New Canadian TV comedy from ‘Letterkenny’ co-creator centres on family that wrangles bears

Toronto Star · Debra Yeo · 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC

Jonathan Torrens and Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, who play siblings on 'I Kill the Bear,' talk about the show's pleasures.

With the television shows “Letterkenny” and “Shoresy,” Jared Keeso cemented his position as one of Canada’s most reliable comedy creators. With his newest series, “I Kill the Bear,” Keeso has gone a step further, according to actor, writer and director Jonathan Torrens.

“I feel like this show really announces his arrival as an auteur,” Torrens, a frequent Keeso collaborator, told the Star in a Zoom interview. “‘Letterkenny’ was a love letter to his town and ‘Shoresy’ was a love letter to hockey. This is like, ‘Here I am to stay.’”

What is “this” exactly?

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