Epitome Pictures
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| Industry | Movie/Television Production Company |
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| Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Key people |
Linda Schuyler, Chief Operating Officer Stephen Stohn, President |
| Website | http://www.epitomepictures.com |
| References: Creator of TV shows "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Instant Star" | |
Epitome Pictures Inc. is a television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and founded by Linda Schuyler.
Epitome currently produces two television drama series aimed primarily at the youth and young-adult market. Degrassi: The Next Generation is now in its thirteenth season and is broadcast on MuchMusic (previously CTV) in Canada and TeenNick in the United States, and is licensed to over 150 countries around the world. Instant Star is similarly broadcast on CTV and TeenNick, and is licensed to over 120 countries worldwide.
Other television series that Epitome or its sister companies have produced in the past include Liberty Street, Riverdale (English Canada's first prime-time soap-opera).
Previous incarnations of the Degrassi series including The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and the movie-of-the-week School's Out were produced by Playing With Time Inc., a company owned by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood and founded in 1976 which has been inactive since the mid-1990s when Hood and Schuyler ended their partnership.
The President of Epitome is currently Stephen Stohn, and the CEO is Linda Schuyler.