Degrassi (Season 14)

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The Emmy-nominated 14th season of Degrassi premiered on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, on MTV (Canada) and TeenNick (U.S.). 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, Open Heart, starring former Degrassi stars, Dylan Everett, Justin Kelly, and Cristine Prosperi. Filming for this season completed on October 6, 2014. This season depicts the students' return from spring break and the remaining parts of the 2013-2014 school year and the summer of 2014.

On June 4, 2015 it was announced that Season 14 would be the final season of Degrassi to air on TeenNick and MTV Canada and after a two-week long event, the two-part finale would air on July 31, 2015 following an hour-long special entitled “It Goes There: Degrassi’s Most Talked About Moments,” where cast members, creators, and fans would discuss the series.

Retouched-degrassi-gallery-june-24-20147152 — The Main Cast Of Season 14.

Main Cast[]

Graduates (Class of 2013)[]

Munro Chambers as Eli Goldsworthy, a talented writer/director in NYU who struggled with bipolar disorder. He was the father of Clare Edwards' baby, until she miscarried.

Seniors (Class of 2014)[]

Sarah Fisher as Becky Baker, a bubbly conservative Christian who is slowly opening up her mind.
Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari, a beautiful, intelligent and determined student overcoming her mistakes.
Demetrius Joyette as Mike Dallas, the multi-layered alphamale and teen dad repeating Grade 12.
AJ Saudin as Connor DeLaurier, a gifted student with Asperger's Syndrome and technology skills, learning to be social.
Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards, the strong-willed, intellectual, compassionate, and sometimes sneaky Student Body VP who has beat cancer and was pregnant with Eli's baby, until she miscarried.
Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton, a talented musician, and bubbly girl who has turned over a new leaf.
Cristine Prosperi as Imogen Moreno, an artistic and eccentric outsider, repeating her senior year.
Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres, the headstrong, popular Student Body President repeating his senior year.

Juniors (Class of 2015)[]

Niamh Wilson as Jack Jones, a posh girl who loves art and music.

Sophomores (Class of 2016)[]

Richard Walters as Tiny Bell, Zig's wingman who's also in the rubber room.
Nikki Gould as Grace Cardinal, a spunky and helpful tech savvy with great tracking skills.
Andre Kim as Winston Chu, a smart and sarcastic wingman who wants to be the big man on campus.
Eric Osborne as Miles Hollingsworth III, a bisexual billionaire bad-boy with charisma who was expelled from boarding school for arson.
Olivia Scriven as Maya Matlin, a young cello virtuoso who is trying to move forward in her life after her late boyfriend's suicide.
Lyle Lettau as Tristan Milligan, a loud-and-proud homosexual teen who is determined to meet his goals.
Ricardo Hoyos as Zig Novak, a good boy gone bad who was recently homeless and is struggling to turn his life around.
Ana Golja as Zoë Rivas, a former "West Drive" star with a passion for fashion who uses her looks, charm, and deviousness to get her way while also trying to cope with her recent sexual assault.

Freshmen (Class of 2017)[]

Sara Waisglass as Frankie Hollingsworth, Hunter's twin sister who is a sweet and sassy freshman who is Miles' younger sister.
Spencer MacPherson as Hunter Hollingsworth, Frankie's twin brother who spends his time gaming.
Amanda Arcuri as Lola Pacini, a boy-crazy cheerleader with colorful hair and a vibrant personality that is hard to miss in the halls of Degrassi. (New)
Reiya Downs as Shay Powers, a girl who has high standards and is determined to be one of the school's top athletes. (New)

Degrassi Staff[]

Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson, the school's fair and understanding principal and an alumnus of Degrassi.

Other[]

Craig Arnold as Luke Baker, a Christian former hockey and basketball player in juvenile detention for sexual assault.
Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason, a Degrassi alumnus and manager of The Dot, and interviewed Eli for the job.

Recurring Cast[]

Students[]

Liam Green as Damon, a wise and outspoken student with a sense of humour. (Grade 10)
Nicole Samantha Huff as Gloria Chin, the catty captain of the Newman Dragons. (new) (Grade 10)
Ehren Kassam as Jonah Haak, a supposedly former troublemaker who is interested in rock music and has seen the light. (New) (Grade 11)
Devyn Nekoda as Arlene Takahashi, the quintessential nerd who can be found reading comics while wearing elf ears, but is picked on by the cheerleaders. (New) (Grade 9)

Adults[]

Ruth Marshall as Helen Martin, Clare's religious mother who married Jake's father.
Ramona Milano as Audra Torres, Drew's overprotective mother.
Tara Spencer-Nairn as Mrs. Baker, Becky and Luke's conservative Christian mother.
John Ralston as Miles Hollingsworth II, Miles III's lenient, yet abusive father who is running for Mayor.
Stephanie Moore as Mrs. Hollingsworth, Miles III, Frankie, and Hunter's mother.
Cindy Sampson as Andrea, Miles II's campaign manager and mistress.
Kate Hewlett as Margaret Matlin, Maya's caring mother who has multiple sclerosis.
Brendan Jeffers as Vince Bell, Tiny's troublesome older brother who leads a gang.

Staff[]

Tom Melissis as Dom Perino, the strict history teacher.
Michael Kinney as Darryl Armstrong, the reasonable math and gym teacher.
Aisha Alfa as Ms. Grell, the Remedial Room teacher.
Rachael Crawford as Deirdre Pill, a strict new principal who tends to overextend her boundaries.

Character Descriptions[]

Lola Pacini - (Grade 9)

Bubbly and excitable, Lola is a boy-crazy cheerleader with colorful hair and a vibrant personality that is hard to miss in the halls of Degrassi. She may not be the brightest of students, but she is eager for almost anything.

Shay Powers - (Grade 9)

Shay loves playing sports and is determined to be the best athlete. She aims high in school and her standards also extend to boys. There is only one guy she has eyes for, but Shay may have a rude awakening when she realizes she can't always get what she wants.

Jonah Haak (Grade 11)

While he used to be a bit of a troublemaker, Jonah has seen the light and is ready to make new friends who share his strong faith. While he may have given up all his vices, Jonah's kept the rock 'n' roll.

Arlene Takahashi - (Grade 9)

She is a geek who loves comic books and wears elf ears to school. She is often picked on by the cheerleaders. She is the antithesis to Zoë and Lola and she's fine with it.

Frankie Hollingsworth - (Grade 9)

Frankie couldn't be more opposite than her older brother Miles. She's always trying to be the perfect daughter. Keeping up with appearances for her father's mayoral campaign is a top priority. Grounded, positive and intelligent, Frankie is the perfect image what a politician's daughter should be.

Grace Cardinal - (Grade 10)

A fixture in the rubber room, Grace is always giving off a counterculture vibe. Even though she is as plugged in as it gets (anyone need to trace a phone signal or hack an account?), she is rebellious in her stance and straight up about everything. She's a dichotomy -- blunt and unapologetic, but cares and comes through for her friends.

Tiny Bell - (Grade 10)

Tiny has big dreams for himself, but he also has big troubles. Truly wanting to be a normal kid, Tiny is determined to turn a new page, and hopes that his friendship with Zig is one way out. In the meantime, it's just another day of trying to figure it all out in the Rubber Room with that other gang.

Jack Jones - (Grade 11)

Stylish, confident and athletic, Jack is a free-spirited dancer who has gained the affection of an equally free-spirited Imogen Moreno. She's not as political as Imogen, though. She'd rather sweep conflict under the rug (and go throw some axes) than protest. Jack's family moves around a lot, so she has always had trouble putting down roots and forming lasting relationships.

Hunter Hollingsworth - (Grade 9)

Miles' younger brother and Frankie's twin, Hunter is a computer gamer and comic book lover that you'll often see all dressed in black. In comparison with his twin sister, Hunter seems to be a glass half empty kinda guy. But this won't hold him back from crushing on a certain someone at Degrassi.

Trivia[]

Season 14 was pushed back from October 7th to October 28th.
Season 14 featured a music video promo which made its debut on September 30th, 2014.
Stephen Stohn confirmed on November 13th, 2013 that Season 14's brainstorming was underway.
Connor, Drew, Dallas, Clare, Alli, Jenna, Becky, and Imogen graduated this season.
Auditions were held from Dec. 19, 2013-Jan. 17, 2014.
The first read through of the season took place on March 27, 2014.
Luke Bilyk tweeted that the first day of filming was on April 11, 2014.
This is the first season to be produced by DHX, who recently bought Epitome; this season consisted of 28 episodes. (Source)
Season 14 is the last season to feature students who debuted prior to the The Next Generation tagline being dropped. (Clare, Alli, Connor, and Jenna).
Season 14 marked the 20 year graduation anniversary of the original DJH characters. (Season 1 featured the 10 year high school reunion, and the current school year is the 10th school year since then).
Filming ended on October 6, 2014. (Source)
The season premiere was half an hour long instead of the usual hour long.
First season to have the season premiere not be a two-parter episode.
This season is the first to follow the TNG-style of seasons/episodes since Season 11 (LoveGame, What's My Age Again?, and Idioteque), where only one episode contained an A, B, and C plot, instead of being spread over two episodes.
- Although all episodes of season 13 had different titles they were still two-parter episodes (except Honey and Young Forever).
First season not to feature the school's entrance in the opening credits.
Shane Kippel (Spinner Mason) guest starred in There's Your Trouble, the fifth episode of the season.
This season ended with a two-hour four-part long special.
This season marks the end of the 2013-14 school year.
This is the first season since Season 9 to not include 30 episodes or more.
This season marks the final appearances of Connor DeLaurier, Drew Torres, Mike Dallas, Clare Edwards, Alli Bhandari, Jenna Middleton, Becky Baker, Imogen Moreno, Eli Goldsworthy, Luke Baker and Jack Jones.
This is the first season since Season 9 to have a full length movie.
This is the first season since Season 12 to end with a TV movie.
This is the final season of Degrassi to air on TeenNick and MTV Canada.
This is the last and final season to feature graduates in the main cast. Eli Goldsworthy is the only main character to be a graduate throughout the entire season.
This is the first season ever in Degrassi history to have a character lose a baby from a miscarriage.

Episodes List[]

Main article: Episode Guide

Episode #	Title	Canadian Airdate	U.S. Airdate	Production#	Series#
1–12	14A: Life Can Change Forever	October 28, 2014	October 28, 2014	1401– 1412	358– 369
1	Smells Like Teen Spirit	October 28, 2014	October 28, 2014	1401	358
2	Wise Up	November 4, 2014	November 4, 2014	1402	359
3	If You Could Only See	November 11, 2014	November 11, 2014	1403	360
4	Can't Stop This Thing We Started	November 18, 2014	November 18, 2014	1404	361
5	There's Your Trouble	November 25, 2014	November 25, 2014	1405	362
6	(You Drive Me) Crazy	December 2, 2014	December 2, 2014	1406	363
7	I'll Be Missing You	December 9, 2014	December 9, 2014	1407	364
8	Hush	December 16, 2014	December 16, 2014	1408	365
9	Something's Got to Give	December 23, 2014	December 23, 2014	1409	366
10	Hero vs. Villain	December 30, 2014	December 30, 2014	1410	367
11	Firestarter (1)	January 6, 2015	January 6, 2015	1411	368
12	Firestarter (2)	January 13, 2015	January 13, 2015	1412	369
13–24	14B: The Final Chapter	July 20, 2015	July 20, 2015	1413– 1424	370– 381
13	Watch Out Now	July 20, 2015	July 20, 2015	1413	370
14	Ready or Not	July 20, 2015	July 20, 2015	1414	371
15	Wishlist	July 21, 2015	July 21, 2015	1415	372
16	Walking in My Shoes	July 22, 2015	July 22, 2015	1416	373
17	Get It Together	July 23, 2015	July 23, 2015	1417	374
18	Give Me One Reason	July 24, 2015	July 24, 2015	1418	375
19	I Wanna Be Adored	July 27, 2015	July 27, 2015	1419	376
20	Teen Age Riot	July 28, 2015	July 28, 2015	1420	377
21	The Kids Aren't Alright (1)	July 29, 2015	July 29, 2015	1421	378
22	The Kids Aren't Alright (2)	July 30, 2015	July 30, 2015	1422	379
23	Finally (1)	July 31, 2015	July 31, 2015	1423	380
24	Finally (2)	July 31, 2015	July 31, 2015	1424	381
25–28	Don't Look Back	August 2, 2015	August 2, 2015	1425–1428	382–385

Degrassi Minis[]

Episode #	Title	Release Date	Mini #
1	Champagne Supernova: Miles	February 3, 2015	92
2	Champagne Supernova: Jack	February 3, 2015	93
3	Champagne Supernova: Lola	February 10, 2015	94
4	Champagne Supernova: The Video	February 17, 2015	95
5	Champagne Supernova: Tristan	February 24, 2015	96
6	Champagne Supernova: Clare	March 3, 2015	97
7	Champagne Supernova: Zoë	March 10, 2015	98
8	Champagne Supernova: Maya	March 17, 2015	99
9	Champagne Supernova: Zig	March 24, 2015	100
10	Champagne Supernova: Winston	March 24, 2015	101
11	Degrassi TV: Talking Body Issues	May 5, 2015	102
12	Degrassi TV: Party Pressure	May 12, 2015	103
13	Degrassi TV: Sexual Identity	May 19, 2015	104
14	Degrassi TV: Tech & Social Media Etiquette	May 26, 2015	105
15	Degrassi TV: Mean Girls & Female Bullying	June 2, 2015	106
16	Degrassi TV: Masculinity in 2015	June 23, 2015	107
17	Degrassi TV: Lying	July 7, 2015	108
18	Degrassi TV: Hidden Talents	July 14, 2015	109