It hasn’t aired yet but already Twitter commentators are calling for heads to roll over the new Channel Nine series Here Come the Habibs.

The synopsis is…you know what, let me put it down here in the words of Channel Nine.

Presumably this concept is considered hilarious because of its unlikelihood. Indeed, in the promo we see the Habibs’ ascension to Vaucluse’s moneyed locale comes about because of a lottery win.

Watch the promo… Post continues after video.

The show was created by actor, writer and comedian Rob Shehadie, who, it may not surprise you, starred in SBS’s Fat Pizza as Rocky.

It’s not clear if this show intends to be a satirical take on issues Lebanese and other families of Middle Eastern descent face in Australia, or a kind of Lebanese J onah from Tonga scenario, playing on cultural cliches for cheap laughs.

Here Come the Habibs is Channel Nine’s first foray into locally-produced sitcom since the ’90s. Will the risk pay off? At best, Here Come the Habibs could become a beloved comedy, kind of like a present-day Acropolis Now, only updated with the latest immigrant group to be stereotyped for the amusement of audiences.

At worst?

The promo perpetuates so many predictable tropes and tired stereotypes, but perhaps the show itself will prove to be something else entirely. Many who have seen the promo seem uncertain. 

Youch. Here Come the Habibs is set to air early in 2016.

There seem to be much higher hopes for a comedic take on Australian multiculturalism in SBS’s The Family Law.

Trystan Go plays Benjamin Law in The Family Law.

Written by Marieke Hardy and Benjamin Law, the The Family Law is a semi-autobiographical account of Law’s adolescence growing up in a sprawling, eccentric Chinese-Australian family based on his memoir of the same name.

Like Leigh Sales says, SBS is airing the first ep online on its Facebook page at 5pm this Friday, 8 January.

Tell us, will you watch Here Come the Habibs? What about The Family Law?