TORONTO — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau stopped by the set of “Son of a Critch” earlier this month together with his youngest son, who, like his father, is a superfan of the present.
Eagle-eyed viewers could even spot Hadrien Trudeau when Season 5 of the CBC comedy debuts within the fall, as creator Mark Critch says the 12-year-old seems as an additional.
Within the scene, classmates of the primary character study what position they acquired in a faculty play.
Critch says he didn’t put the elder Trudeau in any scenes, joking “sadly we already had a drama instructor” on the manufacturing.
Trudeau posted images from the set on his Instagram, thanking everybody for the expertise and saying the present is “Canadiana in each sense of the phrase.”
Critch says Trudeau’s go to to the set in St. John’s, N.L., lasted two days throughout which the pair met the solid and crew, and the daddy acquired to observe his son on the manufacturing displays.
Hadrien even stumped Malcolm McDowell, who performs Pops, with some trivia in regards to the description of his character’s teacup, the actor mentioned.
“They’ve competitions in regards to the minutia within the present; who’s paying consideration,” McDowell mentioned Monday, throughout a press occasion selling the upcoming season.
The CBC comedy relies on Critch’s memoir, a coming-of-age story that follows him by junior excessive in Season 1, and can finish with him graduating highschool within the upcoming ultimate season, airing this September.
British actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, who portrays the younger Mark Critch, says Hadrien spoke with him about appearing choices in scenes, blocking — the positioning of an actor — and suggestions for what to do within the background.
“Yeah, we had been simply having a chat about that, and yeah, he’s a beautiful lad,” Ainsworth says.
Critch has appeared with Trudeau a number of occasions on CBC’s political satire “This Hour Has 22 Minutes,” even touchdown a collection of pleasant jabs in an interview on the finish of 2024, a tumultuous 12 months for the politician who introduced his resignation in January 2025.
Critch says he came upon Trudeau and his son had been followers of “Son of a Critch” once they attended his Ottawa ebook launch final fall for “Sorry, Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Take a look at What Makes Canada Value Combating For.”
Trudeau has three kids, together with 18-year-old Xavier (Xav) and 17-year-old Ella-Grace.
Xav Trudeau pursued a music profession and debuted his first R&B music “Til The Nights Completed” in 2025. That monitor featured his youthful sister performing background vocals.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed June 22, 2026.
Craig Macrae, The Canadian Press
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