Letterkenny is heading to the schoolyard for an animated spinoff series.

Bell Media announced Thursday that the hit Crave comedy about life in a small Ontario town is getting a companion show: Littlekenny.

The new series, created, written and directed by Jared Keeso, features the voices of Keeso, Nathan Dales and K. Trevor Wilson as pint-sized versions of their Letterkenny characters Wayne, Daryl and Dan. It’s an origin story about how the “hicks” became friends by “standing up for each other in the schoolyard.”

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Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica) voices teacher Ms. Tricia.

“These wee hicks may seem adorable but, as with their original incarnations, their quick wit packs a Texas-sized punch,” the news release says.

All six episodes debut June 28 in time for Canada Day long weekend, as well as at SnackableTV and CTV.ca.

Its big brother series, meanwhile, will be running Canada Day weekend marathons on Crave, with Season 5 beginning June 30 at 9 p.m. and Season 6 July 1 at 9 p.m., as well as a five-episode Best of Letterkenny marathon June 29 at midnight on Much.

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Season 7 of the irreverent comedy debuts on Crave Oct. 11 with production beginning on Season 8 this summer.