Degrassi: Next Class season 1
Degrassi: Next Class | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | Family (Canada) Netflix (International) |
Original release | International: January 15 Canada: January 4 – January 15, 2016 |
Season chronology | |
The first season of Degrassi: Next Class[1][2][3][4] (previously known as Degrassi) premiered on January 4, 2016, in Canada and was released on January 15, 2016, internationally. It was the first season to air on Family in Canada and on Netflix internationally.[5]
This season follows a group of high school sophomores and juniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, and depicts some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life. This season will depict a new school year after the previous seniors, some of whom debuted during "The Next Generation", graduated in the previous season. This season will feature another rebranding for the series and is being considered a stand-alone series. It will tell the stories of a new generation navigating high school drama with groundbreaking stories such as cyber bullying, major depressive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, dysfunctional families, sexuality, online harassment, feminism, racial discrimination, cystic fibrosis, life-threatening diseases and drug use.[6] It will also target the new post-millennial teen cohort known as Generation Z.[7] On Family, the first block will follow the telenovela-soap opera format and air every weekday for two weeks. This format was used in the previous incarnation's final five seasons, excluding season 13.[8]
Cast
Series regulars
The first season has nineteen actors receiving star billing with fourteen of them returning from the previous series. Those in bold are new to the cast this season:[7][9][10]
- Amanda Arcuri as Lola Pacini (9 episodes)
- Amir Bageria as Baaz Nahir (5 episodes)
- Soma Bhatia as Goldi Nahir (5 episodes)
- Jamie Bloch as Yael Baron (6 episodes)
- Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson (3 episodes)
- Chelsea Clark as Esme Song (7 episodes)
- Reiya Downs as Shaylynn "Shay" Powers (8 episodes)
- Ana Golja as Zoë Rivas (8 episodes)
- Nikki Gould as Grace Cardinal (10 episodes)
- Ricardo Hoyos as Zigmund "Zig" Novak (10 episodes)
- Ehren Kassam as Jonah Haak (9 episodes)
- André Kim as Winston "Chewy" Chu (10 episodes)
- Lyle Lettau as Tristan Milligan (9 episodes)
- Spencer MacPherson as Hunter Hollingsworth (8 episodes)
- Eric Osborne as Miles Hollingsworth III (10 episodes)
- Dante Scott as Vijay Maraj (7 episodes)
- Olivia Scriven as Maya Matlin (10 episodes)
- Sara Waisglass as Francesca "Frankie" Hollingsworth (10 episodes)
- Richard Walters as Deon "Tiny" Bell (9 episodes)
Supporting cast
Parents
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Faculty
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Production
After the cancellation of Degrassi's 14-season run on TeenNick, Nickelodeon passed on the pitch for "Degrassi: Next Class". This reboot of the series was later picked up by Netflix and is considered a stand-alone series for a new generation—a new incarnation. This season was filmed along with season 2. The show was given a 20 episode order with the episodes being split into two seasons on Netflix and Family. Series stars' Amir Bageria and Stefan Brogren, confirmed this before the airing of episode 10. F2N and Degrassi are also advertising episode 10 as the season finale of season 1.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Filming for the two seasons began in June 2015 and wrapped early September the same year.[18]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian airdate | Netflix Release | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "#BootyCall"[19] | Stefan Brogren | Courtney Jane Walker | January 4, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 101 |
2 | 2 | "#NoFilter"[8] | Stefan Brogren | Courtney Jane Walker | January 5, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "#YesMeansYes"[8] | Stefan Brogren | Alejandro Alcoba | January 6, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "#NotOkay"[8] | Stefan Brogren | Alejandro Alcoba | January 7, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "#ButThatsNoneOfMyBusiness"[8] | Eleanor Lindo | Matt Huether | January 8, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "#NotAllMen"[8] | Eleanor Lindo | Matt Huether | January 11, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "#ThisCouldBeUsButYouPlayin"[8] | Eleanor Lindo | Sarah Glinski | January 12, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "#TeamFollowBack"[8] | Eleanor Lindo | Ian MacIntyre | January 13, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 108 |
9 | 9 | "#SinceWeBeinHonest"[8] | Stefan Brogren | Alejandro Alcoba | January 14, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 109 |
10 | 10 | "#SorryNotSorry"[8] | Stefan Brogren | Sarah Glinski | January 15, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | 110 |
References
- ^ Swift, Andy. "'Degrassi'". Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ "Stephen Stohn on Twitter: "@Tom_degassi @Rcarter555 we've been wondering that ourselves. It's really both. But I think it will be easier to call it DNC Season 1"". Twitter.com. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ "Stephen Stohn on Twitter: "@KDTalks2 yes, tho the characters who didn't graduate are mostly still continuing in DNC"". Twitter.com. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ McGinnis Series Finale: Eli Leaves Clare — Final Episode Recap, Rick (2015-08-14). "The Degrassi: Next Class set, behind the scenes". Torontolife.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ "Degrassi Lives and is Headed to Netflix - Get The Scoop". Eonline.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ "Sara, Spencer & Ehren Talk Degrassi On CP24". 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Degrassi Lives and Is Headed to Netflix—Get the Scoop". E! Online. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Degrassi: Next Class - Episode Guide - Zap2it". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ Logan, Michael. "6 Things to Know About Degrassi's Move to Netflix". TV Insider. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ Daley, Megan. "See the first trailer for Netflix's 'Degrassi: Next Class' — exclusive". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Stefan Brogren on Twitter: "Well Canada, tonight's the season finale of Degrassi:NextClass on @F2N_TV. Soooooo quick. Loved watching with you guys! Let's do it again.xo"". Twitter. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Degrassi on Twitter: "@F2N_TV Bring on tonight's #Degrassi: Next Class season finale! It's an incredibly powerful episode that will leave a lot to discuss. 9 pm."". Twitter. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Amir Bageria on Twitter: "@DegrassiRedux @F2N_TV season finale :)"". Twitter. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "F2N on Twitter: "Tonight's season finale of #DegrassiNextClass is going to be crazy emotional. Mentally prepare for the next 5 hours. "". Twitter. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Amir Bageria on Twitter: "@DegrassiRedux Hey! There are 10 episodes for the first season of Next Class :)"". Twitter. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Netflix US on Twitter: "Go there with @ChelseaHandler, race with dragons, and meet #DegrassiNextClass in this month's #NetflixPicks. "". Twitter. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Natalie Jarvey (2016-01-17). "'Degrassi: Next Class' Team Talk Female Masturbation Storyline, Adding a Muslim Character". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Peltz, Jonathan (2015-08-03). "High School Never Ends: An Interview with the Creators of 'Degrassi' | VICE | United States". VICE. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ "F2N". F2n.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-05.[permanent dead link]