'Degrassi': How you'll still be able to see the show
A new iteration of 'Degrassi' will air on Netflix in the U.S. It's the newest program to be canceled by a network and picked back up by an Internet-based service.
A new iteration of 'Degrassi' will air on Netflix in the U.S. It's the newest program to be canceled by a network and picked back up by an Internet-based service.
It turns out the show 鈥淒egrassi鈥� isn鈥檛 going anywhere.
鈥淒egrassi: The Next Generation,鈥� which aired on TeenNick and premiered its fourteenth season last year, was canceled last week and will no longer be airing on TeenNick, according to Billboard. But the show has already been saved 鈥� according to the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix will premiere 鈥淒egrassi: Next Class鈥� in 2016. 鈥淐lass鈥� will also air on the Family Channel in Canada.
Netflix tweeted about the announcement, writing,
The producers said of 鈥淐lass鈥� in a statement, 鈥淭he series strives to entertain its post-millennial audience, while always reinforcing its core principle: You are not alone.鈥澛�
The series finale of 鈥淣ext Generation鈥� will be on TeenNick this summer, according to Variety, and various 鈥淒egrassi鈥� cast members will appear on 鈥淐lass,鈥� according to Entertainment Weekly.聽
鈥淒egrassi鈥� has aired in various incarnations over the past decades, including 鈥淒egrassi Junior High鈥� and 鈥淒egrassi High.鈥�
The show鈥檚 new home reiterates the question, 鈥淚s a canceled show really canceled?鈥� More and more shows have found new homes at streaming services over the last several years, from Fox鈥檚 鈥淭he Mindy Project鈥� moving to Hulu to NBC鈥檚 鈥淐ommunity鈥� heading over to Yahoo Streaming and Fox鈥檚 show 鈥淎rrested Development鈥� also being picked up by Netflix. Not all shows are saved 鈥� Fox鈥檚 鈥淭he Following,鈥� for one, was recently canceled and no news has come yet of it reappearing on a streaming service.聽
And it鈥檚 not always a total success 鈥� reviews of the new 鈥淎rrested鈥� season were mixed, with Vulture writer Matt Zoller Seitz writing that 鈥渟eason four of聽鈥楢D鈥櫬爉anages to be true to the spirit of the original while tinkering with its structure, rhythm, and themes鈥� but TV Guide writer Sadie Gennis writing that 鈥渢he first few episodes dragged鈥� I wanted to love Season 4 as much as I loved the first three, but I'd be lying to myself (and to you) if I ignored its weaknesses,鈥� though Gennis wrote that 鈥渁fter episode 7, 鈥橝rrested鈥� hit its stride.鈥� New York Times writer Mike Hale also had mixed feelings, writing of the new installments, 鈥淓verything feels slowed down and dragged out at the same time that it feels forced and overly complicated鈥� if you truly loved [the old episodes], it鈥檚 hard to imagine being anything but disappointed with this new rendition.鈥澛�
The new iteration of 鈥淐ommunity鈥� has gotten more positive reviews, though, with The Hollywood Reporter鈥檚 Amy Amatangelo writing that 鈥渆verything fans loved about 鈥楥ommunity鈥� remains鈥� The show has transferred seamlessly to an online venue鈥� and Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times writing that the show is 鈥渢he 鈥楥ommunity鈥� you may know and maybe love鈥� 鈥楥ommunity鈥� continues to achieve a tricky balance of cynicism, sentiment and surreality.鈥