The fourteenth and final season of ''
Degrassi'', a Canadian serial
teen drama television series, premiered on October 28, 2014.
Although seven
school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, season fourteen is set during the second term of the spring semester 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 again depicts the lives of a group of high school
freshmen,
sophomores
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,
seniors and
Graduates
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as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as
teenage pregnancy,
dysfunctional families,
sexism,
arson
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,
sexting,
sexual identity
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,
miscarriages,
anxiety disorders,
drug use,
child abuse
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,
abstinence
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...
, and
gang violence
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.
The fourteenth season was announced on November 13, 2013. Filming for the season commenced on April 11, 2014 at Epitome Studios in Toronto. Filming continued into August, with a break before filming the final four episodes of the season in order to give Epitome the opportunity to start filming episodes for the first season of their new series. Filming for this season completed on October 6, 2014. On June 4, 2015, it was announced that the season fourteen would be the last season of the series.
Cast
The fourteenth season has twenty-five actors receiving star billing with twenty-two of them returning from the previous season. Returning cast members include:
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Craig Arnold
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as
Luke Baker (1 episode)
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Luke Bilyk as
Drew Torres (20 episodes)
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Stefan Brogren as
Archie "Snake" Simpson (7 episodes)
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Munro Chambers as
Eli Goldsworthy (15 episodes)
* Sarah Fisher as
Becky Baker (15 episodes)
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Ana Golja as
Zoë Rivas
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(21 episodes)
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Nikki Gould
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as
Grace Cardinal (21 episodes)
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Ricardo Hoyos as
Zigmund "Zig" Novak (23 episodes)
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Demetrius Joyette
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as
Mike "Dallas" Dallas (12 episodes)
* André Kim as
Winston "Chewy" Chu (24 episodes)
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Lyle Lettau as
Tristan Milligan
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(17 episodes)
* Spencer MacPherson as
Hunter Hollingsworth (18 episodes)
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Eric Osborne
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as
Miles Hollingsworth III (20 episodes)
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Aislinn Paul
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as
Clare Edwards
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(19 episodes)
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Cristine Prosperi
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as
Imogen Moreno
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(19 episodes)
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A.J. Saudin
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as
Connor DeLaurier (6 episodes)
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Olivia Scriven as
Maya Matlin (24 episodes)
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Melinda Shankar
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as
Alli Bhandari (16 episodes)
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Jessica Tyler
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as
Jenna Middleton (7 episodes)
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Sara Waisglass
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as
Francesca "Frankie" Hollingsworth (25 episodes)
* Richard Walters as
Deon "Tiny" Bell (15 episodes)
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Niamh Wilson as
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(13 episodes)
Joining the main cast this season are:
* Amanda Arcuri as
Lola Pacini (20 episodes)
* Reiya Downs as
Shaylynn "Shay" Powers (18 episodes)
* Ehren Kassam as
Jonah Haak (7 episodes)
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The five actors who did not return this season or were demoted to recurring/guest star status are:
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Jahmil French
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as
Dave Turner
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Alicia Josipovic
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as
Bianca DeSousa
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Cory Lee
Cory Lee (born as Cory Lee Urhahn) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She is most noted for playing the role of Karma in the television series ''Instant Star'', and Miss Oh on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''.
Early life
Born a ...
as
Winnie Oh
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Chloe Rose
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as
Katie Matlin
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Jordan Todosey as
Adam Torres
Shane Kippel, who portrayed
Gavin "Spinner" Mason in the first nine seasons, returned for a cameo role.
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: Spencer MacPherson and Richard Walters were promoted to the main cast after recurring in the previous season.
: Although Ehren Kassam was not credited with the main cast in the credits,
Bell Media and
Epitome
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still considered him a series regular.
Crew
Season fourteen is produced by
Epitome Pictures in association with
Bell Media and
DHX 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
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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, Courtney Jane Walker, Karen Hill, Michael Grassi, Scott Oleszkowicz, Mike Mcphaden, Matt Huether, and Matt Schiller. The director of photography is Mitchell T. Ness, and the directors include Stefan Brogren, Rt!, and Bruce McDonald.
Episodes
References
External links
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