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Degrassi
Season 13
Title card
No. of episodes40
Release
Original networkMuchMusic (Canada; 1-8)
MTV Canada (Canada; 9-40)
TeenNick (United States)
Original releaseJuly 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) –
July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)
Season chronology
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Season 12
Next →
Season 14
List of episodes

The thirteenth season of Degrassi, a Canadian serial teen drama television series, premiered July 11, 2013, concluded on July 29, 2014 in Canada and the United States, and consists of 40 episodes.[1] Although only four school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, season thirteen is set during the summer through the first term of the spring semester in the years it aired. Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers. This season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as cancer, texting while driving, death, sexism, sleep disorders, cyber bullying, domestic violence, rape, racial profiling and relationships.

The thirteenth season was announced November 30, 2012,[2][3] and production for the season began in April 2013 at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario.[4] This season departs from the telenovela/soap opera format used in the previous three seasons.

Initially broadcast in Canada on MuchMusic,[5][6] the show moved to sibling channel MTV Canada on October 3, 2013.

Cast

The thirteenth season has 26 actors receiving star billing with 20 of them returning from the previous season. Starting this season, cast members are only credited for the episodes they appear in. Returning cast members include:

Joining the main cast this season are:

The six actors from season twelve who did not return this season were:

All left the series.

Crew

Season thirteen is produced by Epitome Pictures in association with Bell Media. Funding was provided by The Canadian Media Fund, The Shaw Rocket Fund, RBC Royal Bank, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.

Linda Schuyler, co-creator of the Degrassi franchise and CEO of Epitome Pictures, serves as an executive producer with her husband, and President of Epitome Pictures, Stephen Stohn. Matt Huether is also credited as a co-executive producer, Karen Hill as consulting producer, Sarah Glinski an executive producer, and Ella Schwarzman an executive post producer. Stefan Brogren is series producer, while David Lowe is credited as producer, and Stephanie Williams the supervising producer. The casting directors are Larissa Mair and Krisha Bullock Alexander, and the editors include Jason B. Irvine and Gordon Thorne.

The executive story editor is Matt Schiller, the story editors are Ian Malone and Sadiya Durrani, and Courtney Jane Walker is the senior story editor. Episode writers for the season include Ramona Barckert, Karen Hill, Michael Grassi, and Matt Schiller. The director of photography is Mitchell T. Ness, and the directors include Stefan Brogren and Bruce McDonald.

Episodes

The summer block began with a one-hour special, and aired weekly with an after show, After Degrassi.[7] The fall block ran from October 3 to November 21, 2013, on MTV in Canada, and on TeenNick in the United States. The winter block began on January 28, continued through spring, and ended on April 22, 2014 on MTV in Canada, and TeenNick in the United States. Unlike previous seasons, the thirteenth season continued through until summer and has a second summer block, which began on June 3, 2014 on MTV in Canada, and TeenNick in the United States, making this season the first to have new episodes from the same season airing a year after the first episode premiered.

No. in
season 		No. in
series 		Title Canadian airdate US airdate Production code
1–2318–319"Summertime"[8]July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)July 11, 20131301 & 1302
3320"All I Wanna Do"July 18, 2013 (2013-07-18)July 18, 20131303
4321"My Own Worst Enemy"July 25, 2013 (2013-07-25)July 25, 20131304
5322"About a Girl"August 1, 2013 (2013-08-01)August 1, 20131305
6323"Cannonball"August 8, 2013 (2013-08-08)August 8, 20131306
7324"Honey"August 15, 2013 (2013-08-15)August 15, 20131307
8325"Young Forever"August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22)August 22, 20131308
9326"This Is How We Do It"October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03)October 3, 20131309
10327"You Got Me"October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10)October 10, 20131310
11328"You Oughta Know"October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)October 17, 20131311
12329"Everything You've Done Wrong"October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24)October 24, 20131312
13330"Who Do You Think You Are"October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)October 31, 20131313
14331"Barely Breathing"November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)November 7, 20131314
15332"Black or White"November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)November 14, 20131315
16333"Spiderwebs"November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)November 21, 20131316
17334"The World I Know"January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)January 28, 20141317
18335"Better Man"February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)February 4, 20141318
19336"Dig Me Out"February 11, 2014 (2014-02-11)February 11, 20141319
20337"Power to the People"February 18, 2014 (2014-02-18)February 18, 20141320
21338"No Surprises"February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)February 25, 20141321
22339"Basket Case"March 4, 2014 (2014-03-04)March 4, 20141322
23–24340–341"Unbelievable"[8]March 11, 2014 (2014-03-11)March 11, 20141323 & 1324
25342"What It's Like"March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)March 18, 20141325
26343"Close to Me"March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)March 25, 20141326
27344"Army of Me"April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)April 1, 20141327
28345"Everything Is Everything"April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)April 8, 20141328
29346"Sparks Will Fly" Part OneApril 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)April 15, 20141329
30347"Sparks Will Fly" Part TwoApril 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)April 22, 20141330
31348"You Are Not Alone"June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)June 3, 20141331
32349"Enjoy the Silence"June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)June 10, 20141332
33350"How Bizarre"June 17, 2014 (2014-06-17)June 17, 20141333
34351"My Hero"June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)June 24, 20141334
35352"Hypnotize"July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)July 1, 20141335
36353"Out of My Head"July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)July 8, 20141336
37354"Believe" Part OneJuly 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)July 15, 20141337
38355"Believe" Part TwoJuly 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)July 22, 20141338
39—40356—357"Thunderstruck"[8]July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)July 29, 20141339 & 1340

