The Canadian-American program is based on the comic book series by Beau Smith. Melanie Scrofano plays the titular character, the great-great-granddaughter of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. Syfy acquired United States rights for Wynonna Earp and ordered a 13-episode season in 2015, premiering it on April 1, 2016. The series premiered in Canada on CHCH-DT on April 4. Three seasons have aired and filming for a fourth season began in 2020 before being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 5, 2021, Syfy announced that the fourth season would be the last.