The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh TV Review (2025)

Common Sense Media Review

The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh TV Review (1) By Joly Herman , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 15+

Stereotypes lampooned in witty comedy; language.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 15+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Language

    some

    Language includes "damn," "s--t," "d--k," "hell," "penis," "dildo."

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  • Violence & Scariness

    a little

    Guns, rifles, automatic weapons and knives are used in comic ways. Teens can be condescending and bullying.

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  • Sex, Romance & Nudity

    a little

    Lewd comments about sex for comic effect. Mr. Pradeep leases a warehouse that used to produce sex toys. The sex toys are blurred-out of the shots. A girl appears to rub a boy's penis under a coat on a school bus.

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  • Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

    a little

    Teens smoke cigarettes. Characters drink beer. A teen talks about a cousin who deals "Oxy."

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  • Products & Purchases

    very little

    Fairly frequent references to pop culture and consumer goods: Fiji water, M&M's, Pitbull, Bruce Springsteen, SpaceX, Billy Joel, Wonder Bread, Megan Thee Stallion, etc.

  • Diverse Representations

    a lot

    The Pradeep family are from India; everyone around them is White. Women are strong; Mrs. Pradeep is a surgeon. Some stereotypes are in play, like the overprotective parent. Creator and showrunner Vijal Patel has based the series on elements of his own life.

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  • Positive Messages

    a little

    Be loyal to your family and your culture. Have the courage to take risks. Follow your interests. Stand up for what you believe in.

  • Positive Role Models

    a little

    The Pradeep parents support their kids and set boundaries. Though sometimes overprotective, they make sure their kids are safe.

  • Parents Need to Know

    Parents need to know that The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh is a comedy about a family that has immigrated from India in hopes of starting a new life in the US. The culture shock the family experiences upon moving to a working-class neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA is the basis of many of the jokes. Language includes "damn," "s--t," "d--k," and "hell." Racist slurs made by White Americans include assuming someone is a terrorist because they are "brown," and people yelling "dot head" to a family member. Sexy stuff includes a boy on a school bus with a coat over his lap getting a hand job from a girl. Teens smoke cigarettes and talk about dealing Oxy.

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What's the Story?

In THE PRADEEPS OF PITTSBURGH, the Pradeeps are sitting in an interrogation room in the U.S.A., two years after they've come to Pittsburgh from their home country of India. The detectives are interviewing them about their arrival in the States and about their neighbors. Every Pradeep family member has differing recollections and points of view about their circumstances. Will the detectives get the answers they're seeking? Will the Pradeeps be sent back to India?

Is It Any Good?

Our review:

Parents say: Not yet rated

Kids say: Not yet rated

An astute, and sometimes off-color portrait of a highly educated Indian family thrust into a blue-collar suburb, this show traffics in comic stereotypes, to varied success. In The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, the surgeon matriarch is trying to keep her teen daughter away from the teen boy next door; while, to her chagrin, her youngest son has sworn to become a garbage truck driver. The Pradeeps are aware of the challenges of their adopted country, but they stick together. Language, brief lewd situations, and smoking make this show a stretch for younger teens, but older teens and adults might catch some laughs in this grungy coming-to-America show.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about courage in The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh. Can you imagine starting life in a new country where everything is different than what you knew before? How does courage apply to the immigrant situation?

  • A character in this show is very upset because people constantly mispronounce his name. How does communication affect our sense of belonging?

  • The Pradeeps are a family with a lot of pride in their heritage. How can the family maintain integrity when people are ignorant to their culture?

TV Details

  • Premiere date: October 17, 2024
  • Cast: Naveen Andrews, Sindhu Vee, Sahana Srinivasan
  • Network: Amazon Prime Video
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Topics: Adventures, Brothers and Sisters
  • Character Strengths: Communication, Courage, Integrity
  • TV rating: TV-14
  • Last updated: October 23, 2024

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