‘Corner Gas’ The Animated Series in the Works

“Corner Gas,” the Canadian sitcom smash is being rebooted as an animated series.

The award-winning show was the #1 sitcom in Canada throughout its entire six-season run, which ended in 2009. The cast reunited for “Corner Gas : The Movie,” which was released in 2014.

Pre-production on the animated version of “Corner Gas ” will begin in January and will premiere on The Comedy Network in 2018.

The main cast of the original series — including creator and star Brent Butt — will return to lend their voices to the new show.

Co-star Janet Wright died last month, but her portrayal of the long-suffering matriarch Emma Leroy will live on in the new animated series, with the blessing of her family. Casting for her character’s voice is currently underway.

The 13-episode, half-hour series will debut on The Comedy Network during the 2017-18 season.

“It’s been a huge amount of fun creating animated scripts for our ‘Corner Gas ‘ gang,” Butt said in a release.

“We used to come up with some pretty wild fantasy sequences and bizarre flashbacks in the old story room, but were limited with what we could do in the real world. Buckle up! We’re not in the real world anymore!”

.@CornerGas is returning as a cartoon! We sit down w/@FredEwanuick & learn how Canada's favourite sport fits in to all of this! #Hockey pic.twitter.com/XkyQuEZEHe

— Breakfast Television (@BT_Vancouver) December 29, 2016

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