Dan Levy’s Netflix Comedy Series ‘Big Mistakes’ Will Premiere on Netflix in April 2026

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Dan Levy is officially returning to television with his first original scripted series since the Emmy-sweeping Schitt’s Creek. The highly anticipated Netflix crime comedy, Big Mistakes, has wrapped filming and is currently in post-production. Thanks to a recently released teaser trailer on Instagram, we now have a confirmed release date. The eight-episode series is officially set to premiere on April 9, 2026.

Levy shared a statement expressing his excitement about the project when it was first announced in mid-2025:

“I’m so excited to be bringing this truly chaotic family story to life with Netflix. Thrilled with the team we’re building both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. Taylor Ortega is going to become a household name and it’s been my life’s mission to get to call Laurie Metcalf ‘mother.’ Looking forward to getting to share this with everyone.”

Big Mistakes will be the first show on Netflix produced by Levy since signing the overall deal with the streaming service and his production company, Not a Real Production Company.

Picture: Dan Levy (left) and Rachel Sennott (right) the creators and producers of Big Mistakes

What is the plot of Big Mistakes?

Co-created by Levy and Bottoms breakout Rachel Sennott, Big Mistakes promises the perfect blend of Levy’s signature dysfunctional family dynamics with high-stakes hijinks. According to the updated official synopsis, the series centers on two deeply incapable siblings who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.

Who are the cast members of Big Mistakes?

The initial announcements for the show confirmed that Dan Levy, Taylor Ortega, and Laurie Metcalf would headline as leads for the show. Levy and Ortega will play a pair of siblings in the series, while Metcalfe will portray their mother.

Dan Levy has starred in several projects for Netflix, including Unfrosted, where he played the role of Andy Warhol, and Good Grief, which he also directed, produced, wrote, and starred in. He also starred in the final season of Sex Education and voiced Chasten Barkley in the animated series Q-Force. Arguably, Levy is most well-known for his work on the smash hit comedy series Schitt’s Creek, which he created and starred in with his father, Eugene Levy. 

Taylor Ortega recently starred in an episode of the  Netflix comedy series The Four Seasons, but that’s the extent of her acting career on Netflix so far. She is most well-known for starring as Shego in the live-action Kim Possible TV movie. She has also starred in television shows such as Succession, What We Do in the Shadows, Ghosts, Party Down, and Welcome to Flatch.

Laurie Metcalf, in recent years, is arguably most well-known for her role as Mary Cooper in The Big Bang Theory; however, arguably her most beloved role is as Jackie Harris from Roseanne, which she reprised in its sequel show, The Conners, and starred in a total of 352 episodes across both shows. For Netflix, the actress has starred in Q-Force, Chicago Party Aunt, and Carol & the End of the World. She will also star in the upcoming third season of Ryan Murphy’s crime anthology Monster.

The cast was rounded out on August 13th with the following joining:

Series Regulars:

• Jack Innanen (Adults, The Office Movers) as Max
• Boran Kuzum (Thank You, Next, Bihter: A Forbidden Passion) as Yusuf
• Abby Quinn (Hell of a Summer, Knock at the Cabin) as Natalie

Recurring:

• Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds, Sharp Objects) as Annette
• Jacob Gutierrez (Dear Edward, Bull) as Tareq
• Joe Barbara (Just in Time, FBI) as Mike
• Josh Fadem (Better Call Saul, Twin Peaks) as Ashley
• Mark Ivanir (Emilia Pérez, Zero Day) as Ivan

Cast grid for Big Mistakes Netflix

What is the production status of Big Mistakes?

We first learned in early July that filming was set to commence on August 1, 2025, and would run for two months before concluding on October 9, 2025. It’s filming in and around the New Jersey area. 

Filming was confirmed to be underway on August 13th, 2025, alongside a bunch of first-look pictures from behind the scenes. Numerous eyewitnesses tell us that extensive filming took place at Edison Millwork and Hardware, a hardware shop in Edison, NJ. 

BIG MISTAKES. Showrunner/Executive Producer Dan Levy behind the scenes of Episode 101 of BIG MISTAKES. Cr. Spencer Pazer/Netflix © 2025

BIG MISTAKES. (L to R) Laurie Metcalf, Abby Quinn, Taylor Ortega, Dan Levy behind the scenes of Episode 101 of BIG MISTAKES. Cr. Dan Levy/Netflix © 2025

BIG MISTAKES. (L to R) Jack Innanen as Max and Showrunner/Executive Producer Dan Levy behind the scenes of Episode 101 of BIG MISTAKES. Cr. Spencer Pazer/Netflix © 2025

What is the episode count?

It has been confirmed that there will be a total of 8 episodes. Runtimes have yet to be confirmed.

When is Big Mistakes coming to Netflix?

Netflix confirmed a 2026 premiere during its Next on Netflix 2026 reveals, but we were later alerted to a new Instagram account that confirmed a Netflix premiere for April 9th, 2026. 

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