Season 1 (Shoresy)

**Season 1** of *Shoresy* premiered on May 13, 2022 on Crave in Canada and May 27, 2023 on Hulu in the United States.

## Plot

Season 1 introduces Shoresy with a new team in a new environment: the Sudbury Bulldogs, who play in the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (NOSHO). General Manager Nat, facing a losing team and empty arena, plans to fold the team until Shoresy makes a bold promise: if she does not, the Bulldogs will "never lose again."

## Episodes

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## Production

Bell Media weighed possible *Letterkenny* spinoffs based on various characters, ultimately selecting Shoresy given the popularity of the character's merchandise and his limited backstory, which left room for creative expansion. Bell Media announced the new series on June 10, 2021. It would be created by, written by, and starring Jared Keeso, directed by Jacob Tierney, and produced by New Metric Media in partnership with WildBrain and Play Fun Games.

## Casting

The plan from the start was for Keeso to play Shoresy, although it was unclear at the beginning whether his face would be shown, or kept obscured as on *letterkenny*.

Among the first cast was Jon Mirasty, a former hockey player born and raised in Flying Dust First Nation. On November 18, additional cast members were announced:

* Tasya Teles as Nat
* Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat as Sanguinet
* Blaire Lamora as Ziigwan
* Keilani Rose as Miigwan
* Jonathan-Ismael Diaby as Dolo
* Terry Ryan as Ted "Hitch" Hitchcock
* Ryan McDonell as Michaels
* Max Bouffard as JJ Frankie JJ
* Andrew "The Canon" Antsanen as Brant "Goody" Goodleaf
* Jon "Nasty" Mirasty, Brandon Nolan, and Jordan Nolan as Jim, Jim, and Jim
* Keegan Long as Liam
* Bourke Cazabon as Cory

Kim Cloutier and Bouffard reprise their roles from *Letterkenny*, as Anik Archambault and JJ Frankie JJ respectively. Ryan, who appeared as "Teddy" in the Season 8 episode "Miss Fire," also returns as Ted "Hitch" Hitchcock. Other guest stars in the debut season would include Laurence Leboeuf (as herself), Scott Thompson (Shoresy's foster father), Jonathan Torrens (as Remy Nadeau), Jacob Tierney (as Benoit "Benny" Brodeur) Camille Sullivan, Eliana Jones (as Mercedes), and Michala Brassuer, as well as appearances by Lysandre Nadeau, Tessa Bonhomme, and Jay Onrait as themselves.

## Promotion

The show was initially announced June 10, 2021, described only as "Shoresy joins a senior triple hockey AAA team in Northern Ontario on a quest to never lose again."

On February 13, 2022, a trailer video was released to social media featuring shots of the team, including Jared Keeso as #69 Shore—face fully visible (and missing a tooth).

On April 19, 2022, in the Crave and Hulu release date announcement, a teaser trailer was provided featuring a dressing room verbal exchange between Shoresy, from a toilet stall, and Michaels.

A third trailer was released on May 6, 2022 with Shoresy meeting with a reporter, then visiting the Jims at the jail.

Hulu released its own trailer on May 18, 2022 in advance of the May 23 release on that platform.

### Promotional Images

1. ↑ Knopp, Elliott. "Flying Dust First Nation man to appear on Letterkenny spin-off," *Meadowlake Now*, November 2, 2021