Eugene Levy on the Possibility of More 'Schitt's Creek'

Since Schitt's Creek came to an end in 2020, fans and stars of the Emmy Award-winning show have been waiting for a reunion. Well bébés, Eugene Levy, who co-created the sitcom with his son Dan Levy, isn't ruling out the possibility of more Schitt's Creek down the road.

"[We] never say never when it comes to any kind of future Schitt's Creek products," Eugene told Parade in an exclusive interview. "But bottom line, as [son] Daniel has said, we've got to, you know, you have to start with an idea that's as good or better than where we left the show. And when that actually happens, that's probably something that would be addressed and acted on."

He added, "It may happen down the line. It's just what and where is that idea?"

The town of Schitt's Creek is a far cry from the places Eugene has been traveling to in Apple TV+'s The Reluctant Traveler. The documentary series returned for its second season on March 8, and this time around, the Emmy winner embarked on a grand tour of Europe.

Continue reading to find out what Eugene Levy had to say about being a "semi-reluctant" traveler these days, plus his family and Stanley Tucci in Parade's exclusive interview with The Reluctant Traveler star and executive producer David Brindley.

After two seasons, do you still see yourself as a reluctant traveler or have you finally caught the travel itch?

Levy: No, I'm more a semi-reluctant traveler and I would now go smaller on the reluctant. I'm loving what the show's doing for me, and I'm having a ball doing the show. I still don't have a great sense of curiosity and a very low sense of adventure, so those things are—I just have a feeling are always gonna be kind of pulling me down a little bit because it's just in my DNA. But, I'm loving the traveling and I'm loving the places we're going, so I'm having a ball.

Brindley: The bit you still don't love is the airports, which is why at the very start of this series, we have a section where you see Eugene in the airport.

Levy: Oh yeah. For sure. It's the getting there that is, if I could avoid it, I would avoid it.

David, if [Eugene] catches the itch, eventually are you going to have to rename the show?

Brindley: [Laughs] That's a good question. Maybe we'll have to insert semi-reluctant or something like that before it. We'll have to see how far we get.

Levy: Yeah. I mean, bottom line is if nobody was pushing me to get out and do it, I probably wouldn't be doing it. But I'm glad that I am doing it.

Brindley: Yeah, and you're more open to those experiences this season, I think than ever before.

Season 1, you said, broadened your outlook "to a degree." What did your European adventure do for you?

Levy: It certainly showed me there's another side of Europe. Because it wasn't the Europe that one might expect. We were going more off the beaten path, and visiting more of the back country. That was ultimately a very positive experience because you're meeting the people that are responsible for basically growing the food, herding the sheep. Those are the people that are doing it and making it happen and that's more or less where we were for the most part.

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Did you feel more comfortable this time around hosting and being yourself in front of the camera?

Levy: I'm getting very comfortable in front of the camera. I'm at a point now where I don't really have to think about it. It was an issue in the beginning of the first season for me. I kind of got into [the] swing of things. Didn't take that long, but it was still, "Is this good? How are people enjoying it? What?" And now I think it's just being me. So I'm really having a great time with the people that I'm meeting and chit-chatting with.

I love how refreshingly honest you are. I think back to the oyster scene when you spat it out. I was like "Thank God that didn't happen in front of [Dame] Joan Collins"...

Levy: I apologize for that. Listen, she may have done that herself to be honest. I don't know. Maybe she was not an oyster person. There was a lot of food in that little lunch that she said she didn't really care for.... Shrimp she wouldn't eat. Bottom feeders.

Brindley: Any raw fish. I love as well how that was just a reflex. There was no thought in what happened once you put that oyster in the mouth. There was no choice other than for it to be refreshingly honest.

Levy: No, I tried it. I didn't like it.

I remember my first and last oyster. I held it in my mouth for a little bit...

Levy: They're very unpleasant things, those oysters.

Brindley: Your oyster didn't get that far actually. Straight back out [laughs].

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Have either of your paths crossed with Stanley Tucci since the show premiered last February? Is he a fan of the show?

Levy: I have no idea, but I'm a fan of Stanley Tucci. I always have been. I love the guy. He's a great actor. He's a great director. And I like his show. And I like watching him. I never feel we're in competition with him. Maybe we are, but we're not unless we're on at the same time?

Brindley: No. I think the beauty of these shows, they're bespoke to each host, right? So Stanley does his thing, you very much do your thing. And you're not trying to compete at all. But, yeah, we love his show. We haven't come across him on our travels. Maybe it'll happen at some point and there will be a crossover between the two.

Levy: I've never met the man. I would love to meet him.

On Schitt's Creek you worked with two of your kids, but here you're flying solo... Do you wish you could share these experiences with your family?

Levy: It's always nice to have a family member there. There's some locations my wife Deb joined us on and it's so much nicer having her there, for a number of reasons. She's incredibly funny and she doesn't let you get too uppity in yourself. My daughter Sarah joined us on a few locations last year, not this year because she had a baby... And it's great to have them around. You feel like you're carrying part of home with you when you're away. It would be nice if they could make every trip. They keep me in line.

With you being a seasoned traveler now, do they come to you for travel tips or advice, recommendations?

Levy: They know enough not to come to me for any travel advice or recommendations. It's really funny because they have a way of just kind of putting me in my place in a way—like I get enough attention in my work, so when we're just at home or when we're traveling, they're pretty much calling the shots and I'm the guy that just goes where I'm supposed to go. But it's always fun having them there. I'd love to have my son [Dan] traveling with us as well, but he's just, you know, right now too damn busy.

Have any of your experiences on The Reluctant Traveler given you inspiration for a new scripted show?

Levy: You know, leading 600 sheep down a street in Germany... There could be something there with kind of the shepherd of the 21st century.

Brindley: The inexperienced shepherd coming your way [laughs].

Levy: How many ways can we cook haggis? It could be that. I don't know, but right now I'm just loving the fact there is no script and there are no lines to learn.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

The first two episodes of Season 2 of The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy premiered March 8. One additional episode will drop weekly until the finale on April 12.

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