As Pop TV’s Schitt’s Creek begins production on its sixth and final season, father-son creative team Eugene and Daniel Levy reflected on the importance of solid character development in their hit comedy. “That’s the great thing about a good character comedy, which is what we set out to make in the beginning,” Eugene said on stage at Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys on Sunday. “When your characters are as beautifully developed as these characters you can take the audience for a ride.” The show follows the exploits of the rich Rose family who lose all their money overnight and are forced to move to a small town they once purchased as a joke. What ensues are both moments of hilarity and emotional, personal growth. The half-hour comedy also stars Catherine O’Hara, Annie Murphy, Chris Elliott, Jenn Robertson and Emily Hampshire. Like Eugene, his son Daniel is co-creator and co-star, but Daniel is also showrunner. So what was it like playing showrunner to his own father? “I sleep with a neck brace. I wish I was joking,” Daniel deadpanned to loud laughs from the audience. “We have a great time when all the pieces come together and they work. It really is quite a magical experience to be a part of.” The duo remained tight-lipped on any spoilers for this last season, although Eugene joked, “Turns out it was all a dream,” which would certainly prove an interesting twist. But Daniel added that they’d worked hard to give both the characters and the fans the ending they needed and deserved as the show wraps for a final time. Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys Arrivals: Mahershala Ali, Lily Collins, Maggie Gyllenhaal & More “You want to give the characters everything they want, and you also want to give the fans everything they want,” Daniel said, “and I think in the final series of a show it’s about marrying those two expectations.” At times, the show serves up deeply moving moments amid the laughs. As Daniel said, “There will be times that are slightly more emotional or slightly darker. There will be humor in that. There will be tears in that. There will be joy in that. We had a director who came on a couple of seasons ago and he described the show as ‘breaking good’. When you’re trying to bring out the best in people, you’re going to get a really lovely blend of comedy and sentimentality, and it’s just riding that wave and never getting too heavy-handed when it comes to the emotional side of the show.” Daniel also gave major credit to his father and Catherine O’Hara for providing “a masterclass in comedy”. From them he said he’s gained “the understanding that if characters are rooted in something real you can push them as far as you want.”<doc-sep>Schitt’s Creek will be coming to an end after one more final season. The comedy’s co-creators Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy just made the announcement on social media. Pop in the U.S. and CBC in Canada have renewed the show for a sixth season to air in 2020. The comedy’s final chapter is currently in pre-production and begins shooting in a few weeks. Primetime-Panic Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders See All Schitt’s Creek has been a transformational series for Pop, putting the network on the original programming map and remaining the CBS-owned net’s flagship show. The saga of the wealthy Rose family took a little while to get traction but in the last couple of years it hit its stride, growing in popularity and entering pop culture. Pop “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.” Here is Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy’s letter to fans announcing the news and explaining their decision to wrap the series: To Our Dear Fans, We are very excited to announce that Schitt’s Creek is coming back for a sixth season on CBC and Pop in 2020! We also wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that we have decided season six will be our 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. We could never have dreamed that our fans would grow to love and care about these characters in the ways that you have. We are all so excited to begin shooting these last fourteen episodes and can’t thank you enough for the overwhelming love and generosity you’ve shown us. We hope you continue to enjoy the rest of our fifth season as we prepare to shoot our sixth! Best Wishes and Warmest Regards, Dan and Eugene Levy Season 5 of Schitt’s Creek is currently airing on CBC in Canada and on Pop in the U.S. The series is also available on the CBC Gem streaming service and the Pop Now App. Schitt’s Creek’s ensemble cast includes Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Levy, Annie Murphy, Chris Elliott, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Robertson, Noah Reid, Dustin Milligan, Sarah Levy, and Karen Robinson. Commissioned by CBC, Schitt’s Creek is produced by Not A Real Company Productions Inc. and created by Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy. The executive producers are Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, and Ben Feigin. Schitt’s Creek is produced in association with CBC and Pop TV and distributed internationally by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.<doc-sep>The show must go on? Stevie is missing in exclusive Schitt's Creek season 5 finale preview Schitt's Creek type TV Show network Pop TV Stevie’s gone missing — and Moira and Roland are on the case. EW has an exclusive preview of Wednesday’s Schitt’s Creek season 5 finale, in which Moira (Catherine O’Hara) and Roland (Chris Elliott) interrogate David (Dan Levy) about the disappearance of Stevie (Emily Hampshire). But the investigation is not just because of their concern for Stevie. Moira has a show to put on and she needs Stevie there! Schitt's CreekSeson 5, Episode 14Catherine O'HaraCR: Pop TV Catherine O’Hara in the Schitt’s Creek season 5 finale. | Credit: Pop TV The situation will play out on Wednesday (beginning at 10 p.m. ET on Pop TV) as part of the final season 5 episode. Co-creators and stars (and father-son) Dan and Eugene Levy announced last month that Schitt’s Creek will return for a sixth and final season. Seasons 1 through 4 of the comedy are currently streaming on Netflix. Related content:<doc-sep>
Schitt's Creek type TV Show network Pop TV Schitt’s Creek fans, prepare to blast “A Little Bit Alexis” on repeat to hide your tears: Creators Dan and Eugene Levy have revealed that their CBC, Pop, and Netflix hit will be ending in 2020. The Levys announced the news on social media in a letter addressed to “Our Dear Fans” on Thursday: “We are very excited to announce that Schitt’s Creek is coming back for a sixth season on CBC and Pop in 2020! We also wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that we’ve decided season six will be our 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. We could never have dreamed that our fans would grow to love and care about these characters in the ways that you have. schittscreek Credit: CBC “We are all so excited to begin shooting these last fourteen episodes and can’t thank you enough for the overwhelming love and generosity you’ve shown us. We hope you continue to enjoy the rest of our fifth season as we prepare to shoot our sixth!” The announcement comes the morning after the airing of an episode that was particularly meaningful to Dan Levy, in which his character, David, supports his boyfriend, Patrick (Noah Reid), in coming out to his parents. “I think on a personal note it’s the most difficult, and also the most rewarding episode I’ve ever written,” he told EW in an interview done before Thursday’s announcement. “And you don’t get opportunities like this very often in television to tell stories that are so closely tied to your own experience. It certainly took me a long time to write it, but I’m really proud of it. And I hope that we continue to spark conversation in people’s homes.” Related content: