| Degrassi (season 11) | |||
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| Country of origin | Canada | ||
| No. of episodes | 45 | ||
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| Original channel | MuchMusic (Canada) TeenNick (United States) |
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| Original run | 18 July 2011 – present | ||
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The eleventh season of Degrassi premiered on 18 July 2011, in Canada and the United States, and consists of 45 episodes.[2] Degrassi, previously known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. Although only two school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, season eleven is set in the last half of the second semester, and the first semester in the years it aired. Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers. This first half of this season again depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors while the second half of this season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshman, juniors, and seniors as they deal with some of the issues that young adults face such as sexual identity, gender identity, teen parenthood, family issues, gang violence, and drug use. This season has an order of 45 episodes,[3] and again has a telenovela/soap opera format, with the show airing new episodes four days a week, for the first 7 weeks.[2][4][5]
Four actors are added to the ensemble cast, while one cast member has either left the series or been dropped from the main cast to a recurring role. Production for the season began on 14 March 2011 at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario.[2][6]
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For the eleventh season twenty-five actors have star billing and appear in the title sequence, three more than the previous season. Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson is the only original cast member (in terms of either season 1 in 2001 or the continuity's start in 1987) to return. Returning cast members are Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari, Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair, Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres, Munro Chambers as Eli Goldsworthy, Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne, Sam Earle as K.C. Guthrie, Jahmil French as Dave Turner, Alicia Josipovic as Bianca DeSousa, Argiris Karras as Riley Stavros, Daniel Kelly as Owen Milligan, Shannon Kook-Chun as Zane Park, Cory Lee as Miss Oh, Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black, Samantha Munro as Anya MacPherson, Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards, A.J. Saudin as Connor Deslauriers, Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari, Jordan Todosey as Adam Torres, Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton, and Spencer Van Wyck as Wesley Betenkamp.
Actors from season ten who did not return this season are Judy Jiao as Leia Chang, Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone, and Landon Liboiron as Declan Coyne. All either left the series, or got demoted to recurring roles.
New regular actors this season are Justin Kelly, Cristine Prosperi, and Chloe Rose, who have been cast as three students: Jake Martin, Imogen Moreno, and Katie Matlin.[2][5] Shanice Banton (Marisol Lewis) who appeared in tenth season episodes, was also given star billing. The second half of the season will see at least two students added to the cast, Maya Matlin and Tori Santamaria, played by Olivia Scriven and Alex Steele. Steele also played the recurring character Angie Jeremiah in seasons 1 through 5, and is the younger sister of fellow Degrassi star Cassie Steele.[7][8]
Season eleven is produced by Epitome Pictures 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, serves as an executive producer 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 is series producer, while David Lowe is credited as producer, and Stephanie Williams the supervising producer. The casting director is Stephanie Gorin, and the editors have included 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 have included 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 Alwyn J. Kumst and Mitchell T. Ness, and the directors have included Stefan Brogren, Phil Earnshaw, Sturla Gunnarsson, Eleanore Lindo, Farhad Mann, Samir Rehem, and Pat Williams.
The first run, of 29 episodes, ran in July and August 2011, for a total of seven weeks. The summer 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 special aired between the summer and winter seasons.
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| 1 | 233 | "Boom Boom Pow" Part One[9] | 18 July 2011 | 18 July 2011 | 1101 |
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It is spring break for the students of Degrassi. Drew breaks curfew to attend a Keke Palmer concert with his girlfriend, Bianca. There she meets an ex-boyfriend, who is involved in a gang, and he takes her to an alley. Drew catches him trying to rape Bianca, and in the ensuing altercation, Bianca knocks him out, and loses her bracelet. Sav meets Palmer on the street, not knowing it is her, and she invites him to the concert, and then on stage with her. Fiona's vacation plans are scrubbed, and she instead attends an art class with Holly J., where she asks out the model. Note: Aired as a one-hour special titled "Spring Fever" in the US, this was filmed at the end of season 10 in 2010.[10][11][12][13] |
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| 2 | 234 | "Boom Boom Pow" Part Two[14] | 18 July 2011 | 18 July 2011 | 1102 |
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Drew and Bianca find out that the gang member was killed, and she convinces him to keep quiet. When looking for Bianca's lost bracelet, she and Drew are told by another gang member, Vince, that they are going to be killed. In order to be kept safe, Drew finds out he must shoot someone to enter the gang. He then considers the situation, and turns himself into police. Sav, now with a crush on Keke Palmer, meets up with her, and she decides to elude her entourage with him. In a later video chat, Keke tells him she does have feelings for him. Fiona takes her date to her loft, where things move too quickly for Fiona, but they decide to first be friends, and then move on from there. Note: Aired as a one-hour special titled "Spring Fever" in the US, this was filmed at the end of season 10 in 2010.[10][11][12][13] |
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| 3 | 235 | "Love Game" | 19 July 2011 | 19 July 2011 | 1103 |
| Clare cannot figure out why Eli has no feelings after their breakup. She then meets Jake, a transfer to Degrassi, and the son of her mother's friend. He helps her realize that it is her who still has feelings, and needs to deal with her relationship with Eli. The next day, Eli tells her he is taking anti-anxiety drugs. Jenna is overwhelmed with the baby, and gets mad that K.C. is not helping. After dumping the baby on him, they decide Jenna and Tyson should move in with K.C. and his mother. | |||||
| 4 | 236 | "What's My Age Again?" | 20 July 2011 | 20 July 2011 | 1104 |
| Anya turns eighteen, and hopes to start dating a 26 year-old doctor, while Owen continues to flirt with her. She finds out the doctor will be in Africa for a year, and has sex with Owen at her birthday party. K.C. continues to struggle to be there for Jenna, and help with the baby, in the end he gets a job at Little Miss Steaks. Connor, struggling with his Asperger syndrome, shows an interest in girls, and steals a pair of Fiona's underwear, while attending a party. Drew meets with lawyers about the night he reportedly killed a gang member, and his mother continues to tell him Bianca is bad news for him. | |||||
| 5 | 237 | "Idioteque" | 21 July 2011 | 21 July 2011 | 1105 |
| After Drew is unable to get an erection, when he is trying to have sex with Bianca, he admits that he is still thinking about Vince, and the gang that is out to kill him. When Drew becomes distant with Bianca, she has sex with Vince, hoping he would leave Drew alone, and Drew would appreciate her again, but instead Drew breaks up with her, and gets beaten in a public place. Owen begins bragging about his one night stand, and Anya accidentally makes a public post on the internet that it was her. After disregarding what others think about Owen, she decides to go on a date with him. Connor continues to steal women's underwear, starting with Miss Oh's. | |||||
| 6 | 238 | "Cry Me a River" Part One | 25 July 2011 | 25 July 2011 | 1106 |
| Dave and Adam vie for a position on the school's radio system, and Sav ends up giving them a two man show. When Adam is in the washroom trying to observe Dave's urinal stance, Dave mistakes it for a peak at his penis, then later when Adam tries to use a stand up to urinate device, Dave is curious, and Adam drops the device. Dave takes his frustrations to the radio show the next day, posing the questions if trannys should enter the boy's washroom, offending Adam. Fiona joins the grade 11 drama class, but instead skips school to spend time with Charlie. Clare writes a newspaper piece hoping to join the newspaper, but is overzealous, and does not get in because she wrote more than Katie had asked for. | |||||
| 7 | 239 | "Cry Me a River" Part Two | 26 July 2011 | 26 July 2011 | 1107 |
