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The sixth season of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' commenced airing in Canada on 28 November 2006, concluded on 14 May 2007 and contains nineteen episodes. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. This season depicts the lives of high school juniors, seniors and college freshman as they deal with the some of the challenges and issues young adults face such as imprisonment, online predators, burglary, substance abuse, stress, gambling addiction, financial difficulties, school rivalries, pregnancy scares and death. Unlike the previous seasons, which took place over the course of an entire school year, season six only covers the first semester of the school year, utilizing a semi-floating timeline. It also marks the first death of a main character in the series. Production took place between May and September 2006. Season six also aired in the United States Fridays at 8:00 p.m. on The N, a digital cable network aimed at teenagers and young adults. The season actually premiered on The N, on 29 September 2006, two months before CTV, a Canadian terrestrial television network, began to screen it. By broadcasting two episodes every Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., CTV were able to broadcast the final ten episodes of the season before The N. The season was released on DVD as a four disc boxed set on 27 May 2008 by Alliance Atlantis Home Entertainment in Canada, and FUNimation Entertainment in the United States. Registered users of the Canadian and US iTunes Stores are also able purchase and download the season for playback on home computers and certain iPods. The season received eight award nominations, six more than it received for season five. It received mixed reviews from the media, and lacklustre ratings compared to the previous season's record high of one million viewers. ==Cast== The sixth season features seventeen actors who receive star billing with fifteen of them returning from the previous season. Returning cast members include: * Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt (9 episodes) * Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson (16 episodes) * Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez (9 episodes) * Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk (8 episodes) * Ryan Cooley as James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke (7 episodes) * Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos (10 episodes) * Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash (13 episodes) * Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks (12 episodes) * Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone (11 episodes) * Shane Kippel as Gavin "Spinner" Mason (16 episodes) * Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart (8 episodes) * Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson (13 episodes) * Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi (14 episodes) * Cassie Steele as Manuela "Manny" Santos (15 episodes) * Amanda Stepto as Christine "Spike" Nelson (6 episodes) Joining the main cast are Shenae Grimes as Darcy Edwards (11 episodes), who was promoted after recurring in the previous two seasons, and Daniel Clark, who returned to the main cast as Sean Cameron (11 episodes), following his departure in season four. The four actors from season five who did not return this season were Jake Epstein as Craig Manning, Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden, Pat Mastroianni as Joey Jeremiah and Stacie Mistysyn as Caitlin Ryan. All left the series, except for Jake Epstein, who returned for two episodes and Stacie Mistysyn, who returned in season seven. Returning in their recurring roles are John Bregar as Dylan Michalchuk, Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt, Marc Donato as Derek Haig, Linlyn Lue as Ms. Kwan, and Jennifer Podemski as Ms. Sauve. Jake Goldsbie, portraying Toby Isaacs is demoted from a main role to a recurring role, and Melissa McIntyre returns to the series as Ashley Kerwin. Nina Dobrev and Steve Belford are introduced as Mia Jones and Jesse Stefanovic. Jake Epstein, who portrayed Craig Manning in the previous seasons, returns for a guest role in a two-part episode, which also featured the band Taking Back Sunday as themselves. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 6)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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