Over the course of its five-season run, “Schitt’s Creek” grew from a quiet sitcom with a sizable following to a full-blown cultural phenomenon.
It’s become impossible to remember life before Annie Murphy first uttered the words “Ew, David” and hardly a day goes by that I don’t see a gif of Dan Levy looking absolutely disgusted as David.
While the series will no doubt hold up as a heartwarming and hilarious rewatch until the end of time, the door has (mostly) closed on the Rose family hijinks, leaving audiences to wonder: what comes next for writer, co-creator, and star Dan Levy?The answer is, unsurprisingly, a lot.
Given the massive success of “Schitt’s Creek” — which includes setting the Emmy record for most wins in a single season for a comedy series — the rush to produce Levy’s next project was very real.
He was courted and eventually signed a TV and movie deal with Netflix.
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