| Dave sees the school turn on him, but continues to ask why Adam should get special treatment. When he attempts to enter the girl's washroom wearing a skirt, he gets into a fight with Adam. Principal Simpson gives them both detention, and Adam likens the transgender issue to racism, which causes to Dave to give a formal apology. Clare continues to bag Katie for a position on the newspaper, and when Sav intervenes, Katie invites Clare to join, but gives her the job of following the school play. While Fiona tries to reach out to a distant Charlie, she gets the directing position of the play, and invites Charlie to live with her. | |||||
| 8 | 240 | "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" Part One | 27 July 2011 | 27 July 2011 | 1108 |
| Eli, trying to write the school play, encounters writer's block, and meets the outlandish Imogen. K.C. works at a restaurant, and does not have time for Jenna and Tyson. Jenna gets upset when she hears he stayed late to party, Marisol's idea. Riley's mother still has not accepted that he is gay, so when she sets him up on a date with a girl, the date convinces him to keep acting straight. | |||||
| 9 | 241 | "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" Part Two | 28 July 2011 | 28 July 2011 | 1109 |
| Eli, with encouragement from Imogen, quits his anti-anxiety medication. He is able to have emotions, and writes the school play. Riley feels pressure from his parents to be straight, and asks Zane to act along, but decides not to put him through it, and breaks up with Zane. K.C. decides his job is keeping him from school and family and must quit. However, Marisol gets him a raise, and the two mutually flirt. | |||||
| 10 | 242 | "Paper Planes" Part One | 1 August 2011 | 1 August 2011 | 1110 |
| Not being accepted into her first university choice, Anya feels pressure from A student Holly J. and partying boyfriend Owen to make the right choices. To try to get away from it all, Anya decides to do cocaine. Fiona discovers bed bugs in her loft, and assumes it is her new roommate Charlie's, and in turn they learn about each other. Connor claims his girl underwear fetish is over, and plans to make a phone app for girl's clothing, but gets caught in the women's washroom. | |||||
| 11 | 243 | "Paper Planes" Part Two | 2 August 2011 | 2 August 2011 | 1111 |
| Anya attends an interview to get her accepted into another university, but when it does not go well, she takes cocaine, and becomes erratic. When Anya does not get the university acceptance, she continues to take the drug, and defies her mother. Fiona struggles in telling Charlie her previous problems with alcohol, and learns she is still unable to be around it. Alli recognizes her clothes in Connor's app, and tells Principal Simpson, Connor was in the girl's washroom. Simpson suspends him, and he attends an academic behaviour program, to help him deal with his Asperger syndrome. | |||||
| 12 | 244 | "Should've Said No" Part One | 3 August 2011 | 3 August 2011 | 1112 |
| Jake and his father are helping Clare's mother with home renovations, and Clare sees Jake shirtless. Clare can not keep her mind off how handsome he is, and wants to start a relationship, but hears he asked Katie out. When talking about their parents, they decided to keep it casual. Drew is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder when trying to fit back into school, he cannot handle the people at school, and asks his mother to move. Dave tries to convince himself that it is alright to be friends with Alli, but when he has to lie to his girlfriend about seeing her, he reconsiders. | |||||
| 13 | 245 | "Should've Said No" Part Two | 4 August 2011 | 4 August 2011 | 1113 |
| Clare finds out her father cheated on her mother before they divorced, causing her to question her casual relationship with Jake. After she decides to be exclusive with Jake, they find out their parents are dating. Drew considers moving, which upsets his younger brother, Adam, when he can not handle the stresses at Degrassi, but instead takes up ultimate fighting (mixed martial arts). Dave's feelings for Alli intensify, so he decides to be truthful with his girlfriend, causing her to dramatically break-up with him. | |||||
| 14 | 246 | "U Don't Know" Part One | 8 August 2011 | 8 August 2011 | 1114 |
| Holly J. starts to look for a kidney donor within her family, and when she finds out no one has the same blood type, she starts to suspect she was adopted, which are proven true. Adam is attracted to Katie, and thinks she may be reciprocating this feeling, but when Marisol says otherwise, he worries about his female appearance. Imogen wants to play the role of Clare in the school play, so she begins shadowing her. | |||||
| 15 | 247 | "U Don't Know" Part Two | 9 August 2011 | 9 August 2011 | 1115 |
| Holly J. finds her birth mother, and after mustering the strength to ask her to be a kidney donor, she asks Holly J. for $20,000. Adam worries that Katie is not attracted to him, because of his growing breasts, he asks to have surgery, but is too young, and instead wears a compression vest. Imogen has feelings for, and continues to flirt with, Eli, but she receives nothing in return. | |||||
| 16 | 248 | "Lose Yourself" Part One | 10 August 2011 | 10 August 2011 | 1116 |
