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Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:Infobox television Letterkenny is a Canadian sitcom created by Jared Keeso and directed by Jacob Tierney, with both being its developers and primary writers. It premiered via Crave on February 7, 2016, and concluded on December 25, 2023. The series follows the adventures of people residing in the fictional rural Ontario community of Letterkenny and stars Keeso, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett, and K. Trevor Wilson.

Adapted from a YouTube series called Letterkenny Problems, the show was commissioned by Crave in March 2015. It is distributed by Hulu in the United States, with the first two seasons debuting in July 2018.[1] Subsequent seasons were added on December 27, 2018.[2] Hulu acquired exclusive U.S. streaming rights in May 2019.[3] The 12th and final season was released on December 25, 2023.

The show has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series.[4] A spin-off series created by and starring Keeso, Shoresy, debuted via Crave in 2022.[5]

Overview

Letterkenny revolves around the titular rural Ontario community, which took its name from Letterkenny in Ireland and is populated mostly by the descendants of Irish immigrants who escaped the Great Famine.Vorlage:Efn The majority of episodes open with text stating: "There are 5000 people in Letterkenny. These are their problems." The series focuses on siblings Wayne and Katy, who run a small farm and produce stand with help from Wayne's friends Daryl and Squirrely Dan.

Episodes deal with small-town life amongst different types of people: the farmers ("Hicks"), the out-of-towners who are members of the local ice hockey team, the town's obviously closeted Christian minister, the drug addicts ("Skids"), the nearby First Nation reservation members ("Natives"), the gym goers, the neighboring Mennonites, and the Québécois. Early plots often revolved around Wayne defending his reputation as "the toughest guy in Letterkenny", the town's unsuccessful ice hockey team, the skids' schemes to rip off everyone else, and Wayne's dating life after dumping his high school sweetheart who cheated on him.

The show has attracted attention for subverting the common media trope of small-town residents being portrayed as narrow-minded and unintelligent; this is most commonly exemplified by the running joke that almost all characters express sophisticated and informed views on social issues and can produce a constant flow of one-liners, puns, comebacks, and wordplay when in conversation with each other.

Cast and characters

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Production

The series is filmed in Sudbury.[6] Letterkenny is the first original series commissioned by Crave,[7] and premiered on that platform on February 7, 2016.[8] The town of Letterkenny portrayed in the series is fictional and is not based on the real Letterkenny, Ontario,[9] and is instead loosely based on Keeso's hometown of Listowel, Ontario.[10]

The show has its roots in Letterkenny Problems, a short-form web series created by Keeso and released on YouTube in 2013.[11] The original Letterkenny Problems consisted almost entirely of Keeso and Dales trading off comedic one-liners while simply standing in various locations, a theme that would later resurface as the intro to some Letterkenny episodes.[12] Letterkenny Problems garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Fiction Program or Series Created for Digital Media at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.[7]

Tierney and Michael Dowse are also involved in the production of the series.[10] Tierney additionally has a supporting role as Pastor Glen in the series, whose cast also includes Michelle Mylett, Dylan Playfair, Andrew Herr, Tyler Johnston, Lisa Codrington, Kaniehtiio Horn, and K. Trevor Wilson.[13]

In March 2016, Letterkenny was renewed for a second season.[14] In August, just weeks after production wrapped on Season 2, CraveTV announced that they had ordered a third season.[15] A 2017 St. Patrick's Day special episode, "St. Perfect's Day", was released.[16] The third season was released on July 1, 2017 (Canada Day).[17][18] In October 2017, a Halloween episode was released,[19] and it was announced that the series had a new media partner which agreed to a production commitment for 40 new episodes, a 26-city Letterkenny Live! tour beginning in February 2018, and Letterkenny merchandise.[20] The fourth season was released in December 2017.[21] The fifth season was released in June 2018.[22]

The Letterkenny Christmas special was released in November 2018, followed by sixth season in December. The Valentine's Day special episode was released in February 2019, followed by the seventh season in October 2019. The eighth season was released in December 2019, and the ninth season was released in December 2020.[23][24] In September 2020, seasons 10 and 11 were confirmed, with filming planned to begin in August 2020 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] In June 2021, production began on seasons 10 and 11 and it was also announced that Shoresy, the hockey player voiced by Keeso but whose face was never shown in Letterkenny, would be the focus of the spin-off series Shoresy.[26][27]

Letterkenny released its 12th and final season on December 25, 2023.[28] That same month, Crave announced a content deal with Keeso and New Metric Media for at least 49 episodes of Shoresy and other potential Letterkenny spinoffs to be announced.[29]

Episodes

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Season 1 (2016)

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Season 2 (2016)

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St. Patrick's Day special (2017)

