title: Less Than Kind
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2008-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-07-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12939
• IMDb ID: tt1159996
• TVDB ID: 83710

Cast and credited roles

• Jesse Camacho — Sheldon Blecher
• Wendel Meldrum — Anne Blecher
• Benjamin Arthur — Josh Blecher
• Nancy Sorel — Clara Fine
• Maury Chaykin — Sam Blecher

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-10-06; final listed air date 2009-02-02; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-02-19; final listed air date 2010-05-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-01-15; final listed air date 2012-03-25; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2013-06-02; final listed air date 2013-07-21; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Less Than Kind on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.