Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn founded Epitome Pictures in 1992,[1] and purchased its first studio building in 1995, to film Riverdale.
[2] At the time, the studio was allegedly "in a sorry state, with snow melting on the leaking roof and cans catching the water".
On That Same Day, DHX announced plans to sell the Bartley Drive studio for $12 million, as part of their intentions to streamline its physical operations across Canada.
[7] Playing With Time, Inc. was a Canadian film and television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, and the predecessor of Epitome Pictures.
[12] Epitome Pictures later owned the rights to the three previous Degrassi shows produced by Playing With Time.