Degrassi: Next Class
Degrassi: Next Class is a Canadian television series primarily created by Linda Schuyler. The fifth and to date most recent series in the Degrassi franchise and a direct sequel to Degrassi: The Next Generation, it premiered on Family's new teen programming block F2N in Canada on January 4, 2016, and was released on Netflix internationally on January 25, 2016.
| Degrassi: Next Class | |
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Created by | Linda Schuyler Yan Moore Stephen Stohn Sarah Glinski Matt Huether |
| Starring | See cast |
| Theme music composer | Jody Colero Jim McGrath Shobha Stephen Stohn Rob Wells |
| Opening theme | "Whatever It Takes" |
| Composers | Jim McGrath Tim Welch |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Linda Schuyler Stephen Stohn Sarah Glinski Matt Huether |
| Producers | Stefan Brogren Courtney Jane Walker Stephanie Williams |
| Production locations | Toronto, Ontario |
| Cinematography | Mitchell T. Ness |
| Editors | Jason B. Irvine Nicholas Wong |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | DHX Media DHX Studios Toronto |
| Original release | |
| Network | Family Family Channel App |
| Release | January 4, 2016 – July 7, 2017 |
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The series follows most of the same characters that had debuted in the final four seasons of the previous series, as well as introducing new characters. Originally intended as the fifteenth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, it was later retooled to be a reboot that would appeal to the emerging Generation Z. Like its predecessor, the series was filmed at the Epitome Pictures studios in Toronto, Ontario.
The fourth season, released to Netflix in July 2017, was the last; in March 2019, show producer and frequent director Stefan Brogren alluded to the show's cancellation in a tweet.