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Starring series creator Jared Keeso (“Shoresy”), the 12th and final season of “Letterkenny” premieres Tuesday, Dec. 26, on Hulu.
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Nathan Dales and Michelle Mylett in “Letterkenny”
Cover Story ‘Gettin’ at ‘er’ one last time: ‘Letterkenny’ gifts fans final season By Dana Simpson After nearly eight years, 12 seasons, 75 episodes and eight specials, Canadian premium network Crave’s first-ever original series is calling it quits, bud. “Letterkenny,” created by the series’ leading star, Jared Keeso (“Elysium,” 2013), has made the tough decision to pack up the Puppers following its 12th season, thus passing the torch to its hockey-driven spinoff series, Shoresy (also available on Hulu). Don’t miss the dry double talk, loaded innuendo and smalltown Canadian drama when “Letterkenny” premieres its final season Tuesday, Dec. 26, on Hulu. Keeso’s award-winning series was inspired by his own life growing up in the small town of Listowel, Ontario, and emerged from his own Twitter (now X) feed, titled “Listowel Problems.” In a 2016 interview, the creator and actor told the Toronto Star, “What we do on ‘Let-
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terkenny’ is we just take the portrait of small-town life and exaggerate and embellish the [expletive] out of it.” The fictional town of Letterkenny, whose inhabitants “belong to one of three groups: the hicks, the skids and the hockey players” (per Hulu), has become a staple TV visit for many households — even the country town of Listowel has seen a bit of tourism since the show began in 2016. Now adorned with 12 Canadian Screen Awards, “Letterkenny” prepares to take its final bow and leave the laughs up to its spinoff, “Shoresy,” which also stars Keeso. Joining Keeso, who returns to his role as Wayne (and possibly in another cameo as Shoresy if fans are lucky), are fellow regulars Michelle Mylett (“El Camino Christmas,” 2017) as Katy, Nathan Dales (“Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City,” 2021) as Daryl and K. Trevor Wilson (“Mr. Viral,” 2012) as
Dan. Also likely to return (but still unconfirmed as of writing) are Andrew Herr (“Upload”) as Jonesy, Evan Stern (“The Void,” 2016) as Roald, Dylan Playfair (“Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story,” 2013) as Reilly and Tyler Johnston (“The Odds,” 2011) as Stewart. But as this is the series finale, it’s hard to say which characters will return to bid farewell to viewers. While “Letterkenny” typically takes a quick-witted approach to slow-paced life events, it seems the writers have a lot cooked up for the final season. According to the official Hulu news release, there will be lots of laughs in order as the local nightlife kicks into high gear. “In Season 12, the small town contends with a comedy night at Modean’s, a country music hit, the Degens’ bad influence, a new nightclub, and an encore at the Ag Hall,” the writeup reads. “And that’s just for starters.”
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The final season of “Letterkenny” is, as usual, headed up by Keeso and his creative partner, Jacob Tierney (“Laurence Anyways,” 2012), who also works on “Shorsey” both behind the scenes and on-screen (he stars as the show’s more uppity recurring character, Glen, a character he has played in 42 episodes of the pair’s flagship series, as of writing). As for the decision to end the show after more than 80 installments, Keeso says, “I think we’ve done everything that we can do on that show.” “I’m always looking for something new and exciting to do with the characters, a new opportunity to develop them, to help the audience understand them just a little bit better,” Keeso added in the Crave news release. “It gets tough around the 50 mark, and it gets really tough around the 70 mark. I guess I decided at the 80 mark that that was it.”
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