Dan Levy reveals status of 'Schitt's Creek' sequel
· Toronto Sun
Dan Levy has revealed there won’t be a sequel to Schitt’s Creek following Catherine O’Hara’s death earlier this year.
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During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Anthony Mason to promote his new Netflix series Big Mistake , Levy visited some of the locations that featured in the Emmy-winning comedy, which was shot north of Toronto.
As he entered the Rose Apothecary in Goodwood, Ont., Levy said he hadn’t been back to the small hamlet since Schitt’s Creek wrapped filming on its sixth and final season in 2019.
“It’s tough, it’s tough being back,” he said. “I didn’t think that I’d have quite an emotional reaction.”
At one point in the conversation, Levy said he had been “thinking about” some kind of sequel or follow-up to Schitt’s Creek , but he added that those plans will not move forward. “Not now. You can’t,” Levy said as he considered the prospect of continuing the story of the Rose family without O’Hara.
Levy was emotional as he was back in the town shooting the show that turned him into a global star.
“Just a lot of memories. A lot of memories with with Catherine,” he shared. “It’s what you have to hold onto, the memories of it all.”
“I didn’t think that I’d have quite an emotional reaction”: “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator Dan Levy returns to Goodwood, Ontario, the town where the hit show was filmed — and dismisses the idea of a sequel without his late co-star, Catherine O’Hara, who died in January.… pic.twitter.com/M7zXIpOBgl
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Speaking to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon last month, Levy called O’Hara’s death “a collective loss.”
“She was the greatest. She’s irreplaceable. I think the great comfort for me has just been to see how loved she was. The outpouring — everyone felt like they kind of knew her,” he said.
Levy had known O’Hara since he was a child as she and his dad, comedian Eugene Levy, worked alongside one another at Toronto’s Second City in the 1970s.
Following her death in January, Levy said O’Hara was part of his “extended family.”
“What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years,” he shared in an Instagram post. “Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family. It’s hard to imagine a world without her in it. I will cherish every funny memory I was fortunate enough to make with her.”
‘We succeeded when this show was a hit in Canada’
When Schitt’s Creek , which Levy co-created with his dad and co-star Eugene, premiered in January 2015, it was a hit for CBC . But it gained international acclaim after it was picked up on Pop TV in the U.S. The momentum continued thanks to Netflix, which added the sitcom’s earlier seasons to its library.
The ensemble comedy that starred the Levys, O’Hara, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire and Chris Elliott, followed the wealthy Rose family who, suddenly stripped of all their money, find themselves penniless living in a small town they had purchased as a lark many years ago.
Accolades followed, including Emmys and a closetful of Canadian Screen Awards.
Levy said he came up with the storyline after his stint hosting a popular after-show for The Hills came to an end. But what started out as a comedy, with some mild social commentary, grew into something bigger.
His character David’s sexuality and his subsequent engagement to Patrick (played by Noah Reid) helped the show shine a light on inclusivity.
“I think when the political climate shifted in America and you saw some of those ripple effects in Canada, that’s when I think people really found the show and were watching it for more than just its comedy,” he told Postmedia in a 2020 interview . “They watched it for the philosophy that we should be kinder to one another and cheer for each other in ways that we hadn’t necessarily been doing.”
But even though it became a hit globally, Levy said that he considered the series a success when it became a hit in Canada.
“I don’t think it’s necessarily a good thing to look to America as an example as having succeeded because, to me, we succeeded when this show was a hit in Canada and this show was a hit in Canada long before it was a hit in the States,” he said.
Levy also spoke about his reasoning for ending the series, saying he wanted Schitt’s Creek to go out on a high note.
“All the shows I return to, and all the shows that I loved, stayed strong from beginning to end,” he said.
As for returning to the world of the Roses later on, Levy said at the time that he wasn’t slamming the door.
“I think if there’s an idea that crosses my mind and it’s deserving of our cast and crew’s time and attention, then absolutely I’ll try and figure that out,” he said. “I hope some time down the line something comes to me that feels good and feels exciting.”