Degrassi season 13
| Degrassi (season 13) | |
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| Season 13 | |
 Title card | |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MuchMusic (Canada; 1-8) MTV Canada (Canada; 9-40) TeenNick (United States) |
| Original release | July 11, 2013 – July 29, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
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 and the following school year 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, 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] however MuchMusic and TeenNick did not announce picking up the season until a month before the first episode was scheduled to air.[4][5] The show moved to MTV Canada part way through the season. MuchMusic had aired the series in Canada since 2010, and TeenNick has aired the series in the United States since 2002. Production for the season began in April 2013 at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario.[6] This season departs from the telenovela/soap opera format used in the previous three seasons.
When Adam Torres, the only transgender character in the show's history, was killed off during this season, controversy ensued,[7][8][9] including a statement from GLAAD.[10]
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...[10]
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...[11]
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:
- Craig Arnold as Luke Baker (8 episodes)
- Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres (38 episodes)
- Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson (12 episodes)
- Munro Chambers as Eli Goldsworthy (13 episodes)
- Sarah Fisher as Becky Baker (25 episodes)
- Jahmil French as Dave Turner (1 episode)
- Ricardo Hoyos as Zig Novak (18 episodes)
- Alicia Josipovic as Bianca DeSousa (4 episodes)
- Demetrius Joyette as Mike "Dallas" Dallas (32 episodes)
- Cory Lee as Miss Oh (3 episodes)
- Lyle Lettau as Tristan Milligan (33 episodes)
- Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards (36 episodes)
- Cristine Prosperi as Imogen Moreno (30 episodes)
- Chloe Rose as Katie Matlin (2 episodes)
- A.J. Saudin as Connor Deslauriers (24 episodes)
- Olivia Scriven as Maya Matlin (38 episodes)
- Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari (33 episodes)
- Jordan Todosey as Adam Torres (8 episodes)
- Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton (25 episodes)
Joining the main cast this season are:
- Ana Golja as Zoë Rivas (34 episodes)
- Nikki Gould as Grace Cardinal (15 episodes)
- Andre Kim as Winston "Chewy" Chu (27 episodes)
- Eric Osborne as Miles Hollingsworth III (34 episodes)
- Sara Waisglass as Frankie Hollingsworth (19 episodes)
- Niamh Wilson as Jack Jones (10 episodes)
The seven actors from season twelve who did not return this season were:
- Shanice Banton as Marisol Lewis
- Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne
- Dylan Everett as Campbell Saunders
- Daniel Kelly as Owen Milligan
- Justin Kelly as Jake Martin
- Jacob Neayem as Mo Mashkour
- Alex Steele as Tori Santamaria
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 Glinsli 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.[12] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | 318–319 | "Summertime"[13] | July 11, 2013 | July 11, 2013 | 1301 & 1302 |
| 3 | 320 | "All I Wanna Do" | July 18, 2013 | July 18, 2013 | 1303 |
| 4 | 321 | "My Own Worst Enemy" | July 25, 2013 | July 25, 2013 | 1304 |
| 5 | 322 | "About A Girl" | August 1, 2013 | August 1, 2013 | 1305 |
| 6 | 323 | "Cannonball" | August 8, 2013 | August 8, 2013 | 1306 |
| 7 | 324 | "Honey" | August 15, 2013 | August 15, 2013 | 1307 |
| 8 | 325 | "Young Forever" | August 22, 2013 | August 22, 2013 | 1308 |
| 9 | 326 | "This Is How We Do It" | October 3, 2013 | October 3, 2013 | 1309 |
