Degrassi (season 11)
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The eleventh season of Degrassi premiered on 18 July 2011, in Canada and the United States, and consists of 45 episodes. Degrassi
, previously known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, is a Canadian serial teen drama
television series. Although only two school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, season eleven is set in the last half of the second semester, and the first 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 first half of this season again depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores
, juniors
, and seniors
while the second half of this season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshman
, juniors
, and seniors
as they deal with some of the issues that young adults face such as sexual identity
, gender identity
, teen parenthood, family issues, gang violence, and drug use. This season has an order of 45 episodes, and again has a telenovela
/soap opera
format, with the show airing new episodes four days a week, for the first 7 weeks.
Four actors are added to the ensemble cast
, while one cast member has either left the series or been dropped from the main cast to a recurring role
. Production for the season began on 14 March 2011 at Epitome Pictures
' studios in Toronto
, Ontario
.
as Archie Simpson
is the only original cast member (in terms of either season 1
in 2001 or the continuity's start in 1987) to return. Returning cast members are Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari, Charlotte Arnold
as Holly J. Sinclair
, Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres, Munro Chambers
as Eli Goldsworthy, Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne, Sam Earle as K.C. Guthrie, Jahmil French as Dave Turner, Alicia Josipovic as Bianca DeSousa, Argiris Karras as Riley Stavros, Daniel Kelly as Owen Milligan, Shannon Kook-Chun as Zane Park, Cory Lee
as Miss Oh, Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black, Samantha Munro
as Anya MacPherson, Aislinn Paul
as Clare Edwards, A.J. Saudin
as Connor Deslauriers, Melinda Shankar
as Alli Bhandari, Jordan Todosey
as Adam Torres, Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton, and Spencer Van Wyck as Wesley Betenkamp.
Actors from season ten who did not return this season are Judy Jiao as Leia Chang, Jamie Johnston
as Peter Stone, and Landon Liboiron
as Declan Coyne. All either left the series, or got demoted to recurring roles.
New regular actors this season are Justin Kelly
, Cristine Prosperi, and Chloe Rose, who have been cast as three students: Jake Martin, Imogen Moreno, and Katie Matlin. Shanice Banton (Marisol Lewis) who appeared in tenth season episodes, was also given star billing. The second half of the season will see at least two students added to the cast, Maya Matlin and Tori Santamaria, played by Olivia Scriven and Alex Steele. Steele also played the recurring character Angie Jeremiah in seasons 1 through 5, and is the younger sister of fellow Degrassi star Cassie Steele
.
in association with Bell Media. Funding was provided by The Canadian Media Fund
, RBC Royal Bank
, The Shaw Rocket Fund, The Independent Production Fund: Mountain Cable Program, 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
. Brendon Yorke is also credited as an executive producer, and Sarah Glinski is credited as a co-executive producer. Stefan Brogren is series producer, while David Lowe is credited as producer, and Stephanie Williams the supervising producer. The casting director is Stephanie Gorin, and the editors have included Jason B. Irvine, Gordon Thorne, and Paul Whitehead.
The executive story editors are Duana Taha and Matt Huether, the story editors are Cole Bastedo, Michael Grassi, and Ramona Barckert, and Lauren Gosnell is the story coordinator. Episode writers for the season have included Ramona Barchert, Cole Bastedo, Sarah Glinski, Lauren Gosnell, Michael Grassi, Matt Huether, James Hurst, Shelley Scarrow, Duana Taha, and Brendon Yorke. The directors of photography are Alwyn J. Kumst and Mitchell T. Ness, and the directors have included Stefan Brogren, Phil Earnshaw, Sturla Gunnarsson, Eleanore Lindo, Farhad Mann, Samir Rehem, and Pat Williams.
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
, previously known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, is a Canadian serial teen drama
Teen drama
A teen drama is a dramatic television series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent for the first 45 years of television; it came into prominence in the early 1990s...
television series. Although only two school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, season eleven is set in the last half of the second semester, and the first semester in the years it aired. Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline
Floating timeline
A Floating timeline is a device used in fiction, particularly in comics and animation, to explain why characters age little or not at all over a period of time - despite real-world markers like notable events, people and technology appearing in the works and correlating with the real world.A...
, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers. This first half of this season again depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores
Tenth grade
In majority of the world,Tenth grade is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten. The variants of "10th grade" in various nations is described below.-Australia:...
