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The Great North is ending at Fox. Multiple trade reports in 2024 confirmed the network has cancelled the animated comedy, with Season 5 set to be its last run on the Sunday lineup. The Tobin family’s Alaskan adventures will wrap after those episodes air. Below is everything that actually matters, without fluff, plus answers to related “People also ask” questions that often confuse different “Great”-titled shows.
Was Great North canceled?
Yes, Fox canceled The Great North. Season 5 is the final season on the network, and there won’t be a Season 6. The series, created by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, and Minty Lewis and featuring voices from Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Dulcé Sloan, Will Forte, Megan Mullally and others, kept a steady, loyal audience but not a breakout one. Fox has been tightening its slate, especially around animation it owns outright. The Great North is produced by 20th Television Animation, which is Disney-owned, so Fox had to license it; that makes budgets tougher in a soft ad market. Put simply: decent ratings, higher relative costs, shifting network strategy equals cancelation.
Did The Great North end?
It’s ending after Season 5 finishes airing. New episodes are expected to roll out as planned in the 2024–25 season window, and then that’s the series. For U.S. streaming, previous seasons are on Hulu, and in many countries they show up on Disney+ (Star). There’s no official word of a rescue or pickup elsewhere, and nothing announced suggests one is coming right now. Could a streaming platform step in? In theory sure, but until a deal exists, the show ends at Fox after S5. So, yes, the run is effectively over once those last eps drop.
What happened to Great North?
A few things lined up at the same time:
- Ownership and costs: The show is made by 20th Television Animation (Disney). Fox the network doesn’t own that studio anymore, so licensing fees apply. That math gets harder the longer a show runs.
- Strategy: Fox has leaned into shows it owns/control more, like Grimsburg and Krapopolis, because it keeps more backend and can sell globally. The Great North didn’t fit that plan as well even though fans love it.
- Ratings environment: The show have had warm word-of-mouth and reliable viewers, but live linear ratings across broadcast are down everywhere. When ad dollars are wobbly, marginal cost matters more.
- Scheduling: Animation Domination is crowded (The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, etc.). Something gives when budgets tighten.
Creatively, the series stayed itself—cozy, kind, odd, and sweet. This wasn’t a meltdown situation. It’s a business call, not a blow-up. Season 5 still airs; the writers aimed to land the story with heart, so you should get proper goodbyes, not a cliffhanger left dangling. After that, library stays on streaming, merch keeps existing, and fans can rewatch the best episodes whenever.
Is The Great TV show Cancelled?
Different show, easy to mix up. “The Great” is the satirical period dramedy on Hulu starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. That series was cancelled in 2023 after three seasons. It has nothing to do with The Great North aside from the word “Great” in the title. So:
- The Great (Hulu): Cancelled after Season 3 in 2023.
- The Great North (Fox): Cancelled at Fox, final Season 5 airing 2024–25.
Why did Great News get cancelled?
Also a different show. “Great News” was an NBC newsroom sitcom from Tracey Wigfield with Tina Fey as EP, ran 2017–2018, and it was cancelled after two seasons. The reasons there were straightforward: low ratings and no strong momentum to justify a third season on NBC’s schedule at the time. No connection to The Great North, just another title with “Great” causing search confusion. So if you’re googling around, don’t mix these three up—they each ended for separate, network-specific reasons.
What to expect next for The Great North:
- Remaining episodes: Season 5 will air as scheduled. Watch for any finale promos; networks usually push a “series finale” tag late in the run.
- Streaming home: In the U.S., Hulu remains the place for past seasons. Internationally, check Disney+ Star in many regions; availability can vary by country.
- Possibility of a pickup: There’s always fan chatter about another outlet swooping in. Right now there’s no deal, and given ownership and cost dynamics, a save is unlikely, but never say never. If something changes, you’ll see a formal announcement fast.
- Legacy: The show carved a lane: warm-hearted, joke-dense, and sincerely weird in the best way. It represented Alaska life through a loving, offbeat lens, and gave us memorable characters across the Tobin family. Even if Fox is done, the episodes still rewatch great.
If you only need the bottom line: The Great North is cancelled at Fox; Season 5 closes it out. The Great on Hulu and Great News on NBC were cancelled earlier, for their own reasons. Different shows, different calls. Fans of the Tobins still have one more season to enjoy, and then the story wraps—no big mystery there, just the usual TV math doing what it does.