Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore.
Like its predecessors, it follows the lives of students attending the titular fictitious Toronto school and depicts some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life.
It also features several cast members from the previous series in recurring adult roles.
When Degrassi introduced its large and loyal audience to Adam Torres, an authentic, multi-dimensional transgender character, the show not only made television history, but set a new industry standard for LGBT inclusion.
As saddened as we are to say goodbye to Adam, we feel this storyline will affect even more lives in an authentic way...[5]