Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. It is the fourth installment in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and Degrassi High. Like its predecessors, the series follows an ensemble cast of students at the fictional Degrassi Community School who face various challenges often seen as taboo such as sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, body image, homosexuality, domestic violence, gang violence, self-injury, suicide, abortion, mental disorders, death, and many other issues.
Degrassi is a Canadian teen drama franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It follows the lives of youths who lived on or near the eponymous De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario. The franchise spans five main series: The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class, as well as television specials and made-for-TV films.
Degrassi High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1989 to 1991, and is the third series in the Degrassi franchise. The show was filmed in downtown Toronto and at Centennial College.
Miriam Katherine McDonald is a Canadian actress best known for playing the lead female role Emma Nelson on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Andrea Desiree Lewis is a Canadian actress and singer best known for her portrayal of Hazel Aden in the long-running TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Degrassi Talks is a Canadian television series which aired in 1992. The final entry of the original era of Degrassi, Degrassi Talks was a six-episode documentary series which featured an actor from the show discussing health and social issues with teenaged audiences. While each episode is hosted by one actor in particular, other actors participated as interviewers and interviewees. Topics included drug abuse, alcohol abuse, sexual and physical abuse, gay rights, depression, and teenage pregnancy. Coinciding with the series, the episodes were adapted as books, prefaced with interview biographies of the actors who hosted that particular episode.
Stacie Mo'ana Mistysyn is an American-born Canadian former actress best known for her work as Caitlin Ryan on Degrassi Junior High/Degrassi High, which ran from 1987 to 1991, and for reprising her role as Caitlin on Degrassi: The Next Generation, which ran from 2001 to 2015 and which she joined as a full-time cast member in 2003. Mistysyn also played Lisa Canard on the series' The Kids of Degrassi Street, which ran from 1979 to 1986.
Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah on the Degrassi series of television shows.
School's Out is a 1992 Canadian television film, based on the Degrassi franchise. Intended as a finale for the franchise as a whole, the movie primarily focuses on the relationship between Joey Jeremiah and Caitlin Ryan, which is sabotaged by Joey's infidelity with Tessa Campanelli. The movie became infamous for its usage of the word "fuck" twice, when Caitlin discovers what Joey had done. Despite being intended as a finale, the franchise was rebooted in 2001 with Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Joseph "Joey" Jeremiah is a fictional character from the Degrassi series portrayed by Pat Mastroianni. His first appearance in the series was as a grade 8 student on Degrassi Junior High. Since his first appearance up to Degrassi High, he has been the main focus character and arguably the most popular among the viewers. On Degrassi: The Next Generation, he is a recurring character.
Vaughan Road Academy (VRA), formerly known as Vaughan Road High School and Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute is a Toronto District School Board (TDSB) facility that formerly operated as an International Baccalaureate high school. It was located in the Oakwood–Vaughan neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the York district.
Yan Moore is Canadian television writer and producer. He is best known as a writer for Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and Degrassi: The Next Generation. He was also the creator and producer of the Canadian soap opera Riverdale (1997–2000). He was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1995 for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for his work on Road to Avonlea.
The third season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, a Canadian serial teen drama television series, commenced airing in Canada on 17 September 2003 and concluded on 5 April 2004, consisting of twenty-two episodes. This season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen and sophomores as they deal with some of the challenges and issues teenagers face such as dysfunctional families, sex, homosexuality, homophobia, theft, self-harm, domestic violence, abortion, emancipation and relationships.
The fourth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 7 September 2004, concluded on 14 February 2005 and contains twenty-two episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. This season depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores and juniors as they deal with some of the challenges and issues teenagers face such as bullying, dysfunctional families, school shootings, mental disorders, STDs, disabilities, gambling, homosexuality, and inappropriate student-teacher relationships.
The sixth season of the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 28 November 2006, concluded on 14 May 2007 and contains nineteen episodes. This season depicts the lives of high school juniors, seniors and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues young adults face such as imprisonment, online predators, burglary, substance abuse, stress, gambling addiction, financial difficulties, school rivalries, pregnancy scares and death. This is the first season in franchise history to feature college aged characters in prominent roles. Unlike the previous seasons, which took place over the course of an entire school year, season six only covers the fall semester of the school year, utilizing a semi-floating timeline. It also marks the first death of a main character in the series.
Epitome Pictures Inc. is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and founded by Linda Schuyler and was best known for its work on the Degrassi television franchise.
"Mother and Child Reunion" is the two-part pilot episode of the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, which premiered on October 14, 2001 on the CTV Television Network. The episode was written by story editor Aaron Martin and series co-creator/creative consultant Yan Moore, and directed by Bruce McDonald. As with the majority of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes, "Mother and Child Reunion" takes its title from a pop song, "Mother and Child Reunion", written and performed by Paul Simon.
The tenth season of Degrassi premiered in Canada on July 19, 2010, concluded on April 22, 2011, and consists of 44 episodes. Degrassi is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. Previously known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, the suffix "the Next Generation" was dropped this season, due to the original next generation of students having all been written out. With the start of the tenth season, the series has survived longer than the nine-year gap between Degrassi High's telemovie School's Out, and Degrassi’s premiere episode "Mother and Child Reunion".
Landon Liboiron is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in Degrassi: The Next Generation and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix's original series Hemlock Grove (2013–15).
Degrassi: Next Class was a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. It is the fifth and final series in the Degrassi franchise and a direct sequel to Degrassi: The Next Generation. The series was created by Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn, Sarah Glinski, and Matt Huether and is produced by DHX Studios Toronto. The current executive producers are Schuyler, her husband Stephen Stohn, Sarah Glinski, and Matt Huether. The series is filmed at Epitome's studios in Toronto, Ontario, rather than on the real De Grassi Street from which the franchise takes its name.