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Season 3 (2017)

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Halloween special (2017)

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Season 4 (2017)

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Easter special (2018)

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Season 5 (2018)

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Christmas special (2018)

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Season 6 (2018)

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Valentine's Day special (2019)

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Season 7 (2019)

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Season 8 (2019)

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Season 9 (2020)

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Season 10 (2021)

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International Women's Day special (2022)

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Season 11 (2022)

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Victoria Day special (2023)

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Season 12 (2023)

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Spin-offs

Littlekenny

Littlekenny, a six-episode animated spin-off serving as an origin story focusing on the main characters as children, premiered on June 28, 2019.[30] Episodes more closely follow the original Letterkenny Problems format than the extended universe of Letterkenny.[31]

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Shoresy

In June 2021, Bell Media announced the Letterkenny spin-off Shoresy, based on the eponymous character played by Keeso. The series was written by Keeso and directed by Tierney.[27] It premiered on Crave on May 13, 2022.[32]

Home media

The series has been released on DVD in Canada by Elevation Pictures and in the United States by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Title Episodes Region 1 (Canada) Region 1 (United States) Discs Bonus Features
Season 1 6 Vorlage:Start date[33] Vorlage:N/a 1
Season 2 7 Vorlage:Start date[34] Vorlage:N/a 1 Bonus Episode: "St. Perfect's Day"
Seasons 1 & 2 13 Vorlage:N/a Vorlage:Start date[35] 2 Bonus Episode: "St. Perfect's Day"
Season 3 6 Vorlage:Start date[36] Vorlage:N/a 1
Season 4 7 Vorlage:Start date[37] Vorlage:N/a 1 Bonus Episode: "The Haunting of MoDean's II"
Seasons 3 & 4 13 Vorlage:N/a Vorlage:Start date[38] 2 Bonus Episode: "The Haunting of MoDean's II"
Season 5 7 Vorlage:Start date[39] Vorlage:N/a 1 Bonus Episode: "Super Hard Easter"
Seasons 1–5 33 Vorlage:Start date[40] Vorlage:N/a 5 Bonus Episodes:
"St. Perfect's Day"
"The Haunting of MoDean's II"
"Super Hard Easter"
Season 6 7 Vorlage:Start date[41] Vorlage:N/a 1 Bonus Episode: "The Three Wise Men"
Seasons 5 & 6 14 Vorlage:N/a Vorlage:Start date[42] 2 Bonus Episodes:
"Super Hard Easter"
"The Three Wise Men"
Season 7 7 Vorlage:Start date[43] Vorlage:N/a 1 Bonus Episode: "Valentimes Day"
Season 8 7 Vorlage:Start date[44] Vorlage:N/a 1
Seasons 1–8 54 Vorlage:Start date[45] Vorlage:N/a 8 Bonus Episodes:
"St. Perfect's Day"
"The Haunting of MoDean's II"
"Super Hard Easter"
"The Three Wise Men"
"Valentimes Day"
Season 9 7 December 14, 2021 1

Reception

Critical reception

John Doyle of The Globe and Mail called the series "refreshing and intoxicating [...] funny, mad, droll, childish, and spiky". Focusing on the show's characteristic use of thick Ontario dialects, he wrote, "Not since Trailer Park Boys launched have we heard the flavourful, salty Canadian vernacular used with such aplomb and abandon. [...] Almost all the conversations are raw comedy and utterly plausible as small-town guy talk, not just in Canada but in villages and parishes wherever the grass grows."[11] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone called the show "marvelously goofy [...] strange, simple, [and] delightful".[46]

The series has also been praised for its complex and fully-rounded depiction of its First Nations characters, which the producers attribute to the show's practice of involving the actors directly in the creation, writing, and costuming of their characters.[47]

Ratings

Crave stated that LetterkennyVorlage:'s debut was the biggest debut of any series on their platform since it launched in 2014, and that (as of March 10, 2016) nearly one third of all its subscribers have watched the series.[14]