Controversy

With many questions regarding the lack of a DVD release, executive producer Stephen Stohn posted on Twitter and Facebook:

Here's the scoop on the Season 13 DVD: it's confusing. We delivered all the elements a long long time ago, but then our distributor changed and there is misunderstanding whether the old or new distributor is responsible for the S13 DVD. They are working it out, please stand by!

— Stohn on the release of the Degrassi season 13 DVD.[9][10]


The decision to kill off Adam Torres, the only transgender character in the show's history, during this season garnered fan backlash.[11][12][13] In a statement, LGBT media watchdogs GLAAD said:[14]

When Degrassi introduced its large and loyal audience to Adam Torres, an authentic, multi-dimensional transgender character, the show not only made television history, but set a new standard industry standard for LGBT inclusion. With so few transgender characters on television, we are disappointed that Adam’s story had to end this way, and we hope other shows will follow Degrassi’s lead in bringing stories like his to viewers...[14]

Linda Schuyler, one of the show's creators, defended the choice to kill the character, saying in a statement:

The combination of Adam being a favorite character, and Jordan being at the end of her contract, presented a unique opportunity to tell this story through such a beloved character. As saddened as we are to say goodbye to Adam, we feel this storyline will affect even more lives in an authentic way...[15]

References

  1. ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (13 July 2013). "There will still be 40 episodes in total this year (a few may be combined into a one-hour, like Summertime) #Degrassi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (1 December 2012). "This Monday! Official Season 13 Writers' Brainstorm starts!!! Any more deas??? #Degrassi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (3 December 2012). "Let the Degrassi Season 13 Brainstorm begin!!!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (18 April 2013). "I can't show pics of the recent readthroughs, as the new actors haven't been announced! But we've read up to 1308. #Degrassi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "DEGRASSI Celebrates the End of an Era with Hour-Long Graduation Special, June 21, Exclusively on MuchMusic". Bell Media. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "TeenNick to Air Degrassi Season Finale, 7/11". June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "MuchMusic Rings in the Summer Season with Fourth Annual DEGRASSI Screening Event, July 11". Bell Media Press Room. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Aired as separate half-hour episodes in broadcast syndication
  9. ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (16 May 2015). "Here's the scoop on the Season 13 DVD: it's confusing. We delivered all the elements a long long time ago, but then our distributor changed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (16 May 2015). "and there is misunderstanding whether the old or new distributor is responsible for the S13 DVD. They are working it out, please stand by!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Degrassi: Fan Favorite Dies". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  12. ^ "Dear Writers, I Will Not Allow You to Quietly Bury Your Queers | Bitch Flicks". www.btchflcks.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  13. ^ "Invisibility: Why TV needs Adam Torres". Thoughts by Erica. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  14. ^ a b "Sad turn for Adam on "Degrassi" in last night's episode (Spoiler)". 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  15. ^ Swift, Andy (2013-08-16). "'Degrassi' Shocker: Adam's Fate Revealed In Emotional Episode". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2016-06-25.

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