Excellent news, Degrassi followers. It appears like there’s a brand new documentary within the works that may deal with one among Canada’s most beloved and long-running tv franchises.
A three-part docuseries will probably be produced by WildBrain, the household leisure producer which owns the Degrassi franchise, and fellow Canadian manufacturing firm Peacock Alley, WildBrain introduced Wednesday.
The as-of-yet unnamed collection will characteristic an in-depth exploration of Degrassi lore, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, in addition to conversations with creatives impressed by the present’s 40-year legacy.
Josh Scherba, WildBrain’s president and CEO, said: “Degrassi continues to be enormously fashionable, resonating with followers throughout generations, from adults who grew up watching the present to at present’s teenagers who’re discovering it for the primary time.”
In truth, he says, Degrassi’s viewers is larger than ever, and extra folks worldwide watch Degrassi than ever earlier than.
“Its enduring recognition is pushed by its unflinching honesty and authenticity, tackling matters and points that youngsters in all places face.”
Degrassi was initially created in 1979 by Linda Schuyler and Equipment Hood and has at all times served as a touchstone for critical and topical teen points that different exhibits had been typically too scared to discover.
Within the dramatic Degrassi Excessive spinoff, characters on the fictional highschool struggled with very actual points like racism, AIDS, teen being pregnant, homophobia and suicide.
By time Degrassi: The Subsequent Era got here alongside within the early 2000s, the present took even larger plot dangers. That, mixed with some up-and-coming actors on the forged, like Nina Dobrev, Shenae Grimes and rapper Drake, propelled the collection into worldwide markets and the present ran for an additional 14 years.
A forged photograph of ‘Degrassi: The Subsequent Era’ when Drake (center, in wheelchair) performed Jimmy.
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Lisa Rideout, the director behind the Intercourse with Sue documentary, will direct the Degrassi doc and acknowledges that her first-hand expertise with the present in her teenagers will probably be an asset to the venture.
“Adolescence is a interval of firsts. First time carrying a bra, first time shaving, first dance with a crush, first awkward kiss at a celebration. Teenagers fumble their means by means of these experiences, making an attempt their finest to return out on the opposite aspect unscathed. Degrassi has introduced these awkward, embarrassing, and unstated truths of youth to the display for over 4 many years,” she mentioned in a press release.
“As somebody who got here of age watching Degrassi, I keep in mind the much-needed reassurance I received from the present as a teen. Degrassi not solely helped teenagers really feel much less alone, it additionally didn’t draw back from what we wished to find out about puberty, intercourse, relationships and a lot extra.”
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