The eleventh season of '' Degrassi'', a Canadian serial

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television series, premiered on July 18, 2011, concluded on May 18, 2012, and consists of 45 episodes. Although only three school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, part one of season eleven is set in the final term of the Spring semester, while part two is set in the fall semester to the first term of the winter semester in the years it aired. Writers have been able to use a semi-

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, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers. The first half of this season again depicts the lives of a group of high school

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, and seniors while the second half of this season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen,

, and seniors as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as

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, parenthood,

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, drug use, dysfunctional families,

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, organ transplantation,

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, bulimia,

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, and

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. 45 episodes were ordered for this season, and it continues the

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format that began in season 10, with the show airing new episodes four days a week, for the first 7 weeks. Production for the season began on March 14, 2011, at

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' studios in

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. In the US, The first 29 episodes (part 1) were promoted as ''Degrassi: Now or Never'', while the last 15 episodes (part 2) were promoted as ''Degrassi: New Beginnings''.

Cast

For the first half of the eleventh season, twenty-five actors receive star billing with twenty-one of them returning from the previous season. Returning cast members include: *

Raymond Ablack Raymond Ablack (born November 15, 1989) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He began his career in the early 2000s as a child actor on stage, performing as Young Simba in ''The Lion King'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He later gained recogni ...

as Savtaj "Sav" Bhandari (13 episodes) *

Charlotte Arnold Charlotte Arnold (born July 27, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Sadie Hawthorne in ''Naturally, Sadie'' and Holly J. Sinclair in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', for which she won a Gemini Award for Best Perfor ...

Holly J. Sinclair '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(19 episodes) *

Luke Bilyk Lukas Barry Bilyk (born November 10, 1994) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Drew Torres in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', which he starred on from 2010 to 2015. He is also recognized for his roles in films such as ''Ki ...

Drew Torres '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(26 episodes) * Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson (14 episodes) * Munro Chambers as

Eli Goldsworthy '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(27 episodes) * Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne (32 episodes) * Sam Earle as

K.C. Guthrie '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(19 episodes) * Jahmil French as Dave Turner (28 episodes) * Alicia Josipovic as

Bianca DeSousa '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(15 episodes) *

Argiris Karras '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

Riley Stavros '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(9 episodes) * Daniel Kelly as

Owen Milligan '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(18 episodes) * Shannon Kook-Chun as

Zane Park ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

(5 episodes) *

Cory Lee Cory Lee (born as Cory Lee Urhahn) 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: The Next Generation''. Early life Born a ...

as Ms. Oh (16 episodes) *

Jajube Mandiela '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

as Chantay Black (7 episodes) *

Samantha Munro Samantha Munro (born October 19, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Anya MacPherson on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. She also played the role of Shannen Doherty in Lifetime's 2015 television film ''The Unauthorized ...

Anya MacPherson '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(12 episodes) *

Aislinn Paul Aislinn Claire Paul (; born March 5, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as Clare Edwards, for which she has won two Canadian Screen Awards (2015 and 2016) for Best Performance in a Ch ...

Clare Edwards '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(29 episodes) *

A.J. Saudin Faisal A.J. Saudin (born May 14, 1992), known professionally as A.J. Saudin or Saudin, is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his role as Connor DeLaurier in the long-running teen drama television seri ...

as Connor DeLaurier (15 episodes) *

Melinda Shankar Melinda Leanna Shankar (born February 18, 1992) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2008-2015) and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series ''How T ...

Alli Bhandari '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(28 episodes) * Jordan Todosey as Adam Torres (25 episodes) *

Jessica Tyler '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

Jenna Middleton ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

(23 episodes) *

Spencer Van Wyck '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

as Wesley Betenkamp (8 episodes) Joining the main cast this season are: *

Shanice Banton Shanice Antonette Banton (born 1992) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Marisol Lewis on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has also portrayed Violet Hart on Murdoch Mysteries since season eleven. Her first appearance in a feature film wa ...

as Marisol Lewis (30 episodes) (promoted after appearing throughout season ten) * Justin Kelly as Jake Martin (26 episodes) *

Chloe Rose Chloe Rose (born October 25, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence when she portrayed Katie Matlin in the long-running teen drama television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', from 2011 to 2013. Following her time on ''Deg ...

Katie Matlin '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(26 episodes) *

Cristine Prosperi Cristine Prosperi is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Imogen Moreno on the long-running television series ''Degrassi''. She also starred as Aria on the web series ''Totally Amp'd'', and as Mikayla Walker in the TeenNick television ...

Imogen Moreno '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(21 episodes) The only actor from season ten who did not return this season was

Landon Liboiron Landon Liboiron (born March 10, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix's original series ''Hemlock Grove'' (2013–15). Early life ...

as Declan Coyne. For the second half of the eleventh season, twenty-four actors receive star billing with nineteen of them returning from the first half. Joining the main cast are: * Ricardo Hoyos as Zigmund "Zig" Novak (8 episodes) *

Olivia Scriven '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

as Maya Matlin (10 episodes) * Alex Steele as

Tori Santamaria '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(10 episodes) (previously played Angie Jeremiah in the first five seasons) * Lyle O'Donohoe as

Tristan Milligan '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

(9 episodes) (promoted after appearing in a previous episode this season) *

Jacob Neayem '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

as Mohammed "Mo" Mashkour (13 episodes) (promoted after recurring in previous episodes this season) The six actors from the first half of season eleven who did not return were

, Shannon Kook-Chun,

, and

. All left the series except for

who guest starred in the last two episodes.

Crew

Season eleven was produced by

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, served as an

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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 was series producer, while David Lowe is credited as producer, and Stephanie Williams the supervising producer. The casting director is Stephanie Gorin, and the editors are 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 are 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

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, Mitchell T. Ness and John Berrie, and the directors are Stefan Brogren, Phil Earnshaw,

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, Eleanore Lindo, Farhad Mann,

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, and Pat Williams.

Reception

''Degrassi'' was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Best Drama Series category, alongside '' Pretty Little Liars'', '' Shameless'', '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', and winner '' Grey's Anatomy''. These awards, honour works that fairly and accurately represent the

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community and issues. At the 2012 Young Artist Awards, both Cristine Prosperi and

won awards in the Lead Young Actress and Recurring Young Actor in the Best Performance in a TV Series categories respectively, both sharing with another in their category due to ties. It also received a nomination for a

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in the outstanding children's program category, alongside '' Good Luck Charlie'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and winner '' Wizards of Waverly Place''. At the

1st Canadian Screen Awards The 1st Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 3, 2013, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2012. In addition, Charlotte Arnold and Jahmil French were both nominated for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for their performances in "U Don't Know" Part Two and "Smash into You" respectively, also nominated were two performances from season 12, and winner, and fellow ''Degrassi'' actress,

for her performance in ''

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''.

Episodes

The first 29 episodes ran in July to September 2011 for a total of seven weeks. This season again aired episodes on the same nights in Canada and the United States. The summer season began with a two-episode premiere, and an hour-long special aired between the summer and winter seasons. This season continued the tradition from season 10, that saw the opening credits revised halfway through the season to reflect the changing cast. The last 15 episodes ran from February to May 2012.

DVD releases

References

External links

List of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' episodes
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