On Monday, February 10, 2014
Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 13 Episode 19 Dig Me Out
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Average Rating: 4 stars 13 Seasons, 346 Episodes | Airs: 9:00 PM on MuchMusic/TeenNick | Show Status: Current
Genre: Drama, canadian, Teen, lgbt
Degrassi: The Next Generation (sometimes abbreviated DTNG or D:TNG) is a Canadian television series, produced by Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn, which follows the lives of a group of high school students. In the United States, it is commonly known as simply "Degrassi."
The thirteenth season of Degrassi premiered July 11, 2013, in Canada and the United States, and consists of 40 episodes.[1] Degrassi, previously known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. Although only four school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, season thirteen is set in 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 freshman, sophomores, seniors and college freshman as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that young adults face such as cancer, texting while driving, death, sleeping disorders, cyber bullying, domestic violence 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 will move 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.The thirteenth season stars an ensemble cast like previous seasons, however only the names of the actors appearing in each episode appear in the opening credits. Returning cast members include Craig Arnold as Luke Baker, Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres, Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake Simpson, Munro Chambers as Eli Goldsworthy, Sarah Fisher as Becky Baker, Jahmil French as Dave Turner, Ricardo Hoyos as Zig Novak, Alicia Josipovic as Bianca DeSousa, Demetrius Joyette as Mike "Dallas" Dallas, Cory Lee as Miss Oh, Lyle Lettau as Tristan Milligan, Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards, Cristine Prosperi as Imogen Moreno, Chloe Rose as Katie Matlin, A.J. Saudin as Connor Deslauriers, Olivia Scriven as Maya Matlin, Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari, and Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton. Jordan Todosey (Adam Torres) starred in only the first portion of the season, leaving the show in the 7th episode, "Honey".
Joining the main cast are Ana Golja, Andre Kim, and Eric Osborne as Zoe Rivas, Winston "Chewy" Chu, and Miles Hollingsworth III. Sara Waisglass and Nikki Gould are introduced later in the season as Frankie Hollingsworth and Grace.
The six actors from season twelve who did not return this season are Shanice Banton as Marisol Lewis, Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne, Daniel Kelly as Owen Milligan, Justin Kelly as Jake Martin, Jacob Neayem as Mo Mashkour, and Alex Steele as Tori Santamaria. All left the series.
Crew[edit]
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.
