TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make a stop in Dog River when Corner Gas Animated returns to The Comedy Network this spring for its second season.
The PM’s cameo appearance in the upcoming season continues a long-running tradition for the franchise which has seen Corner Gas welcoming every sitting Prime Minister to Dog River since the the Canadian comedy’s inception in 2004.
Corner Gas Animated returns with 11 new episodes that will also include cameos by Chris Hadfield, Epic Mealtime’s Harley Morenstein, and a special guest star appearance by Michael J. Fox. In addition, Russell Peters will play both a forest ranger and a bear in the same episode, and Jann Arden returns to the franchise for a second time, guest starring as a university representative who finds herself in Dog River to personally deliver a Doctorate of Philosophy to one of the residents.
The first season of Corner Gas Animated, which debuted in April 2018, was the most-watched series of the broadcast year on Comedy among total viewers and all key demos (A18-34, A18-49, and A25-54).
That season, plus the 107 episodes of the six-season original series and the feature film, are streaming now on Crave. The live action series is also available on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., UK, and in more than 60 international territories.