| Jenna struggles to find a way to attend Degrassi again, so K.C.'s mother agrees to watch the baby, Tyson, in the mornings. Jenna leaves Tyson unattended, and he falls off a table. Sav, with a crush on Miss Oh, competes to write the score for the school play. He wins, but is blackmailed into working with his competitor. When Clare finds out Eli has hired Jake to construct sets, she worries Eli is out to harm Jake. | |||||
| 17 | 249 | "Lose Yourself" Part Two | 11 August 2011 | 11 August 2011 | 1117 |
| Jenna and K.C. get a visit from child services, after Jenna finds out K.C. has been cheating with Marisol at work. Their arguments grow as K.C. continues to leave Tyson with Jenna, and they decide to put Tyson up for adoption. Sav's love song to Miss Oh is leaked to her, and thinking things have been ruined between the two, Sav attends a concert, where he meets Miss Oh on a friendly basis. Clare is concerned Eli is jealous of Jake, but after reading the school play, she finds out Eli has made her character the hero. | |||||
| 18 | 250 | "Mr. Brightside" Part One | 15 August 2011 | 15 August 2011 | 1118 |
| Drew continues to train in mixed martial arts, with the mindset that he would be ready if anyone were ever to attack him. The news of unsupervised fighting gets to Principal Simpson, and he closes the weight room to unsupervised activities. Alli tries to sell Dave to her parents, but he feels that the presented self is not him. Holly J. finds out exchanging money for organs is illegal, and her birth mother is still not willing to give up her time and kidney for Holly J. | |||||
| 19 | 251 | "Mr. Brightside" Part Two | 16 August 2011 | 16 August 2011 | 1119 |
| Drew continues to increase the intensity of his fights, hoping to distract him from his fear of being beaten. At an illegal fight club, a fight goes to far, and is stopped by Katie. Drew's new girlfriend then teaches him to direct his skill into taekwondo. Dave returns to Alli's parents, as himself, and her father takes a liking to him, as Alli joins in on a poker game with the two. Holly J. continues regular meetings with her birth mother, and when Fiona buys her old prom dress for $20,000, she agrees to donate her kidney. | |||||
| 20 | 252 | "Extraordinary Machine" Part One | 17 August 2011 | 17 August 2011 | 1120 |
| Eli is off his medication and unstable. He is convinced that he can use the play to repair his relationship with Clare, and drives the cast and crew crazy with multiple script changes. K.C. and Jenna interview a couple that wants to adopt their baby, but K.C. fears he will lose Jenna after the baby is gone, and she moves out. Anya, still without any post-graduation plans, continues using cocaine, resulting in a break-up with Owen, she then sees an advertisement for the Canadian Forces. | |||||
| 21 | 253 | "Extraordinary Machine" Part Two | 18 August 2011 | 18 August 2011 | 1121 |
| Despite Imogen's efforts, Eli is obsessed with getting Clare back, to the point of framing Jake for drug possession. His feelings erupt at the end of the school play, in an improvised monologue, saying there are no happy endings in life and setting a copy of the script on fire. Anya's army application is rejected when she fails the drug test, and her secret is revealed to her mother, but she continues to pursue this career path. K.C. and Jenna give up their baby, Tyson, for adoption, and Jenna moves in with Alli. | |||||
| 22 | 254 | "Drop It Like It's Hot" Part One | 22 August 2011 | 22 August 2011 | 1122 |
| Alli plans a date night in order to tell Dave she will be gone for the summer, and Dave presumes he is going to lose his virginity. The miscommunication causes Dave to stop talking to her, until she buys him NBA tickets with her poker winnings, which she obtains by card counting. Wesley is threatened by another male student, when he joins him and his girlfriend in a science project, Wesley then lies about driving to impress her. Bianca is threatened by a gang member into peddling drugs at Degrassi. | |||||
| 23 | 255 | "Drop It Like It's Hot" Part Two | 23 August 2011 | 23 August 2011 | 1123 |
| Alli finds an underground poker group, and becomes addicted. Tensions rise when the other players realize Alli has been counting cards, and Dave must call his police officer father to breakup the game, and ultimately the two. Wesley is pulled over while driving without a driver's permit, but his girlfriend remains by his side. Bianca becomes friends with Imogen. | |||||
| 24 | 256 | "Don't Panic" Part One | 24 August 2011 | 24 August 2011 | 1124 |
| Katie keeps her relationship with Drew secret from long time friend Marisol, which makes Marisol upset when she finds out. After Katie calls Marisol a home wrecker at a student council rally, Marisol reveals to Drew Katie's bulimia. Eli returns to Degrassi with some counselling, but is unable to apologize to Jake. Sav and Miss Oh flirt over music. | |||||
| 25 | 257 | "Don't Panic" Part Two | 25 August 2011 | 25 August 2011 | 1125 |
