Second season of Letterkenny to be shot in Sudbury

CraveTV, together with The Comedy Network, has ordered a second season of Letterkenny, CraveTV's first ever original series, which debuted Feb. 7.

CraveTV, together with The Comedy Network, has ordered a second season of Letterkenny, CraveTV's first ever original series, which debuted Feb. 7.



Produced by New Metric Media in partnership with DHX Media in association with Bell Media, a second season of the comedy series is set to shoot this spring in Sudbury.



CraveTV revealed that Letterkenny had the biggest debut of any series on CraveTV since the premium TV streaming service launched in 2014, with more CraveTV users watching Letterkenny than any other series or title on CraveTV.



Letterkenny is based on the Internet sensation Letterkenny Problems, a series of shorts which have raked in more than 14 million views. Created by Jared Keeso of Bravo's hit Canadian Screen Award-nominated original drama 19-2, Letterkenny is executive produced, directed, and co-written by Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky), who returns for Season 2.



"As CraveTV's first original series, Letterkenny is already a point of pride, its success and resonance with viewers is just the icing on the Super Soft Birthday cake," said Mike Cosentino, senior vice-president, programming, CTV Networks and CraveTV.



"A big congrats to Jared, the cast, crew, and our partners at New Metric Media. We look forward to working with you on another season of small-town shenanigans."



All six episodes of Season 1 of Letterkenny debuted on CraveTV Super Bowl Sunday where the series became an instant hit. It finished the day #1 amongst all titles with more views per episode than any other series.



The series has been #1 ever since, making Letterkenny the most successful title to ever launch on CraveTV. To date, already nearly one in three CraveTV users have watched Letterkenny.