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 "markdown": "# Trailer Park Boys: Jail\n\n**Trailer Park Boys: Jail** is a Canadian mockumentary comedy series and spin-off of *Trailer Park Boys*, in which Ricky and Julian serve time in prison, visited by [Bubbles](https://www.edgepedia.org/bubbles-trailer-park-boys), instead of running schemes from Sunnyvale Trailer Park.<sup>[14](https://netflix.originals.watch/media/61/trailer-park-boys/season/0)</sup> SwearNet released the first season on its website on January 1, 2021, and [Wikiquote](https://www.edgepedia.org/wikiquote) describes it as the first *Trailer Park Boys* production to focus on Ricky and Julian's jail time.<sup>[1](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Trailer_Park_Boys%3A_Jail)</sup> A second season of eight episodes followed in 2025, and the series ended after two seasons and 18 episodes in total.<sup>[2](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/115690-trailer-park-boys-jail/watch?language=en-US)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://can.newonnetflix.info/info/81465197)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Scripted comedy, mockumentary style, produced in Canada in English<sup>[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> |\n| First aired | January 1, 2021, on SwearNet<sup>[1](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Trailer_Park_Boys%3A_Jail)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> |\n| Season 1 | 10 episodes of about 22 minutes each<sup>[1](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Trailer_Park_Boys%3A_Jail)</sup> |\n| Season 2 | Premiered June 13, 2025; 8 episodes<sup>[2](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/115690-trailer-park-boys-jail/watch?language=en-US)</sup> |\n| Main cast | John Paul Tremblay as Julian, Robb Wells as Ricky, Mike Smith as Bubbles<sup>[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/54241/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> |\n| Audience rating | 8.2 on IMDb<sup>[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> |\n| Streaming home | Trailer Park Boys+ (TPB+), the successor to SwearNet<sup>[7](https://signup.trailerparkboysplus.com/faqs/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and format\n\nThe series inverts the usual setup of the parent show. Its synopsis states that it has been peaceful and tranquil in Sunnyvale Trailer Park lately, but only because the Boys are not there: Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles are back, in jail.<sup>[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> Episodes run roughly 22 to 25 minutes, with listings giving an average runtime of 25 minutes<sup>[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> and about 24 minutes on streaming guides.<sup>[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup>\n\nThe premise extends a running device of the franchise. In the original mockumentary, Julian (John Paul Tremblay), Ricky ([Robb Wells](https://www.edgepedia.org/robb-wells)), and Bubbles ([Mike Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-smith-actor)) are petty serial criminals who run scams from their [Nova Scotia](https://www.edgepedia.org/nova-scotia) trailer park, and their schemes repeatedly end with jail time.<sup>[8](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/70153385)</sup> *Jail* makes that consequence the setting itself, showing Ricky and Julian in prison while Bubbles visits, rather than around Sunnyvale.<sup>[14](https://netflix.originals.watch/media/61/trailer-park-boys/season/0)</sup>\n\n### Seasons\n\n**Season 1 (2021).** SwearNet released the ten-episode first season on January 1, 2021.<sup>[1](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Trailer_Park_Boys%3A_Jail)</sup> When the franchise celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021, a press release described *Trailer Park Boys Jail* as the 13th season of the show, viewable on the creators' own streaming service app, [Trailer Park Boys](https://www.edgepedia.org/trailer-park-boys)/Swearnet.<sup>[9](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trailer-park-boys-celebrate-their-20th-anniversary-301274383.html)</sup>\n\n**Season 2 (2025).** Season 2 premiered on June 13, 2025, and consists of eight episodes.<sup>[2](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/115690-trailer-park-boys-jail/watch?language=en-US)</sup> In this season the Boys are back in jail and running the place, with parties, booze, and drugs on their terms, while Julian and the character Gorilla Fingers work together to make money; the official announcement warns that things do not stay that way for long.<sup>[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1avsX4O2lEM)</sup> Season 2 received assistance under Nova Scotia's economic development programs, with an agreement summary posted in April 2023 for Trailer Park Boys: Jail - Season 2, Productions Inc.<sup>[11](https://notices.novascotia.ca/files/accountability-reports/2023-04-14/ar-ao-jail-2-productions-inc-trailer-park-boys-jail-season-2-2023-04-14.pdf)</sup>\n\n**Jail Shorts.** Alongside the main episodes, TPB+ carries *Trailer Park Boys Jail Shorts*, 34 short pieces across two seasons in which Ricky and Julian remain incarcerated while Bubbles, who is outside, visits them.