| 10 | 327 | "You Got Me" | October 10, 2013 | October 10, 2013 | 1310 |
| 11 | 328 | "You Oughta Know" | October 17, 2013 | October 17, 2013 | 1311 |
| 12 | 329 | "Everything You've Done Wrong" | October 24, 2013 | October 24, 2013 | 1312 |
| 13 | 330 | "Who Do You Think You Are" | October 31, 2013 | October 31, 2013 | 1313 |
| 14 | 331 | "Barely Breathing" | November 7, 2013 | November 7, 2013 | 1314 |
| 15 | 332 | "Black Or White" | November 14, 2013 | November 14, 2013 | 1315 |
| 16 | 333 | "Spiderwebs" | November 21, 2013 | November 21, 2013 | 1316 |
| 17 | 334 | "The World I Know" | January 28, 2014 | January 28, 2014 | 1317 |
| 18 | 335 | "Better Man" | February 4, 2014 | February 4, 2014 | 1318 |
| 19 | 336 | "Dig Me Out" | February 11, 2014 | February 11, 2014 | 1319 |
| 20 | 337 | "Power to the People" | February 18, 2014 | February 18, 2014 | 1320 |
| 21 | 338 | "No Surprises" | February 25, 2014 | February 25, 2014 | 1321 |
| 22 | 339 | "Basket Case" | March 4, 2014 | March 4, 2014 | 1322 |
| 23–24 | 340–341 | "Unbelievable"[13] | March 11, 2014 | March 11, 2014 | 1323 & 1324 |
| 25 | 342 | "What It's Like" | March 18, 2014 | March 18, 2014 | 1325 |
| 26 | 343 | "Close to Me" | March 25, 2014 | March 25, 2014 | 1326 |
| 27 | 344 | "Army of Me" | April 1, 2014 | April 1, 2014 | 1327 |
| 28 | 345 | "Everything Is Everything" | April 8, 2014 | April 8, 2014 | 1328 |
| 29 | 346 | "Sparks Will Fly" Part One | April 15, 2014 | April 15, 2014 | 1329 |
| 30 | 347 | "Sparks Will Fly" Part Two | April 22, 2014 | April 22, 2014 | 1330 |
| 31 | 348 | "You Are Not Alone" | June 3, 2014 | June 3, 2014 | 1331 |
| 32 | 349 | "Enjoy The Silence" | June 10, 2014 | June 10, 2014 | 1332 |
| 33 | 350 | "How Bizarre" | June 17, 2014 | June 17, 2014 | 1333 |
| 34 | 351 | "My Hero" | June 24, 2014 | June 24, 2014 | 1334 |
| 35 | 352 | "Hypnotize" | July 1, 2014 | July 1, 2014 | 1335 |
| 36 | 353 | "Out Of My Head" | July 8, 2014 | July 8, 2014 | 1336 |
| 37 | 354 | "Believe" Part One | July 15, 2014 | July 15, 2014 | 1337 |
| 38 | 355 | "Believe" Part Two | July 22, 2014 | July 22, 2014 | 1338 |
| 39—40 | 356—357 | "Thunderstruck"[13] | July 29, 2014 | July 29, 2014 | 1339 & 1340 |
DVD release
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.[14][15]
References
- ^ Stohn, Stephen (July 13, 2013). "Tweet 356027748487151616". Twitter. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ Stohn, Stephen (November 30, 2012). "Tweet 274708061086691328". Twitter. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ Stohn, Stephen (December 3, 2012). "Tweet 275606291181875200". Twitter. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TeenNick to Air Degrassi Season Finale, 7/11". June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ Stohn, Stephen (April 18, 2013). "Tweet 324979419653484544". Twitter. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Degrassi: Fan Favorite Dies". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ "Dear Writers, I Will Not Allow You to Quietly Bury Your Queers | Bitch Flicks". www.btchflcks.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ "Invisibility: Why TV needs Adam Torres". Thoughts by Erica. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ a b "Sad turn for Adam on "Degrassi" in last night's episode (Spoiler)". 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ Swift, Andy; Swift, Andy (2013-08-16). "'Degrassi' Shocker: Adam's Fate Revealed In Emotional Episode". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://twitter.com/stephenstohn/status/599536609252536320
- ^ https://twitter.com/stephenstohn/status/599536699379691521
External links
- List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes at IMDB.
- List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes at TV.com.
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