Dan Levy, the co-creator and star best known for Schitt’s Creek, returns to television with Big Mistakes, a darkly comic crime series that lands on Netflix on April 9, 2026, with all episodes released at once. The show — created by Levy in collaboration with I Love LA star Rachel Sennott — follows two wildly different siblings who become ensnared in a criminal underworld, a tonal shift from Levy’s prior sitcom work.
Levy plays Nicky, a closeted pastor whose rigid exterior conceals mounting personal turmoil. His sister, Morgan, is played by Taylor Ortega and is described as Nicky’s polar opposite; together the pair are drawn into a crime ring that upends their already fraught family life. The siblings’ mother is portrayed by Laurie Metcalf, a casting choice Levy has long coveted: “It’s been my life’s mission to get to call Laurie Metcalf ‘mother,’” he said, underscoring the series’ blend of intimate family dynamics and broader genre stakes.
Sennott, whose profile has risen in recent years, is a creative partner on the series; she co-created Big Mistakes with Levy and brings a darker comedic sensibility that helps steer the project into grimmer, more improvisational territory than Levy’s previous work. Levy also serves as showrunner and an executive producer, signaling a hands-on creative role across writing and production as he trades the sitcom family for stories rooted in the criminal world.
Netflix’s decision to drop the full season on a single date follows the platform’s established release model and gives viewers immediate access to the arc of the siblings’ descent. The April 9 premiere places Big Mistakes among several high-profile spring releases, and the combination of Levy’s star power, Sennott’s contemporary comedy voice, and Metcalf’s seasoned dramatic chops has already generated industry buzz.
Big Mistakes represents a deliberate tonal pivot for Levy, who helped make Schitt’s Creek a cultural touchstone for its warm, character-driven humor. With this new series he appears intent on testing the limits of that sensibility by embedding familial conflict inside a darker narrative framework — crime, secrecy and moral compromise — while retaining a comic throughline.
As viewers prepare for the April 9 drop, attention will focus on how Levy and his collaborators balance sharp comedic writing with the show’s criminal elements, and how Metcalf’s role as mother anchors the family at the story’s center.