Accolades

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Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Vorlage:Abbr
Canadian Comedy Awards 2016 Best TV Show Letterkenny Vorlage:Nom [48]
Canadian Screen Awards 2014 Best Original Fiction Program or Series Created for Digital Media Letterkenny Problems Vorlage:Nom [7]
2017 Best Comedy Series Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney Vorlage:Won [49]
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Jacob Tierney ("Super Soft Birthday") Vorlage:Won
Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series Jacob Tierney and Jared Keeso ("Super Soft Birthday") Vorlage:Won
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role Jared Keeso Vorlage:Nom
Best Achievement in Casting Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay ("Rave") Vorlage:Nom
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series Nathan Dales Vorlage:Nom
Best Picture Editing in a Comedy Program or Series Erin Deck ("Super Soft Birthday") Vorlage:Nom
Duncan Christie ("Ain't No Reason To Get Excited") Vorlage:Nom
2018 Best Comedy Series Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney Vorlage:Nom [50]
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Jacob Tierney ("The Election") Vorlage:Won
Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series Jacob Tierney and Jared Keeso ("Relationships") Vorlage:Won
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role Jared Keeso Vorlage:Nom
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series K. Trevor Wilson Vorlage:Nom
Best Photography in a Comedic Series Jim Westenbrink ("Relationships") Vorlage:Nom
Best Picture Editing in a Comedic Series Christopher Minns ("The Election") Vorlage:Nom
Best Sound in a Fiction Series Rick Penn, Jamie Sulek, Devin Doucette, Kieran Sherry, Rob Ainsley, Clive Turner ("Relationships") Vorlage:Nom
Best Casting Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay Vorlage:Nom
2019 Best Comedy Series Letterkenny Vorlage:Nom [51]
Best Lead Actor, Comedy Jared Keeso Vorlage:Won
Best Writing, Comedy Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney Vorlage:Won
2020 Best Comedy Series Letterkenny Vorlage:Nom
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jared Keeso Vorlage:Nom
Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Michelle Mylett Vorlage:Nom
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Mark Forward Vorlage:Nom
Best Photography in a Comedy Series Jim Westenbrink — "The City" Vorlage:Nom
Best Picture Editing, Comedy Drew MacLeod — "Dyck's Slip Out" Vorlage:Nom
Kyle Martin — "Letterkenny vs. Penny" Vorlage:Nom
Best Stunt Coordination Dan Skene — "In It to Win It" Vorlage:Nom
Best Direction in a Comedy Series Jacob Tierney — "Yew!" Vorlage:Won
Best Writing in a Comedy Series Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney — "Yew!" Vorlage:Won
2021 Best Comedy Series Letterkenny Vorlage:Nom
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jared Keeso Vorlage:Nom
Best Casting in a Television Series Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay Vorlage:Nom
Best Photography in a Comedy Series Jim Westenbrink — "The Rippers" Vorlage:Nom
Best Picture Editing, Comedy Kyle Martin — "Yard Sale Saturday" Vorlage:Nom
Best Stunt Coordination Dan Skene Vorlage:Nom
2022 Best Comedy Series Letterkenny Vorlage:Nom [52]
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jared Keeso Vorlage:Nom
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Lisa Codrington Vorlage:Nom
Kaniehtiio Horn Vorlage:Won
Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series Jim Westenbrink — "Sleepover" Vorlage:Won
Best Editing in a Comedy Program or Series Kyle Martin — "Sleepover" Vorlage:Won
Best Writing in a Comedy Series Jared Keeso, Mark Forward — "Kids with Problems" Vorlage:Nom
WGC Screenwriting Awards 2017 Best Script From a Rookie Series Jared Keeso & Jacob Tierney ("Ain't No Reason to Get Excited") Vorlage:Nom [53]
Best TV Comedy Jared Keeso & Jacob Tierney ("Super Soft Birthday") Vorlage:Won
2018 Best TV Comedy Jared Keeso & Jacob Tierney ("Relationships") Vorlage:Won [54]

Notes

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References

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Portal: Television – Canada

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  15. ↑ Told Ya this Was a Huge Deal Bud. CraveTV Orders a Third Season of LETTERKENNY. In: Bell Media. 8. August 2016, abgerufen am 16. Februar 2019.
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  20. ↑ CraveTV Enters into Comprehensive Multi-Year Partnership with New Metric Media to Build LETTERKENNY Brand Worldwide. In: Bell Media. 23. Oktober 2017, abgerufen am 16. Februar 2019.
  21. ↑ Don't Even Needs to Sugar Coats It, Another Six-Pack of LETTERKENNY to Launch Christmas Day. In: Bell Media. 11. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 16. Februar 2019.
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  23. ↑ Original Entertainment Productions for Bell Media's English-Language Services Announced. Bell Media, 23. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 24. Juni 2020.
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  25. ↑ Heidi Ulrichsen: Letterkenny, Resident Evil reboot on the slate as film productions resume. In: Sudbury.com. 29. September 2020, abgerufen am 17. Juni 2021.
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  27. ↑ a b Victoria Ahearn: 'The Amazing Race Canada,' 'Letterkenny' spinoff join upcoming Bell Media lineup. In: Toronto Star. 10. Juni 2021, abgerufen am 11. Juni 2021.
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  30. ↑ Debra Yeo: Letterkenny gets an animated spinoff: Littlekenny. In: Toronto Star. 20. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 21. Juni 2019.
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