, juniors
Eleventh grade
Eleventh Grade is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary schools. Students are typically 16 or 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays.-Brazil:...
, and seniors
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
while the second half of this season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshman
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
, juniors
Eleventh grade
Eleventh Grade is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary schools. Students are typically 16 or 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays.-Brazil:...
, and seniors
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
as they deal with some of the issues that young adults face such as sexual identity
Sexual identity
Sexual identity is a term that, like sex, has two distinctively different meanings. One describes an identity roughly based on sexual orientation, the other an identity based on sexual characteristics, which is not socially based but based on biology, a concept related to, but different from,...
, gender identity
Gender identity
A gender identity is the way in which an individual self-identifies with a gender category, for example, as being either a man or a woman, or in some cases being neither, which can be distinct from biological sex. Basic gender identity is usually formed by age three and is extremely difficult to...
, teen parenthood, family issues, gang violence, and drug use. This season has an order of 45 episodes, and again has a telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
/soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
format, with the show airing new episodes four days a week, for the first 7 weeks.
Four actors are added to the ensemble cast
Ensemble cast
An ensemble cast is made up of cast members in which the principal actors and performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance and screen time in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows flexibility for writers to focus on...
, while one cast member has either left the series or been dropped from the main cast to a recurring role
Recurring character
A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in an episode, sometimes being the main focus...
. Production for the season began on 14 March 2011 at Epitome Pictures
Epitome Pictures
Epitome Pictures Inc. is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Epitome currently produces two television drama series aimed primarily at the youth and young-adult market...
' studios in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
Cast
For the eleventh season twenty-five actors have star billing and appear in the title sequence, three more than the previous season. Stefan BrogrenStefan Brogren
Stefan Brogren is a Canadian actor and director. He is best known as Archibald "Archie"/"Snake” Simpson in the Degrassi franchise of television shows.-Career:...
as Archie Simpson
Archie Simpson
Archibald Rupert "Snake” Simpson is a fictional character on the Degrassi series portrayed by Stefan Brogren. His first appearance in the series was as an eighth grade student on Degrassi Junior High ...
is the only original cast member (in terms of either season 1
Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 1)
The first season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 14 October 2001, concluded on 3 March 2002, and contains fifteen episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series...
in 2001 or the continuity's start in 1987) to return. Returning cast members are Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari, Charlotte Arnold
Charlotte Arnold
Charlotte Arnold is a Canadian film actress and television actress best known as the character of Holly J. Sinclair in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Sadie Hawthorne in the Canadian TV series Naturally, Sadie.- Biography :...
as Holly J. Sinclair
Holly J. Sinclair
Holly J. Sinclair is a fictional character on the Canadian television drama Degrassi: The Next Generation and is portrayed by Charlotte Arnold. Holly J., the adopted sister of unseen character Heather Sinclair, is the Queen Bee of Degrassi Community School. Holly J...
, Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres, Munro Chambers
Munro Chambers
Munro Chambers is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Wilder on The Latest Buzz and his new role as Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy on Degrassi. His identical twin brother named Thomas Chambers is also an actor.- Filmography :-External links:...
as Eli Goldsworthy, Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne, Sam Earle as K.C. Guthrie, Jahmil French as Dave Turner, Alicia Josipovic as Bianca DeSousa, Argiris Karras as Riley Stavros, Daniel Kelly as Owen Milligan, Shannon Kook-Chun as Zane Park, Cory Lee
Cory Lee
Cory Lee 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.- Early life :...
as Miss Oh, Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black, Samantha Munro
Samantha Munro
Samantha Munro is an actress who currently lives in Courtice, Ontario, Canada. She is best known for her role as Anya MacPherson on Degrassi: The Next Generation....
as Anya MacPherson, Aislinn Paul
Aislinn Paul
Aislinn Paul is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in Degrassi: The Next Generation as Clare Edwards, the younger sister of Darcy Edwards.-Career:...
as Clare Edwards, A.J. Saudin
A.J. Saudin
A.J. Saudin is a Canadian film and television actor best known for his role as Connor in Degrassi: The Next Generation.In 2006, he starred in the film Aruba.-Career:...
as Connor Deslauriers, Melinda Shankar
Melinda Shankar
Melinda Shankar is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Alli Bhandari beginning in season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation...
as Alli Bhandari, Jordan Todosey
Jordan Todosey
Jordan Todosey is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in Life with Derek and Degrassi.Todosey has had many roles, however the female-to-male transgender character, Adam Torres, in the Degrassi franchise has been her most noted...
as Adam Torres, Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton, and Spencer Van Wyck as Wesley Betenkamp.
