Series synopsis
Degrassi: Next Class is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on Family Channel on January 4, 2016. It ended on July 14, 2017. It was created by Linda Schuyler, Yan Moore. It stars Eric Osborne, Sara Waisglass, Ricardo Hoyos and Olivia Scriven.
Follow a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, as they encounter some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life.
Premise
Follow a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, as they encounter some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eric Osborne as Miles Hollingsworth III
- Sara Waisglass as Frankie Hollingsworth
- Ricardo Hoyos as Zig Novak
- Olivia Scriven as Maya Matlin
- Ehren Kassam as Jonah Haak
- Lyle Lettau as Tristan Milligan
- André Dae Kim as Winston Chu
- Ana Golja as Zoë Rivas
Supporting cast
- Reiya Downs as Shay Powers
- Richard Walters as Tiny Bell
- Amanda Arcuri as Lola Pacini
- Nikki Gould as Grace Cardinal
- Jamie Bloch as Yael Baron
- Spencer MacPherson as Hunter Hollingsworth
- Chelsea Clark as Esme Song
- Dante Scott as Vijay Maraj
- Amir Bageria as Baaz Nahir
- Soma Bhatia as Goldi Nahir
- Parham Rownaghi as Saad
- Dalia Yegavian as Rasha Zuabi
Guest cast
- Veronika Slowikowska as Marjorie
- Noah Escott as High school student
- Charlie Gillespie as Oliver
- John Tench as Keith
- Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari
- Shane Kippel as Gavin 'Spinner' Mason
- Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
- Jacob Neayem as Mohammed 'Mo' Mashkour
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone
- Jake Epstein as Craig Manning
- Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 4, 2016 | January 15, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 10 | July 19, 2016 | September 20, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 10 | January 9, 2017 | January 20, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 10 | July 3, 2017 | July 14, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#BootyCall Shay has a crush on Tiny, but believes he only likes girls with big butts. Tristan is running for student council president but Miles is also running. Maya wants to focus on music but her relationship with Zig gets in the way. |
January 4, 2016 |
| 2 |
#NoFilter Zoe learns that Grace has a serious illness. Miles gets in trouble for venting about his mother’s new man, which leads him to express his anger towards restrictions in free speech. |
January 5, 2016 |
| 3 |
#YesMeansYes Zig takes action to save his relationship and becomes physical with Maya, despite her protests and learns the meaning of consent. |
January 6, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#SquadGoals After a rival school pranks Degrassi, Frankie retaliates and is called out. When Hunter purposely endangers himself, Miles realises that he needs help. Maya's feelings for Zig threaten her co-op placement opportunity. |
July 19, 2016 |
| 2 |
#TurntUp Hunter realises he must accept professional help. Shay considers whether or not she can defend Frankie. Angry, Zig blames Maya for everything that happened between them. |
July 26, 2016 |
| 3 |
#CheckYourPrivilege Frankie organises a diversity mixer to fix things with Northern Tech. Tristan is worried about pressuring Miles and straining their relationship. Yael's app goes viral, & she has to choose between her integrity & her success. |
August 2, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#BreakTheInternet Degrassi is giving a warm welcome to an influx of Syrian refugees and a spiteful Lola posts a controversial photo. |
January 9, 2017 |
| 2 |
#IWokeUpLikeThis The Gamers are determined to make their vlog a success. Maya discovers an interest in 'tragedy porn'. Esme tests Zig's limits on how far is too far to go at school. |
January 10, 2017 |
| 3 |
#WorstGiftEver Jonah and Grace pitch the Student Council on a play about the Degrassi bus accident. Goldi has questions about what it really means to be Muslim. |
January 11, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#BackToReality Grace and Jonah keep their relationship on the DL. Tristan starts back slowly at school. Esme is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her man. |
July 3, 2017 |
| 2 |
#GetMoney Frankie is uploading some questionable posts on her socials so Esme encourages her re-curate her online persona. Shay is determined to up her game to get scouted. |
July 4, 2017 |
| 3 |
#ILookLikeA Goldi has been flirting with Winston and doesn't even know it. Miles questions a post-grad opportunity that seems too good to be true. |
July 5, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Family Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2016 |
| Last aired | July 14, 2017 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |