Degrassi: The Next Generation

Canadian teen drama television series from 2001–2015

Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama created by Yan Moore and Linda Schuyler. It was shown on CTV, MuchMusic and MTV Canada. The series has had fourteen seasons and had made 385 episodes.

Degrassi: The Next Generation
Created byYan Moore
Linda Schuyler
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes385
Production
Executive producersLinda Schuyler
Stephen Stohn
Brendon Yorke
Camera setupCamera crew
Running time22 min.
Original release
NetworkCTV (2001–2009)
MuchMusic (2010–2013)
MTV Canada (2013-2015)
ReleaseOctober 14, 2001 (2001-10-14) –
August 2, 2015 (2015-08-02)

The TV series spawned two movies: Degrassi Goes Hollywood in 2009 and Degrassi Takes Manhattan in 2010.

TV.com rated the series a 8.8.[1]

In June 2014, it was announced that Degrassi would end.[2] The last episode will air on July 31, 2015.[3][4] Degrassi will be replaced by Degrassi: Next Class. The show will air on Netflix instead of TeenNick.[5][6]

Canadian rapper Drake, under his real name Aubrey Graham, played the role of Jimmy Brooks, a basketball player who was paralyzed and used a wheelchair.

References

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  1. "Degrassi: The Next Generation". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  2. "Degrassi cancelled — but don't count the franchise out just yet". thestar.com. 4 June 2015.
  3. "'Degrassi' Cancelled, But Producers Promise More For Franchise". The Inquisitr News.
  4. "'Degrassi: The Next Generation' Cancelled After 14 Seasons". The Huffington Post.
  5. "Netflix Revives Degrassi, Season 15 to Hit in 2016". /Film. 10 June 2015.
  6. "Netflix Rescues 'Degrassi' After Cancellation! Here are 9 Shows We Want Saved!". Entertainment Tonight.

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