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Degrassi:
Degrassi: The Next Generation (later renamed Degrassi from the tenth season to fourteenth season) was a series set in the fictional Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979.
Degrassi: Next Class
Degrassi Next Class Logo
The series' official logo.
Background Information
Genre Teen drama
Created by Linda Schuyler
Stephen Stohn
Matt Huether
Sarah Glinski
Yan Moore
Opening theme Whatever It Takes
Composer Jim McGrath
Tim Welch
Country of Origin Canada
Language English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 40 (as of June 30, 2017)
Production
Executive producers
Linda Schuyler
Stephen Stohn
Sarah Glinski
Matt Huether
Locations Toronto, Ontario
Running time
approx. 24 minutes
Prod. Company Epitome Pictures
Distributors DHX Media
Broadcast
Original channel
Family Channel (CA, 2016-)
Netflix (Worldwide USA, 2016-)
Original run January 4, 2016 – present
Picture format HDTV
Status Active
Chronology
Preceded by Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi High
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Related Shows The Kids of Degrassi Street
Degrassi Story
In 1979, Linda Schuyler, a former schoolteacher, and Kit Hood, a commercial editor, acquired the rights to the book Ida Makes a Movie by Kay Chorao and adapted it into the first episode of what would become The Kids of Degrassi Street.
The 26-episode series, produced by Playing With Time Inc., aired from 1980 to 1986 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). From 1987 to 1989, Linda and Kit created the second incarnation of the franchise, Degrassi Junior High, which was produced in association with CBC and the PBS flagship station WGBH. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the school and tackled difficult topics such as drug use, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, homosexuality, homophobia, racism, and divorce. The series was critically acclaimed for its sensitive and realistic portrayal of teenage life.
Degrassi Junior High featured many of the same actors from The Kids of Degrassi Street, including Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope and Anais Granofsky. In the spring of 1989, the third incarnation, Degrassi High, began production and premiered that same fall on CBC, running for 28 episodes over two seasons. In the summer of 1991, production began on the Degrassi television movie School’s Out, and in January 1992 the MOW premiered to 2.3 million viewers on the CBC.
Following a successful run in syndication on the CBC throughout the 1990s, the franchise was remounted by CTV in 2001 as Degrassi: The Next Generation. The series aired on The N network in the US (a branch of Nickelodeon known today as TeenNick) and distributed worldwide.
In the tenth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, the series title was simplified to Degrassi, and continued to run on Teen Nick and CTV’s affiliated station MTV Canada, until the show’s fourteenth season.
In 2015, Epitome Pictures, a DHX Media company, introduced a new installation to the Degrassi franchise. The first season of Degrassi: Next Class is currently in production, and will be available on Netflix around the world and Family Channel in Canada, beginning early 2016.
To date, the Degrassi franchise has been airing, on-and-off, for 35 years and includes a total of 485 episodes.
Video
35
YEARS
For three and a half decades, Degrassi has been the seminal voice reflecting the lives of teenagers worldwide—being a source of both education and entertainment for four generations. Degrassi’s 35 year legacy has solidified it as one of the most iconic brands in youth cultur.
485
EPISODES
Degrassi’s 485 half-hour episodes (and counting) are made up of 5 major brand installments, 20 seasons of television and 4 TV movies— licensed in over 140 territories.
256
CHARACTERS
Throughout the years, Degrassi has seen over 256 characters walk its halls— all of which represent a wide and diverse student body that speaks to the multitude of experiences affecting adolescents.
108
WEBISODES
Short form content has been a staple of the Degrassi universe since 2005. To date, 108 original scripted webisodes have been produced by the award-winning Degrassi team, securing a prestigious Webby Award in 2009.