It’s just been revealed that theDegrassireboot series that was set to make its way toHBO Maxhas been scrapped. The show was set to be produced by the owner of theDegrassifranchise WildBrain, with its showrunners and executive producers set to be Lara Azzopardi and Julia Cohen.
TheHBO MaxDegrassi series was set to be the sixth series installment in the franchise, with the others beingThe Kids of Degrassi Street,Degrassi Junior High,Degrassi High, Degrassi: The Next Generation, andDegrassi: Next Class. TheDegrassifranchise follows different groups of Canadian high school students as they navigate the growing pains that arise during their teenage years.
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With the scrapping of theDegrassirevival, as reported byThe Wall Street Journal,the list of cancelled projects over at HBO Max is getting even longer. This comes afterBatgirlwas axed in post-production along with the comedy seriesChad, which was cancelled prior to the date the second season was supposed to air. These projects being ditched is a result of the Warner Bros. and Discovery merger that happened back in April, with thenow-infamous CEO David Zaslavstating he would be finding ways to cut back on the company spending, meaning some shows are getting the boot. HBO Max has also removed a collection of shows and movies from its site as well.
With shows likeEuphoriabeing some of the most popular for HBO Max,Degrassitells similar stories for younger audiences that many other shows are afraid to tell.Degrassihas also been the starting point for many huge stars in the entertainment industry. Notable stars who got their start onDegrassiinclude Rapper Drake, Nina Dobrev, who went on to star in theVampire Diaries, and Shay Mitchell, who went onto star in Netflix’sYouandPretty Little Liars.
As Warner Bros. continues to pull the plug on upcoming projects, fans' aggravation and disappointment in the studio are continuing to grow and grow. Although an attempt to save money for the studio, pulling these series that fans were promised will cause audiences' faith in the studio to diminish and could ultimately result in fans taking a step back from engaging in the media they do end up releasing. This could be a major problem for the studio and could cause huge films to tank at the box office, due to fan outrage over other projects.
Nonetheless,Degrassiis a beloved franchise that has found a home on many different networks like Teen Nick, Netflix, and a Canadian family channel. That being said, it’s not far-fetched that another studio would be interested in green-lighting the project and bringing theDegrassifranchise back to life.
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