Last year it was announced that the CW Network had partnered with CBC and Lionsgate Television for the original comedy series Son Of A Critch from acclaimed comedian, actor and writer Mark Critch. From Andrew Barnsley, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning executive producer of Schitt’s Creek, and Tim McAuliffe, writer of The Office and Last Man On Earth, and starring Golden Globe nominee Malcolm McDowell, the 13-episode first season of Son Of A Critch premiered on The CW in July 2023.

As based on an award-winning, bestselling memoir from Mark Critch, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Son Of A Critch is the hilarious and very real story of a young Mark coming of age in the 1980s. The series is a heartfelt window in the life of a child — who is much older on the inside — using comedy and self-deprecation to win friends and connect with the small collection of people in his limited world. The comedy stars Mark Critch as his father, Mike, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Pinocchio) as young Mark. Claire Rankin (Molly’s Game) stars as Mark’s mother, Mary, alongside newcomers Sophia Powers and Mark Rivera, who play classmates of young Mark. Colton Gobbo (Ginny & Georgia) plays Mark’s older brother, Mike Jr., and Golden Globe…