| The rumours of Katie's bulimia circulate around Degrassi, and she worries that she will lose the presidential election. However, when it appears that the relationship between Katie and Marisol will end, Marisol says that the bulimia rumour was made up, winning the election for Katie. Eli helps Jake and Clare confess their love for each other. Sav's and Miss Oh's flirting continues, resulting in a trip to the principal's office, however they both stay interested in each other. | |||||
| 26 | 258 | "Take a Bow" Part One | 29 August 2011 | 29 August 2011 | 1126 |
| After Holly J. and Anya gets dates to prom, Fiona hopes to ask Charlie, her ex-girlfriend to the prom. She finds out that Charlie has a girlfriend, and she only wants to be friends with Fiona, this leads to a relapse into drinking. Anya is accepted into the army, and begins physical training with her ex-boyfriend Owen, leading to his interest in her again. Katie assumes that the prom night with Drew will lead to sex, and begins preparations. | |||||
| 27 | 259 | "Take a Bow" Part Two | 30 August 2011 | 30 August 2011 | 1127 |
| Holly J.'s kidney transplant gets rescheduled to prom night, and Fiona feels too guilty and depressed about her drinking to talk to her friends. The group of girlfriends, with Anya and Chantay, help bring each other's spirits up for one more evening together. Katie and Drew both do not want to bring sex into their relationship so early, so Katie meets Drew's mother. | |||||
| 28 | 260 | "Dead & Gone" Part One | 31 August 2011 | 31 August 2011 | 1128 |
| Drew sees Bianca with Vince, the gang member that orchestrated his beating, and finds out that she has been dating him to keep Drew safe. Drew decides to meet him, and says the debt is done, although not reciprocated. Clare and Jake keep their relationship secret from their parents, until the parents announce their engagement. Now that school is done, Sav hopes to have a night alone with Miss Oh, but is unable to. | |||||
| 29 | 261 | "Dead & Gone" Part Two | 1 September 2011 | 1 September 2011 | 1129 |
| The Degrassi students attend prom. Drew invites his ex-girlfriend, Bianca to the prom, and things are awkward with his current girlfriend Katie. Riley and Zane talk for the first time since their breakup, Riley tells Zane his mother accepts him. Clare talks to Jake about how their parents marrying will affect their relationship, and he breaks up with her. Vince comes to fight Drew, when that fails, a gun is pulled, and Adam, Drew's transgender brother, is shot in the shoulder. Miss Oh and Sav both find out via text message, as they have snuck to Degrassi. Bianca decides to shoot Vince in retaliation, but Drew talks her out of it, the police are called, and Vince is arrested. The next day, the heat between Miss Oh and Sav is still there. | |||||
| 30/31 | 262/263 | "Nowhere to Run" | 24 October 2011 | 18 November 2011 | 1130 & 1131 |
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The Degrassi students return from a summer of activities a week before the new school year. Jake and Clare are still not talking, and their parents wedding sends Jake looking for space away from Clare. Katie is concerned that Bianca has been spending too much time with Drew, and Alli returns to Dave to find out he has cheated on her. Jake invites Katie, Drew, Marisol, and Alli to his remote cabin for a summer ending event, when Clare finds out, Bianca agrees to drive her. Clare arrives to find Alli kissing Jake, and runs into the woods, Jake and Drew follow, but Eli finds her first. Marisol freaks out when strange things start to happen, and Bianca keeps making references to horror movies. Marisol and Katie decide to relax with some weed Marisol found in the couch, but the two become paranoid in a shed. When repairing Clare's wound, Jake admits he still has feelings to her, the night ends with Clare and Jake's parents checking in on the party. The following morning Clare and Alli separate as friends, Katie becomes more comfortable with Bianca around, and Clare's and Jake's flirtation returns. Note: This is a horror themed one-hour special. |
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| 32 | 264 | "Underneath It All" Part One | TBA | 2012[15] | 1132[16] |
| 33 | 265 | "Underneath It All" Part Two | TBA | TBA | 1133[16] |
| 34 | 266 | "Can't Tell Me Nothing" Part One | TBA | TBA | 1134[16] |
| 35 | 267 | "Can't Tell Me Nothing" Part Two | TBA | TBA | 1135[16] |
| 36 | 268 | "Not Ready to Make Nice" Part One | TBA | TBA | 1136[16] |
| 37 | 269 | "Not Ready to Make Nice" Part Two | TBA | TBA | 1137[16] |
| 38 | 270 | "Need You Now" Part One | TBA | TBA | 1138[16] |
| 39 | 271 | "Need You Now" Part Two | TBA | TBA | 1139[16] |
| 40 | 272 | "Smash Into You" Part One | TBA | TBA | 1140[16] |
| 41 | 273 | "Smash Into You" Part Two | TBA | TBA | 1141[16] |
| 42 | 274 | "Hollaback Girl" Part One | TBA | TBA | 1142[17] |
| 43 | 275 | "Hollaback Girl" Part Two | TBA | TBA | 1143[17] |
| 44 | 276 | "In the Cold, Cold Night" Part One | TBA | TBA | 1144[18] |
| 45 | 277 | "In the Cold, Cold Night" Part Two | TBA | TBA | 1145[18] |
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