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Mark Critch Announces Final “Son of a Critch” Season.

5/4/2026

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Mark Critch announced that Season 5 of Son of a Critch will be the series’ final season.
Production on the 12-episode season began in spring and will continue through June 18.
The season is set in 1992, depicting Mark’s last high-school year amid Newfoundland’s cod-moratorium crisis.
The series will debut on CBC/CBC Gem in Canada and on The CW/Netflix in the U.S., starring Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Malcolm McDowell and guest Shawn Doyle.

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Mark Critch announced that Season 5 of Son of a Critch will be the series’ final season.
Production on the 12-episode season began in spring and will continue through June 18.
The season is set in 1992, depicting Mark’s last high-school year amid Newfoundland’s cod-moratorium crisis.
The series will debut on CBC/CBC Gem in Canada and on The CW/Netflix in the U.S., starring Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Malcolm McDowell and guest Shawn Doyle.