Charismatic Arkie Kandola appears in two new series this week.  The Chicken Sisters, which is based on the New York Times Bestseller by KJ Dell’Antonia, premieres 9/12 on Hallmark+ (Hallmark Media's new streamer). This is a funny, heartwarming show about a small southern town with two cantankerous families following an age-old feud based on their fried chicken recipes. The series stars Lea Thompson as Nancy and Wendie Malick as Gus. Gus has two daughters, Amanda (Schuyler Fisk) and Mae (Genevieve Angelson), but Amanda is married to Nancy's son, and Mae has left town, irritating Gus. Sick of all of the feuding between her two families, Amanda arranges to have food competition show Ultimate Kitchen Clash come to their little town, so that they can win a big cash prize.  Kandola plays the quiet cameraman (whose eyes and expressions speak volumes) to host Sabrina Skye (Rukiya Benard).

Kandola also appears in the series How to Die Alone, which premieres on Hulu the following day, 9/13.  These two shows are both comedies, but they couldn't be more different in just about every way. In this series, star/creator/EP Natasha Rothwell plays Mel, an airport employee who's never flown or taken any chances in her life. She's advised by several other airport workers, including Kandola's Shaun Gill. This is a broader comedy than the other, but it still has a lot of heart.

Kandola is a Canadian born Indian actor and producer who's been working steadily, mostly guest-starring in TV roles and movies, since 2013.  His first series regular role was on the Canadian series, Our Big Punjabi Family.

The actor recently spoke with SciFi Vision about working on both of the upcoming series. Watch the full interview below.