| Degrassi | |
|---|---|
| Season 13 | |
 Title card | |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MuchMusic (Canada; 1-8) MTV Canada (Canada; 9-40) TeenNick (United States) |
| Original release | July 11, 2013 – July 29, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The thirteenth season of the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi, formerly known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, premiered on July 11, 2013, concluded on July 29, 2014, in Canada and the United States, and consists of 40 episodes.[1] Although only four school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, this season was split into 4 parts. The first part is set in the summer. The second part is set in the fall/winter semester. The third and fourth part is set during the first term of the Spring semester. Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers. This season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, seniors and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as cancer, texting while driving, death, sexism, sleep disorders, cyber bullying, domestic violence, rape, racial profiling and relationships.
The thirteenth season was announced November 30, 2012,[2][3] and production for the season began in April 2013 at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario.[4] This season departs from the telenovela/soap opera format used in the previous three seasons. This also marks the first time in Degrassi history that a season aired for a full year as the season began airing in early July 2013 and ended in late July 2014 and was split into 4 parts.
Initially broadcast in Canada on MuchMusic,[5][6] the show moved to sibling channel MTV Canada on October 3, 2013.
- ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (13 July 2013). "There will still be 40 episodes in total this year (a few may be combined into a one-hour, like Summertime) #Degrassi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (1 December 2012). "This Monday! Official Season 13 Writers' Brainstorm starts!!! Any more deas??? #Degrassi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (3 December 2012). "Let the Degrassi Season 13 Brainstorm begin!!!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Stephen Stohn [@stephenstohn] (18 April 2013). "I can't show pics of the recent readthroughs, as the new actors haven't been announced! But we've read up to 1308. #Degrassi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "DEGRASSI Celebrates the End of an Era with Hour-Long Graduation Special, June 21, Exclusively on MuchMusic". Bell Media. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "TeenNick to Air Degrassi Season Finale, 7/11". June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.