The sixth and final season of Schitt's Creek, a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and father Eugene Levy premiered on January 7, 2020, and concluded on April 7, 2020, on CBC Television, and was followed by a one-hour behind-the-scenes retrospective documentary titled Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell. The season aired 14 episodes and saw the final appearances of the Rose Family, consisting of characters Johnny Rose, Moira Rose, David Rose, and Alexis Rose.
Dan Levy initially envisioned the series ending with season five, but agreed to a sixth season after receiving a two-year renewal following the show's fourth season.
Cast and characters
Main Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose Dan Levy as David Rose Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose Jennifer Robertson as Jocelyn Schitt Emily Hampshire as Stevie Budd Sarah Levy as Twyla Sands Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer Chris Elliott as Roland Schitt
Starring Dustin Milligan as Ted Mullens John Hemphill as Bob Currie Karen Robinson as Ronnie Lee
Recurring Rizwan Manji as Ray Butani Marilyn Bellfontaine as Gwen Currie Steve Lund as Jake
Guest Richard Waugh as Herb Ertlinger Elizabeth McEachern as Robin Victor Garber as Clifton Sparks Saul Rubinek as Tippy Bernstein Henry Czerny as Artie Kim Roberts as Marnie Deborah Tennant as Marcy Brewer Ted Whittall as Clint Brewer
Episodes Special (2020)
Reception and release Awards and nominations
The show received 15 Emmy nominations for its sixth and final season, setting a record for most Emmy nominations for a comedy series's final season. For its portrayal of LGBTQ+ people, the series received three nominations for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning twice. +A brief list of awards Schitt's Creek received and/or were nominated for Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref 2021 ACTRA Award in Toronto Members' Choice Series Ensemble Schitt's Creek 2021 American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards Best Edited Comedy Series for Commercial Television Trevor Ambrose (for "Happy Ending") 2021 Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards Best Comedy Series Schitt's Creek Best Actor in a Series Daniel Levy Best Actress in a Series Catherine O'Hara
Release The first five seasons of the series maintained staggered premieres, with new episodes debuting in Canada before being broadcast in the United States. This changed for this season, with new episodes being broadcast simultaneously in Canada and the United States. The series finale aired on April 7, 2020, at 8:00 pm ET; it was followed by a one-hour behind-the-scenes retrospective documentary titled Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell. In the United States, the series finale was Schitt's Creek's highest-rated episode ever and simulcast on Logo TV and Comedy Central, which had recently become sibling networks to Pop TV through the ViacomCBS merger.
Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the final season has an approval rating of 100% based on 43 reviews with an average rating of 9/10. The website's critics' consensus reads: "Witty, warm, and with just the right blend of wisdom and wisecracks, Schitt's Creeks final season is the perfect farewell to the Roses and the town that changed their lives." On Metacritic, the final season has a score of 95 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Bridget Read of Vogue wrote that while the series "started off with typical fish out of water scenarios," it has "fully come into its own, with a whole cast of Twin Peaks-meets-Christopher-Guest-universe characters that are as equally endearing".
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