<sup>[14](https://netflix.originals.watch/media/61/trailer-park-boys/season/0)</sup> The shorts run a few minutes each and include bits such as Ricky defending his beloved chicken fingers on canteen Chicken Finger Day and Julian profiting from what his fellow inmates need.<sup>[12](https://www.trailerparkboysplus.com/trailer-park-boys-jail-shorts)</sup>\n\n## Cast and production\n\nThe series reunites the central trio: John Paul Tremblay as Julian, Robb Wells as Ricky, and Mike Smith as Bubbles.<sup>[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/54241/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> Supporting cast listed for the show includes [Patrick Roach](https://www.edgepedia.org/patrick-roach) as Randy, Jacob Rolfe as Jacob, Cory Bowles as Cory, and David Lawrence as Terry.<sup>[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/54241/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> Streaming listings also credit Morgan Melnyk as Charlene and name [Bruce McCulloch](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruce-mcculloch) as director.<sup>[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://can.newonnetflix.info/info/81465197)</sup> The show is a Swearnet production.<sup>[3](https://can.newonnetflix.info/info/81465197)</sup>\n\n## Availability\n\nDistribution has moved with the franchise's own platforms. Season 1 was exclusive to Swearnet.com when it debuted in 2021.<sup>[13](https://davecsimpson.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/trailer-park-boys-jail-season-review/)</sup> After SwearNet's streaming service was overhauled into Trailer Park Boys+ (TPB+), the TPB+ FAQ listed *TPB: Jail - Season 1* as available with a subscription, with Season 2 to be included once it arrived.<sup>[7](https://signup.trailerparkboysplus.com/faqs/)</sup> Season 2 subsequently began streaming on trailerparkboysplus.com, the TrailerParkBoys+ Roku channel, and the TPB+ app in August 2025.<sup>[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1avsX4O2lEM)</sup>\n\nAvailability outside the creators' platform is limited. As of mid-2025, [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) found *Trailer Park Boys: JAIL* unavailable for streaming in the United States while available in Canada on Netflix.<sup>[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> A Canadian Netflix catalog listing records both seasons, 10 and 8 episodes, and marks the show as ended after 18 episodes, with the final episode airing June 13, 2025.<sup>[3](https://can.newonnetflix.info/info/81465197)</sup>\n\n## Reception\n\nOn IMDb the series holds an 8.2 rating.<sup>[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/trailer-park-boys-jail)</sup> A 2021 season review scored the first season 10/10, calling it consistently hilarious and praising the continuing work of Tremblay, Wells, and Smith two decades into the franchise.<sup>[13](https://davecsimpson.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/trailer-park-boys-jail-season-review/)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Trailer Park Boys: Jail, Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Trailer_Park_Boys%3A_Jail)\n2. [Trailer Park Boys: JAIL (TV Series 2021-2025), The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/115690-trailer-park-boys-jail/watch?language=en-US)\n3. [Is 'Trailer Park Boys: Jail' on Netflix in Canada?, New On Netflix Canada](https://can.newonnetflix.info/info/81465197)\n4. [Trailer Park Boys: JAIL, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/trailer-park-boys-jail)\n5. [Trailer Park Boys: JAIL, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/54241/trailer-park-boys-jail)\n6. [Trailer Park Boys: JAIL - streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/trailer-park-boys-jail)\n7. [FAQs, signup.trailerparkboysplus.com](https://signup.trailerparkboysplus.com/faqs/)\n8. [Trailer Park Boys, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/70153385)\n9. [Trailer Park Boys Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary, PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trailer-park-boys-celebrate-their-20th-anniversary-301274383.html)\n10. [Trailer Park Boys: Jail Season 2 now streaming at TPB+!, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1avsX4O2lEM)\n11. [Advice to Deputy: Trailer Park Boys: Jail - Season 2, Productions Inc., Nova Scotia accountability report](https://notices.novascotia.ca/files/accountability-reports/2023-04-14/ar-ao-jail-2-productions-inc-trailer-park-boys-jail-season-2-2023-04-14.pdf)\n12. [Trailer Park Boys Jail Shorts, Trailer Park Boys+](https://www.trailerparkboysplus.com/trailer-park-boys-jail-shorts)\n13. [Trailer Park Boys: Jail - season review, Dave C. Simpson blog (March 5, 2021)](https://davecsimpson.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/trailer-park-boys-jail-season-review/)\n14. [Trailer Park Boys Specials, Original Release for Netflix](https://netflix.originals.watch/media/61/trailer-park-boys/season/0)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Adapted and franchise screen series › Reboots, revivals, and spin-off series*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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