| Life with Derek | |
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| Created by | Daphne Ballon |
| Developed by | Daphne Ballon Bernice Vanderlaan |
| Starring | Michael Seater Ashley Leggat Jordan Todosey Daniel Magder Ariel Waller Joy Tanner John Ralston |
| Theme music composer | Gary Koftinoff and Ron Proulx |
| Opening theme | "Livin' Life with Derek", sung by Cheyenne Twiner of Uncensored, performed by Gary Koftinoff |
| Composer | Gary Koftinoff |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 70 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Corner Brook, Canada (season 1) Toronto, Canada (seasons 2-4) |
| Camera setup | Film; single-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | Shaftesbury Films Pope Productions (season 1) |
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| Network | Family Channel |
| Release | September 18, 2005 – March 25, 2009 |
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| Vacation with Derek (2010 TV movie) | |
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Life with Derek is a Canadian television teen sitcom that aired on Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. Reruns currently air on Family Channel and previously aired on multiplex sister channel Family Chrgd. The series stars Michael Seater as the titular character and Ashley Leggat as his step-sister Casey. These are the two oldest children in a stepfamily.
It ended having aired 70 episodes, and was followed by one spin-off television film, entitled Vacation with Derek, which was filmed in northern Ontario in fall 2009,[1] and it aired on Family Channel on June 25, 2010.
On May 12, 2020, Shaftesbury Films announced that a spinoff television film, titled Life with Luca and set 15 years after the original series, was in development.[2] The spin-off feature film premiered in February 2023.[3][4]
- ^ "Pack your bags! 'Vacation with Derek' is now in production" (Press release). Family Channel and Shaftesbury Films. September 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016 – via CNW A PR Newswire Company.
- ^ "Shaftesbury Kids Expands Development and Production Slate and Commences Virtual Writing Rooms for Four New Series" (Press release). Shaftesbury Kids. May 12, 2020. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via TV, Eh?.
- ^ "Wildbrain Television Announces Three More Original Greenlights From Canadian Producers Exclusive to Family Channel" (Press release). Wildbrain Television. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via TV, Eh?.
- ^ "'Life With Derek' Cast Reunites on Set of Spinoff Movie". TV Insider. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.