HBO Max has opted to not transfer ahead with a Degrassi revival sequence, Deadline has confirmed.
The streaming service had introduced a sequence order for a brand new iteration of the favored Degrassi franchise in January with an anticipated launch date in 2023. Filming was anticipated to absorb place in Toronto this previous summer season.
A reprise of the unique teen drama, Degrassi was initially described as a character-driven sequence about the highschool expertise and the thrilling, usually painful journey of self-discovery. Set in Toronto, the brand new sequence was to discover a gaggle of youngsters and faculty school residing within the shadow of occasions that each bind them collectively and tear them aside.
The sequence from WildBrain was to be helmed by showrunners/government producers Lara Azzopardi (Backstage, The Daring Sort, Mary Kills Individuals) and Julia Cohen (Riverdale, A Million Little Issues, The Royals).
“What excites us perhaps essentially the most about reviving this beloved franchise is popping it into a very serialized one-hour drama,” Azzopardi and Cohen stated in a press release on the time of the sequence order. “We’re honored to be given the chance to guide this evolution and produce this iconic sequence again into folks’s properties.”
The Degrassi revival sequence would have marked the sixth installment within the Canadian teen drama franchise, following The Youngsters of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior Excessive, Degrassi Excessive, Degrassi: The Subsequent Era and Degrassi: Subsequent Class.
The Wall St. Journal first reported the information.
