Degrassi: The Other Generation (season 7)

The seventh season of Degrassi: The Other Generation premiered on September 2022 and concluded on June 2023 on ETV.
==Characters==
Note: The Grade 9 cast were only credited as regulars for their focused episodes. For the episodes to feel more "exclusive", promotional information about characters were not revealed beforehand meaning the full names of characters were never revealed (though some were in respective episodes). Additionally, "Season 7: The Freshmen" was promoted to have an ensemble of 11 cast members, officially being the only to have none from previous seasons. The senior cast appeared in some episodes either in the background or with a minor role as they had been focused on with the old format in the second part of the season.
Notably, Ben Moreno left the show following the events in the Season 6 finale. He was replaced by Lois Marsh as a series regular Principal. The producers stated, "New viewers will not get the backstory to previous characters which could make them switch channels. That is why we decided that this half season would feature, literally, no characters from the last season in the Main Cast. It's a fresh start for the show, the characters and such."
Despite the producers' statement, the decision to remove Ben Moreno from the cast was highly criticized saying that he became "the face" of the show and that "[it] wouldn't be the same without him". Following two years of controversy, ETV announced that he would return due to the high demand from the fans and viewers.
To date, Season 7 (alongside S8) is the only season to contain a cast with Freshmen and Seniors.
=== Grade 12 ===
* Anne Lewis
* Bonnie Philips
* Pat Clark
* Nicki Henderson
* Ali Stauffer
* Dana Carlson
* Noul Houston
* Leona Bates
=== Recurring/Guest ===
* Greg Benson
* Mads Pearson
=== Grade 9 ===
* Allie Carrillo
* Jerry Swain
* Althea
* Hayden D.
* Malcolm
* Eddy
* Paola Henson
* Felicia B.
* Bella
* Marcel
=== Adults and staff ===
* Lois Marsh (principal)
* Ben Moreno (ex-principal; recurring role)
== Episodes ==
Plots:
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Main plot 	Subject	Original air date 	U.S. viewers(millions)	
165 	1 	"Allie" 	Allie 	 	September 30, 2022	4.73a 	
166 	2 	"Jerry" 	Jerry 	TBA 	October 7, 2022 	4.22a 	
167 	3 	"Althea" 	Althea 	TBA 	October 14, 2022 	4.17a 	
168 	4 	"Hayden" 	Hayden 	TBA 	October 21, 2022 	4.12a 	
169 	5 	"Malcom and Eddy" 	MalcolmEddy	TBA 	November 4, 2022 	4.21a 	
170 	6 	"Paola" 	Paola 	TBA 	November 11, 2022 	4.09a 	
171 	7 	"Felicia" 	Felicia 	TBA 	November 18, 2022 	4.03a 	
172 	8 	"Bella/Zra" 	Bella 	TBA 	November 25, 2022 	3.92a 	
173 	9 	"Marcel" 	Marcel 	TBA 	December 2, 2022 	3.89a 	
174 	10 	"Everyone" 	Ensemble 	TBA 	December 9, 2022 	4.01a 	
175-176 	11-12 	"New Beginnings" 	Nicki 	TBA 	April 14, 2023 	TBA 	
177 	13 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	April 21, 2023 	TBA 	
178 	14 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	April 28, 2023 	TBA 	
179 	15 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	May 5, 2023 	TBA 	
179 	15 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	May 12, 2023 	TBA 	
180 	16 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	May 19, 2023 	TBA 	
181 	17 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	May 26, 2023 	TBA 	
182 	18 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	June 2, 2023 	TBA 	
183 	19 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	June 9, 2023 	TBA 	
184 	20 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	June 16, 2023 	TBA 	
185-186 	21-22 	"How I Met Your Father.. or Mother – Part Three"	TBA 	TBA 	June 23, 2023 	TBA 	
The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)	The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)	The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)	The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)	The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)	The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)	The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)	The story of how the mother of children met their father starts to become more clear in this two-parter. In a twist of events, it is questioned if whether it is actually about the Father or the Mother. Before the episode aired, the title did not include Mother to avoid spoilers. 
* Guest characters: Ben Moreno (ex-principal), Greg Benson (2021 alumni), Mads Pearson (2021 alumni)
== Minis ==
With the previous season originally serving as the last with the Minis, ETV decided to order 1 Mini as a way to welcome the new ensemble cast to the show. The Mini premiered to an audience of 4.88 million viewers, a new high resulting in the order of 5 episodes to dismiss the lasts of the Original Cast.
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Subject	Original air date	U.S. streams(millions)
TBC 	1 	"Meet the Freshmen"	 	July 15, 2022 	4.88a
== Development ==
ETV announced on August 2017 that the upcoming class would have episodes titled by their characters focused in the episode, as a new potential Degrassi format. For fulfillment of the original Degrassi cast, their episodes stayed with the old format but aired in the second half of the year. Although episodes with the grade 12 cast aired as the second half part, they still interacted occasionally in the episodes with new cast.
This season also included the fourth installation to the "How I Met Your Father" hour-long episodes, which started airing in Season 5 and continued in the sixth. The episodes started in the fifth season with the original 2021 class having storylines involved within the story; although most had no longer been in the storyline, a few returned to guest star for the special episode. It was confirmed by ETV after the airing of the episode that it would return for a Fourth Part in Season 8. The producers also stated that it would be "apart of a string of emotional, arc-developing, closing-chapter finales".
After the conclusion of Season 8 of the series, which saw the last of the classic characters leave the series, ETV announced that the long-awaited second Degrassi movie would finally come to play. Serving as the finale of [How I Met Your Father], the movie was revealed to be titled Degrassi: How I Met Your Father Movie, also known as How I Met Your Father – Part Five. It was also revealed that it would, just like the first film, would be two hours long and feature the long-awaited return of the 2021 class with the reprisals of the 2022 class. The Degrassi producers later stated that it would serve as the de facto series finale for the classic generation and would air July 2025 as part of the ninth season. Trailers and sneak peaks were uploaded on YouTube prior to the airing to tease the film, with an additional couple of Minis taking place within the film, but aired prior.
==DVD release==
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Archive details 	Archive details 	Archive details 	Special features 	 	
* 30 episodes
* 660 minutes
* 1080p HD quality
* English subtitles	
* 30 episodes
* 660 minutes
* 1080p HD quality
* English subtitles	
* 30 episodes
* 660 minutes
* 1080p HD quality
* English subtitles	
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
*Degrassi Minis	 	
Release date 	Release date 	Release date 	
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
*Degrassi Minis	 	
July 14, 2023 	 	 	
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
*Degrassi Minis	 	
 	 	 	
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
*Degrassi Minis