In Outsourced, Todd Dempsy, a manager for a Midwestern novelties manufacturer, is transferred to India to run his company’s new call center there. Todd has to adjust to living in a new country while also teaching his new co-workers about American culture and life.
Aired:
September 23, 2010-May 12, 2011 (one season, 22 episodes) on NBC
History:
Outsourced began as an independent film in 2006, in which a manager travels to India to train his own outsourced replacement at a call center. In 2010, NBC developed the movie into a comedy series, which premiered in September 2010. The show debuted to negative reviews and mediocre ratings, and despite a fan campaign to save it, it was canceled by NBC after its first season.
Cast:
Ben Rappaport as Todd Dempsy
Rizwan Manji as Rajiv Gidwani
Sacha Dhawan as Manmeet
Rebecca Hazlewood as Asha
Parvesh Cheena as Gupta
Anisha Nagarajan as Madhuri
Diedrich Bader as Charlie Davies
Pippa Black as Tonya
Rizwan Manji as Rajiv Gidwani
Sacha Dhawan as Manmeet
Rebecca Hazlewood as Asha
Parvesh Cheena as Gupta
Anisha Nagarajan as Madhuri
Diedrich Bader as Charlie Davies
Pippa Black as Tonya
Creators:
Outsourced was developed for TV by Ken Kwapis, based on the movie directed and co-written by John Jeffcoat. Kwapis, Robert Borden, Victor Nelli Jr., Tom Gorai and David Skinner are the executive producers.
