In early October, Fox announced the cancellation of “The Great North,” as reported by Variety. While specific reasons weren’t detailed, Fox Television’s president, Michael Thorn, expressed gratitude for the show’s contribution to the network’s Animation Domination lineup, stating, “It’s difficult to say goodbye, but we’re thankful for the five hilarious seasons ‘The Great North’ brought.” However, TVLine highlighted that the show, in its fifth season, averaged 532,000 viewers with delayed playback, marking an 8% decline from the prior year. Among Fox’s nine comedies in the 2024-2025 season, it was the least watched, likely prompting the network’s decision to end the series.

“The Great North” drew inspiration from similar animation style shows like “Bob’s Burgers” on Fox and Apple TV+’s “Central Park.” These series, collectively known as the “Bouchardverse” due to Loren Bouchard’s involvement, have garnered strong followings. Despite its dedicated fan base, “The Great North” joined the ranks of more than a dozen other shows canceled this year, leaving fans bidding farewell to the quirky adventures of the Alaskan family.

The series centered on the life of Beef Tobin, a single father voiced by Nick Offerman, who has steadily built his career since his theater days. Set in the fictional town of Lone Moose, Alaska, the show depicted the humorous and heartwarming dynamics of Beef and his four children. Praised by critics and audiences alike for its wholesome comedy, “The Great North” was cherished for its warmth, despite occasionally treading into peculiar territory with its jokes and storylines.

“The Great North” followed the lives of single father Beef Tobin (Nick Offerman, who’s built a steady career since his theatre days) and his four children of various ages in the aptly named small town of Lone Moose in snowy Alaska. Focusing largely on family-oriented themes with a characteristically awkward and exaggerated sense of humor, the series was received positively by critics and viewers as a sweet, innocent, and warm comedy that occasionally got a little too weird.

Besides Offerman’s perfectly-cast patriarch, the series also featured such accomplished actors as Jenny Slate, Will Forte, Paul Rust, Jane Lynch, and Tim Bagley, among others — as well as Canadian-American singer Alanis Morrisette, who voiced herself as the imaginary friend of Slate’s Judy Tobin. In an interview with Hulu, Offerman talked with pride about his co-stars and explained why working with “The Great North” cast was a total blast for him. He said, “The great thing about animation is you can line up an absolute roster of all-stars. We can be the wrong age, the wrong size, the wrong shape … because nobody ever sees them.” Sadly, nobody will ever hear them anymore, either, in “The Great North.”