Will debut in 2023

https://tvline.com/2022/01/13/degrassi-returning-hbo-max-reboot-2023/

Cartoon Network as an 'also ran'? 

The new showrunners do not give me confidents. 

Yeah I wish The OG Creators were involved

2 minutes ago, John said:

Yeah I wish The OG Creators were involved

Linda Schuyler, Yan Moore and Kit Hood always gave Degrassi a realism no teen show could ever achieve.

4 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

Linda Schuyler, Yan Moore and Kit Hood always gave Degrassi a realism no teen show could ever achieve.

Agreed If HBO Max were smart, they would team with them on this

Like a phoenix from the ashes....

New Degrassi series announced!!! (1/4)https://t.co/pvH603j4sJ

— Stephen Stohn (@stephenstohn) January 13, 2022

Having produced the first six series in the long-running Degrassi franchise, Linda and I think the time is perfect to pass the baton over to Lara Azzopardi and Julia Cohen for a brand-new generation of Degrassi. (2/4) https://t.co/pvH603j4sJ

— Stephen Stohn (@stephenstohn) January 13, 2022

We worked with Lara and Julia as writers on Degrassi in the early stages of their careers, so we are particularly proud of how their careers have soared over ensuing years. (3/4) https://t.co/pvH603j4sJ

— Stephen Stohn (@stephenstohn) January 13, 2022

Now they can lend their brilliance and creativity to showrunning what has turned out to be a great and enduring franchise. (4/4) https://t.co/pvH603j4sJ

— Stephen Stohn (@stephenstohn) January 13, 2022

the #degrassi reboot seems to have lots of fresh talent which is exciting but also makes me nervous. don’t turn this into euphoria, please keep the canadian charm and fearless topical stories in tact. thanks so much. pic.twitter.com/pQUpzYWGDm

— ✨ a luxury illuminant ✨ (@notcoryon) January 13, 2022

 

I feel like this is gonna be Degrassi but an HBO smutty version, which is basically Euphoria.

 

I wish they would just leave Degrassi dead as it ended beautifully on the Netflix version. Hollywood really needs to get over this "reboot" fad and go back to green lighting original shows.  

Wow, I didn't know that one of the kids from the Degrassi series I watched way back in the 1980s was still a part of this. But I recognized him briefly in that video..... 

I will always be okay with and excited about a new Degrassi series. To me, it really is the phoenix of teen dramas - it's always been centered around a school and its ensemble of students. You don't have to look into bringing back a bunch of old characters or cast members, you don't have to make the set exactly the same, etc. There should be little tie-ins to the previous series, but the focus should always be on the new/current characters and their stories.

I do worry about the possibility of them trying to chase the current view of what a "real" teen drama. DTNG went off the rails a lot post-2010 and lost a lot of what made it such a good, grounded school drama. Next Class was better but it felt a little try-hard/forced (the focus on social media/phones, the "all-inclusive" club). I worship the ground Linda and co. walk on, but I think they did good by choosing to step away. I just hope the new PTB have studied the template carefully.

On 3/20/2022 at 10:54 PM, All My Shadows said:

I do worry about the possibility of them trying to chase the current view of what a "real" teen drama. DTNG went off the rails a lot post-2010 and lost a lot of what made it such a good, grounded school drama. Next Class was better but it felt a little try-hard/forced (the focus on social media/phones, the "all-inclusive" club). I worship the ground Linda and co. walk on, but I think they did good by choosing to step away. I just hope the new PTB have studied the template carefully.

I know they needed to usher in new cast, but when The Next Generation core cast exited, it kind of changed, which is why I'm happy the name switched to simply Degrassi. Since HBO Max added it, I've been re-watching from the beginning and just finished the sixth season. The influences of the next class coming in were done nicely, but it did begin to feel as bit... off.

On 4/5/2022 at 10:11 AM, Liberty City said:

I know they needed to usher in new cast, but when The Next Generation core cast exited, it kind of changed, which is why I'm happy the name switched to simply Degrassi. Since HBO Max added it, I've been re-watching from the beginning and just finished the sixth season. The influences of the next class coming in were done nicely, but it did begin to feel as bit... off.

I agree, there was a big change. Seasons 6, 7, and 8 are the roughest to watch for me, outside of the big moments like JT's death. They were scared to let go of the original core group but also needed the show to still be set at Degrassi. Stretching a school year out over two whole seasons was their remedy for that, but it just made things worse because by the time the Emma crew were ready to graduate, it felt like they should have BEEN finished school.

And they never had to do anything like that with the 80s series. It ran in a short little package that allowed them to follow the same group from junior high to high school and then "The End." They clearly needed to keep the 2000s series going because it was still very popular, but maybe being a little braver with pushing ahead with new kids would have helped. The problem is that they centered the show around those two grade levels (Paige/co and Emma/co) for so long and never developed any younger than the Emma crew until they absolutely had to.

On 4/7/2022 at 8:25 PM, All My Shadows said:

I agree, there was a big change. Seasons 6, 7, and 8 are the roughest to watch for me, outside of the big moments like JT's death. They were scared to let go of the original core group but also needed the show to still be set at Degrassi. Stretching a school year out over two whole seasons was their remedy for that, but it just made things worse because by the time the Emma crew were ready to graduate, it felt like they should have BEEN finished school.

And they never had to do anything like that with the 80s series. It ran in a short little package that allowed them to follow the same group from junior high to high school and then "The End." They clearly needed to keep the 2000s series going because it was still very popular, but maybe being a little braver with pushing ahead with new kids would have helped. The problem is that they centered the show around those two grade levels (Paige/co and Emma/co) for so long and never developed any younger than the Emma crew until they absolutely had to.

Mhmm, and it ultimately bit them in the behinds. They brought Darcy & Claire in, and then when Darcy was out, they re-introduced Claire. I also found it weird they brought back in Alex Steele but as a new character instead of returning her as Angela. Missed opportunity to again connect the generations.