Schitt’s Creek Renewed for Sixth and Final Season
Fan favorite television series Schitt’s Creek , which airs on CBC and Pop, has been renewed for a sixth and final season. The sixth season is currently in pre-production and begins shooting in a few weeks.
The show’s creators, father-and-son duo Dan and Eugene Levy, posted a note on Instagram to thank the fans and let them know that the next season will be the show’s last.
“We are so grateful to have been given the time and creative freedom to tell this story in its totality, concluding with a final chapter that we had envisioned from the very beginning. It’s not lost on us what a rare privilege it is in this industry to get to decide when your show should take its final bow,” they wrote.
Though it is heartbreaking to think of a world without the surprisingly endearing Rose family, it’s a beautiful and rare thing to know that a beloved show will have the opportunity to go out on its own terms, telling its story start to finish.
Schitt’s Creek Season 6 will consist of 14 episodes and will air on CBC in Canada and Pop in the US.
“Dan and Eugene created a brilliant and irreverent series that has struck a powerful chord with audiences in Canada and around the world, fuelled by stellar writing, sharp humour, an outstanding cast and a wardrobe for the ages,” said Sally Catto, General Manager, Programming, CBC.
“The show’s reversal of fortune storyline has been mined not just for comedy but to share an empowering message about acceptance and authenticity. We couldn’t be more proud to have commissioned this original comedy and respect the team’s creative decision to wrap up the series at a time that feels right for them. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew on their achievement and contribution to Canadian comedy legacy,” Catto continued.
“Schitt’s Creek is that rare zeitgeist show that creates incredible fandom, catalyzes culture, and receives best-of-television critical praise for its intelligence, character development, laughter and heart,” said Brad Schwartz, President of Pop. “Schitt’s Creek has given all of us a joyous gift that, in my opinion, places the show among the very best. Everyone at Pop could not be more proud than to have been associated with what Dan Levy and Eugene Levy created alongside this amazing cast and crew. While we will miss this gem with all our heart, we are thrilled that the show will end its run exactly as the show’s creators intended.”
Read the full post from Instagram here:
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Schitt’s Creek airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on Pop.
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Tamar Barbash is a TV-loving mother of three. She hosts the Shipping Room podcast where she has the opportunity to take advantage of her social work degree and dive deep into relationships portrayed on television. Tamar loves nothing more than to overanalyze the lives and experiences of fictional characters and she's so excited to be able to do that as part of the Tell-Tale TV community.