Almost 10 months after HBO Max ordered a brand new sequence of “Degrassi”, the favored Canadian teen franchise, and in addition picked up the streaming rights for all 14 seasons of “Degrassi: The Subsequent Technology”, ET has confirmed that reboot is now not transferring ahead.
Initially eyed for a 2023 debut, the brand new “Degrassi” sequence was going to include 10 hour-long episodes and be run by showrunners Lara Azzopardi and Julia Cohen, with filming set to start over the summer season in Toronto.
All the library of “Subsequent Technology” episodes, in the meantime, remains to be out there to stream on HBO Max, after first becoming a member of the platform this spring.
“Degrassi” is about the highschool expertise and the roller-coaster journey of self-discovery. Set in Toronto, the up to date sequence explores a gaggle of youngsters and college college residing within the shadow of occasions that each bind them collectively and tear them aside. The present travels deep into the hearts and houses of various, sophisticated characters, as they battle to search out their new regular, reaching for hope, redemption and love.
“Collection after sequence, the ‘Degrassi’ franchise continues to make an indelible affect on younger viewers searching for reliable and genuine storytelling,” stated Amy Friedman, Head of Children & Household Programming at Warner Bros., in an announcement, when information of the sequence coming to the platform was first introduced. “WildBrain continues to artfully seize highschool life in a compelling format that may be skilled seamlessly on HBO Max.”
“What excites us perhaps essentially the most about reviving this beloved franchise is popping it into a really serialized one-hour drama. We’re honoured to be given the chance to steer this evolution and convey this iconic sequence again into individuals’s houses,” stated showrunners Azzopardi and Cohen in a joint assertion on the time.
“Degrassi: The Subsequent Technology” ran for 385 episodes over its 14-season run from 2001 to 2015. The ensemble forged over the course of its historical past included Miriam McDonald, Aubrey Graham (later Drake), Lauren Collins, Jake Epstein, Stacey Farber, Shane Kippel, Cassie Steele, Adamo Ruggiero, Shenae Grimes and Nina Dobrev.
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