The series was first sold to CBC Television in Canada and secured final funding to start production in its sale to Pop TV in the United States. He further developed the series with his father Eugene, before pitching the series to several Canadian and American networks. The series conception came from Dan Levy, who wondered how wealthy families, as frequently depicted on American reality television, would react if they were to lose all their money.
Now living in a motel, Johnny (Eugene Levy) and Moira ( Catherine O'Hara)-along with their adult children, David (Dan Levy) and Alexis ( Annie Murphy)-must adjust to life without wealth.
After their business manager embezzles the family business, Rose Video, the family loses its fortune and relocates to Schitt's Creek, a small town they once purchased as a joke. Produced by Not a Real Company Productions and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the series follows the formerly wealthy Rose family's trials and tribulations. It consists of 80 episodes spread over six seasons. Schitt's Creek (stylized as Schitt $ Creek) is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, that aired on CBC Television from 2015 to 2020.
