Here's what to expect in Season 5 of Son of a Critch

Finally!  It's official.  Filming is underway in St. John's Newfoundland for the fifth and final season of Son of a Critch, Mark Critch's semi-autobiographical sitcom about coming of age in Newfoundland in the 1980s and 1990s.  The fifth season will consist of 12 episodes. It will air on the CBC and CBC Gem this fall.  On May 4, 2026, the show's co-creator and executive producer Mark Critch posted a video alongside the following statement on social media:

To all of you who’ve been watching along, we’ve officially started filming Season 5 of Son of a Critch. We’re heading back to 1992 – the year I graduated high school –  so you can expect all the awkwardness and growing pains that come with it.

And since it’s the last year of high school, it will also be our final chapter. Growing up is hard to do – but it sure is fun to watch.

We hope you’ll join us this fall as we go back to school one last time on CBC and CBC Gem.

Class dismissed, 

Mark Critch

Here's how the final season of Son of a Critch is described in a media release:

In its final season, Son of a Critch finds Mark in his last year of high school just as Newfoundland’s cod moratorium crisis turns his world upside down. While the adults scramble and the future feels suddenly uncertain, Mark is more determined than ever to chase his dream of becoming an actor—whether anyone’s ready for him to grow up or not. As friendships evolve, first love gets complicated, and the family faces changes they can’t outrun, this season captures the messy, funny, and deeply human moment when everything ends and begins at the same time. After five seasons of growing up together, it’s a heartfelt goodbye to Mark’s childhood—and to the Critch family we won’t soon forget. 

FIFTH SEASON CAST                            

The cast of Son of a Critch consists of Mark Critch as his own father, Mike Sr., with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (The Legend of Zelda, Everything's Going to Be Great) as young Mark.  Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Entourage) as Patrick Critch, Mark's grandfather, "Pop."  Claire Rankin (Stargate Atlantis) portrays his mother, Mary Critch, while Colton Gobbo (Ginny and Georgia) plays his older brother, Mike Jr.  Mark Ezekiel Rivera is his best friend Ritche, and Sophia Powers is his girlfriend Fox.  Secondary cast members returning for the final season include Richard Clarkin (Memory of a Killer) as Dick, Nicole Underhay (Hudson &Rex as Fox's mom Suzanne, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll (Doc) as Father Garcia and North McLellan (Stays) as Sister Rose.  Guest stars are Shawn Doyle (Star Trek: Discovery) as Kevin Lewis, Mark former theatre instructor, Susan Kent (The Snake) as Linda Lahey and Rick Mercer as radio station owner Mr. Bartlett.

It sounds like the fifth season of Son of a Critch well be worth the wait.  By the way seasons 1-4 are available to stream now on CBC Gem.  American viewers can stream the show on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

- Joanne