New ABC comedy Separated at Birth

23rd February 2026

Comedy besties Nazeem Hussain and Urzila Carlson 
join forces in new ABC comedy Separated at Birth

The ABC, Screen Australia and VicScreen are pleased to announce that filming has commenced in Melbourne on Separated At Birth, a new six-part comedy series created by, written by and starring one of Australia’s most distinctive comedic voices, Nazeem Hussain (Legally Brown, Orange is the New Brown).  Joining Hussain is powerhouse funny woman Urzila Carlson (Have You Been Paying Attention?, Thank God You’re Here, Urzila).

 

Produced by Princess Pictures, Separated At Birth follows happy-go-lucky paramedic Sameer (Hussain), whose world is thrown into a spiral when his wife asks for a divorce in the delivery room, moments after their first child is born. With the help of his “work wife”, the outspoken and fiercely independent Donna (Carlson), Sameer has to try and navigate co‑parenting, reinvent his sense of self, and manage the chaos of a big, fat, complicated family.

 

Creator and star Nazeem Hussain said, "This is a story I’ve wanted to tell for a long time - about family, identity and the chaos of loving people even when life doesn’t look the way you imagined.  And getting to make it with Urzila, one of my favourite people on the planet, feels like we’ve tricked the ABC into funding a very elaborate hang.”


Separated At Birth will air on ABC TV and ABC iview in 2026.