‘Degrassi’ Revival Scrapped at HBO Max | THR News - video Dailymotion

The teen series is among the latest casualties of cutbacks at the streamer's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.

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00:00The Degrassi revival is no longer moving forward at HBO Max.

00:04The show scored a series order back in January 2022,

00:08a few months before the merger between Warner Media and Discovery became final.

00:12Now, the Degrassi revival is another casualty of post-merger cutbacks at Warner Brothers Discovery.

00:18The new series, like its predecessors, would have followed a group of students and teachers

00:21who are, per the show's logline, living in the shadow of events that both bind them together

00:26and tear them apart.

00:27The show's description also said the series would travel deep into the hearts and homes

00:32of diverse, complicated characters, as they struggle to find their new normal,

00:36reaching for hope, redemption, and love.

00:38As part of the deal for the revival, HBO Max acquired 14 seasons of Degrassi The Next Generation,

00:44which ran from 2001 to 2015.

00:47Those episodes remain on the streaming service.

00:49Notable Next Generation alumni include Drake, who starred in the first seven seasons.

00:53You really shouldn't have.

00:55Ah, these are not for you.

00:56These flowers are for Darsh.

00:58She's on this romance kick.

01:01And Nina Dobrev, who appeared in seasons six through nine.

01:05Bullhouse boys.

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