Actors from season ten who did not return this season are Judy Jiao as Leia Chang, Jamie Johnston
Jamie Johnston
James "Jamie" Johnston is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Personal life and career:...
as Peter Stone, and Landon Liboiron
Landon Liboiron
Landon Liboiron is a Gemini Award nominated Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Declan in Degrassi: The Next Generation, later named Degrassi. He currently stars in the Fox television series Terra Nova, as 17-year-old Josh Shannon....
as Declan Coyne. All either left the series, or got demoted to recurring roles.
New regular actors this season are Justin Kelly
Justin Kelly
Justin Kelly is an Canadian television actor. He played Noah Jackson on the Family original series The Latest Buzz, and was Brody Thompson in the 2010 telefilm The Jensen Project....
, Cristine Prosperi, and Chloe Rose, who have been cast as three students: Jake Martin, Imogen Moreno, and Katie Matlin. Shanice Banton (Marisol Lewis) who appeared in tenth season episodes, was also given star billing. The second half of the season will see at least two students added to the cast, Maya Matlin and Tori Santamaria, played by Olivia Scriven and Alex Steele. Steele also played the recurring character Angie Jeremiah in seasons 1 through 5, and is the younger sister of fellow Degrassi star Cassie Steele
Cassie Steele
Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter best known for portraying Manny Santos on Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Life and career:...
.
Crew
Season eleven is produced by Epitome PicturesEpitome Pictures
Epitome Pictures Inc. is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Epitome currently produces two television drama series aimed primarily at the youth and young-adult market...
in association with Bell Media. Funding was provided by The Canadian Media Fund
Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund is a merger of the Canadian Television Fund and the Canada New Media Fund, and opened its doors April 1, 2010. The CMF is an entity created by the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canadian Cable Industry, although it is not a government agency, it is a public-private...
, RBC Royal Bank
Royal Bank of Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada or RBC Financial Group is the largest financial institution in Canada, as measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto,...
, The Shaw Rocket Fund, The Independent Production Fund: Mountain Cable Program, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.
Linda Schuyler
Linda Schuyler
Linda Schuyler, CM is a Canadian television producer involved in the creation of the Degrassi series and Instant Star series of teen programs...
, co-creator of the Degrassi franchise and CEO of Epitome Pictures, serves as an executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
with her husband, and President of Epitome Pictures, Stephen Stohn
Stephen Stohn
John Stephen Stohn is a Canadian-based, American-born entertainment lawyer and television producer. He is the president of Epitome Pictures Inc., and is executive producer of the teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and Instant Star , and most recently the television movie Degrassi Goes...
. Brendon Yorke is also credited as an executive producer, and Sarah Glinski is credited as a co-executive producer. Stefan Brogren is series producer, while David Lowe is credited as producer, and Stephanie Williams the supervising producer. The casting director is Stephanie Gorin, and the editors have included Jason B. Irvine, Gordon Thorne, and Paul Whitehead.
The executive story editors are Duana Taha and Matt Huether, the story editors are Cole Bastedo, Michael Grassi, and Ramona Barckert, and Lauren Gosnell is the story coordinator. Episode writers for the season have included Ramona Barchert, Cole Bastedo, Sarah Glinski, Lauren Gosnell, Michael Grassi, Matt Huether, James Hurst, Shelley Scarrow, Duana Taha, and Brendon Yorke. The directors of photography are Alwyn J. Kumst and Mitchell T. Ness, and the directors have included Stefan Brogren, Phil Earnshaw, Sturla Gunnarsson, Eleanore Lindo, Farhad Mann, Samir Rehem, and Pat Williams.
Episodes
The first run, of 29 episodes, ran in July and August 2011, for a total of seven weeks. The summer season again aired episodes on the same nights in Canada and the United States. Both the summer and winter seasons began with a two episode premiere.| |Title | List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes at IMDB Internet Movie Database Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million... . TV.com TV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan... . The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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