Dan Levy knows there’s no Schitt’s Creek without Catherine O’Hara.
During a recent interview on CBS News Sunday Morning, the Emmy-winning actor, producer and showrunner visited Goodwood — the small town in Ontario, Canada, where Schitt’s Creek was filmed — for the first time since the sitcom wrapped in 2020.
While standing outside the store that was once called Rose Apothecary, the fictional boutique his character David Rose owned, CBS News’ Anthony Mason asked if there was any chance for a sequel series.
“No. Not now,” Levy replied. “You can’t.”
The Big Mistakes co-creator added that at one point, he was “thinking about” a follow-up to Schitt’s Creek. However, that was before O’Hara died on Jan. 30 at age 71 from a pulmonary embolism, with rectal cancer as the underlying cause.
The actress played David’s mom and eccentric soap opera star, Moira Rose, on the show for six seasons.
“It’s tough. It’s tough being back. I didn’t think that I’d have quite an emotional reaction,” Levy told Mason as he struggled to hold back tears. He added that he was thinking about “a lot of memories … a lot of memories with Catherine. It’s what you have to hold onto is the memories of it all.”
“And an incredible clip reel,” Mason quipped in response, to which Levy echoed of O’Hara, “An incredible clip reel. Listen, for someone who was not on the internet, she knew how to meme.”
Schitt’s Creek, created by Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, won nine Emmys throughout its run. It followed Johnny Rose (Eugene) and his family, as they went from extremely wealthy to broke overnight after being a victim of fraud. That’s when they relocate to an unsophisticated town called Schitt’s Creek, as it’s the only asset left to them, and undoubtedly culture shock ensues.
Following O’Hara’s death, Levy shared in a tribute at the time, “What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years.”
“Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family. It’s hard to imagine a world without her in it. I will cherish every funny memory I was fortunate enough to make with her,” he continued. “My heart goes out to Bo, Matthew, Luke and every member of her big, beautiful family.”
