'' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian

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created by

Linda Schuyler Linda Schuyler, (; née Bawcutt; born February 12, 1948) is a Canadian television producer. She is best known for being the co-creator and producer of the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise, which has spanned five series over four decades. She i ...

and

Yan Moore Yan Moore (born February 6, 1953) is a Canadian television writer and producer. He is best known as a writer for '' Degrassi Junior High'', ''Degrassi High'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He was also the creator and producer of the Canad ...

. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on

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on August 2, 2015. It is the fourth series set in the fictional ''

Degrassi ''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...

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created by Schuyler and

Kit Hood Christopher Hood (24 March 1943 – 20 January 2020) was a Canadian television editor, director, writer and producer. He is best known as the director and co-creator of the ''Degrassi'' franchise alongside Linda Schuyler, including the series ' ...

in 1979. Like its predecessors, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' follows a group of students from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in

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, Ontario, and depicts some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life. The following is a list of characters who have appeared in the television series.

Cast and characters

Main characters

The following actors have all received star billing and appeared in the opening credits of '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. *A regular is an actor who appeared in the opening credits of the show in any given season. In season 6, three actors were credited only for the episodes they appeared in, and in seasons 13–14, all actors are credited only for the episodes in which they appear in. *A

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is an actor who does not appear in the opening credits, but appears in several episodes of any particular season. *A

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means that the actor does not appear in the opening credits, but appears in no more than two episodes of any particular season.

Students

Adults

References

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