The fourteenth and final season of ''

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'', a Canadian serial

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television series, premiered on October 28, 2014. Although seven

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have passed in the story timeline since season six, season fourteen is set during the second term of the spring 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. This season again depicts the lives of a group of high school

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, sophomores, seniors and

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

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dysfunctional families A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuse and sometimes even all of the above on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such ...

sexism Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but it primarily affects women and girls.There is a clear and broad consensus among academic scholars in multiple fields that sexism refers primari ...

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, drug use,

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, abstinence, and gang violence. The fourteenth season was announced on November 13, 2013. Filming for the season commenced on April 11, 2014 at Epitome Studios in Toronto. Filming continued into August, with a break before filming the final four episodes of the season in order to give Epitome the opportunity to start filming episodes for the first season of their new series. Filming for this season completed on October 6, 2014. On June 4, 2015, it was announced that the season fourteen would be the last season of the series.

Cast

The fourteenth season has twenty-five actors receiving star billing with twenty-two of them returning from the previous season. Returning cast members include: *

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Luke Baker '' 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 ...

(1 episode) *

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 '' K ...

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 ...

(20 episodes) *

Stefan Brogren Stefan Brogren (born 21 April 1972) is a Canadian actor, director, and producer. He is best known as Archie "Snake" Simpson in the ''Degrassi'' franchise of television shows. Early life Stefan Brogren was born on 21 April 1972, in Toronto, ...

Archie "Snake" Simpson '' 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 ...

(7 episodes) *

Munro Chambers Munro Chambers (born July 29, 1990) is a Canadian actor who is best known for his roles as Wilder on ''The Latest Buzz'' (2007–2010), Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy on '' Degrassi'' (2010–2015), Frankie Chandler on ''Lockwood'' (2016–present) an ...

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(15 episodes) * Sarah Fisher as

Becky Baker '' 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) *

Ana Golja Muazana "Ana" Golja is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for playing Zoë Rivas in the teen dramas '' Degrassi: Next Class'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie ''Full Out''. Career Golja began h ...

as Zoë Rivas (21 episodes) * Nikki Gould as Grace Cardinal (21 episodes) *

Ricardo Hoyos Ricardo Antonio Hoyos, Jr. (born November 27, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He joined the cast of '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' for the eleventh season as Zig Novak and starred in the sequel series '' Degrassi: Next Class'' on Netflix. He has ...

as Zigmund "Zig" Novak (23 episodes) * Demetrius Joyette as Mike "Dallas" Dallas (12 episodes) * André Kim as Winston "Chewy" Chu (24 episodes) *

Lyle Lettau '' 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 ...

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 ...

(17 episodes) * Spencer MacPherson as Hunter Hollingsworth (18 episodes)¹ *

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as Miles Hollingsworth III (20 episodes) * Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards (19 episodes) * Cristine Prosperi as

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 ...

(19 episodes) * A.J. Saudin as Connor DeLaurier (6 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 ...

Maya 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 ...

(24 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 ...

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(16 episodes) * Jessica Tyler as

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 ...

(7 episodes) * Sara Waisglass as Francesca "Frankie" Hollingsworth (25 episodes) * Richard Walters as Deon "Tiny" Bell (15 episodes)¹ *

Niamh Wilson Niamh Wilson (; born March 9, 1997) is a Canadian film and television actress from Oakville, Ontario, known for her role as Corbett in ''Saw III'', reprised in ''Saw V''; the Canadian horror film '' The Marsh'' (2006); and the title role in the ...

as Jack Jones (13 episodes) Joining the main cast this season are: * Amanda Arcuri as Lola Pacini (20 episodes) * Reiya Downs as Shaylynn "Shay" Powers (18 episodes) * Ehren Kassam as Jonah Haak (7 episodes)² The five actors who did not return this season or were demoted to recurring/guest star status are: * Jahmil French as Dave Turner * Alicia Josipovic as

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* Cory Lee as Winnie Oh *

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as Katie Matlin *

Jordan Todosey Jordan Todosey ( , born February 8, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Adam Torres, the first transgender character on the long-running TV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', and as Lizzie McDonald on ''Life wit ...

as Adam Torres

Shane Kippel Shane Warren Kippel (born June 4, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Gavin "Spinner" Mason on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. In 2010, after nine years on ''Degrassi'', Kippel was written out of the program and did ...

, who portrayed Gavin "Spinner" Mason in the first nine seasons, returned for a cameo role. ---- : Spencer MacPherson and Richard Walters were promoted to the main cast after recurring in the previous season. : Although Ehren Kassam was not credited with the main cast in the credits,

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and

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still considered him a series regular.

Crew

Season fourteen is produced by

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in association with

and

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. Funding was provided by The Canadian Media Fund, The Shaw Rocket Fund,

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, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.

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, co-creator of the ''Degrassi'' franchise and CEO of Epitome Pictures, serves as an

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with her husband, and President of Epitome Pictures,

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. Matt Huether is also credited as a co-executive producer, Karen Hill as consulting producer, Sarah Glinsli an executive producer, and Ella Schwarzman an executive post producer. Stefan Brogren is series producer, while David Lowe is credited as producer, and Stephanie Williams the supervising producer. The casting directors are Larissa Mair and Krisha Bullock Alexander, and the editors include Jason B. Irvine and Gordon Thorne. The executive story editor is Matt Schiller, the story editors are Ian Malone and Sadiya Durrani, and Courtney Jane Walker is the senior story editor. Episode writers for the season include Ramona Barckert, Courtney Jane Walker, Karen Hill, Michael Grassi, Scott Oleszkowicz, Mike Mcphaden, Matt Huether, and Matt Schiller. The director of photography is Mitchell T. Ness, and the directors include Stefan Brogren, Rt!, and Bruce McDonald.

Episodes

References

External links

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