Excellent news, Degrassi followers. It seems to be like there’s a brand new documentary within the works that can give attention to one among Canada’s most beloved and long-running tv franchises.
A three-part docuseries will likely 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 sequence 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, acknowledged: “Degrassi continues to be enormously popular, resonating with fans across generations, from adults who grew up watching the show to today’s teens who are discovering it for the first time.”
In truth, he says, Degrassi’s viewers is greater than ever, and extra folks worldwide watch Degrassi than ever earlier than.
“Its enduring popularity is driven by its unflinching honesty and authenticity, tackling topics and issues that teenagers everywhere face.”
Degrassi was initially created in 1979 by Linda Schuyler and Equipment Hood and has at all times served as a touchstone for severe and topical teen points that different exhibits have 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 Technology got here alongside within the early 2000s, the present took even greater plot dangers. That, mixed with some up-and-coming actors on the solid, like Nina Dobrev, Shenae Grimes and rapper Drake, propelled the sequence into worldwide markets and the present ran for one more 14 years.
A solid photograph of ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ when Drake (center, in wheelchair) performed Jimmy.
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Lisa Rideout, the director behind the Sex with Sue documentary, will direct the Degrassi doc and acknowledges that her first-hand expertise with the present in her teenagers will likely be an asset to the mission.
“Adolescence is a period of firsts. First time wearing a bra, first time shaving, first dance with a crush, first awkward kiss at a party. Teens fumble their way through these experiences, trying their best to come out on the other side unscathed. Degrassi has brought these awkward, embarrassing, and unspoken truths of youth to the screen for over four decades,” she mentioned in a press release.
“As someone who came of age watching Degrassi, I remember the much-needed reassurance I got from the show as a teen. Degrassi not only helped teens feel less alone, it also didn’t shy away from what we wanted to know about puberty, sex, relationships and so much more.”
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