Season 1

Season 1 is the first season. The first episode was posted on August 25th.

Characters
Season 1 contained 30 characters. 10 of these do not appear in season 13 of the original Degrassi.

Graduates (Class of 2013)

 * Eli Goldsworthy - A talented writer who struggles with Bipolar Disorder, and also helps Matt cope with the same illness
 * Katie Matlin - Maya Matlin's sister who helps Maya through difficult times.
 * Jake Martin - A friendly gardener who is wondering what he needs to achieve in life.

Seniors (Class of 2014)

 * Becky Baker - A bubbly christian who is friends with Tom
 * Alli Bhandari - A friendly girl who has struggled with boys in the past, and is ready to start again.
 * Mike Dallas - Captain of the Toronto Ice Hounds, and has the difficult task of raising a son.
 * Connor DeLaurier - A gifted student with Asperger's Syndrome and technology skills learning to be social.
 * Clare Edwards - A friendly and outgoing best friend to Alli who has recently battled cancer.
 * Jenna Middleton - A talented singer who is trying to fit in as a senior.
 * Imogen Moreno - An outsider realizing she needs to move on after her devastating break-up.
 * Drew Torres - The friendly, popular Student Body President coping with the death of his Brother.
 * Dave Turner - A controversial and funny laides man trying to become cooler

Juniors (Class of 2015)

 * Luther Blackshire - A popular kid with an abusive father who copes by drinking and bullying
 * Zack Patterson - A bisexual outsider who is trying to make new friends after an incident at his old school.
 * James Smith - A homophobic jock who is also the school bully

Sophomores (Class of 2016)

 * Winston Chu - A smart and sarcastic wingman who is trying to find the right girl
 * Miles Hollingsworth III - A son of a billionare who was expelled from his private school because of Arson.
 * Matt Klidesly - A friendly person who is loyal, isn't scared to voice his opinion, and is coping with the death of his father and Bipolar Disorder.
 * Maya Matlin - A friendly girl who is coping with her boyfriends suicide.
 * Tristan Milligan - A loud and proud gay boy who is also Maya's best friend
 * Zig Novak - A skateboarder and musician who is insicure about his poverty
 * Sally Ridgewell - A girl struggling with Depression after getting raped.
 * Zoe Rivas - A former West Drive star with a passion for fashion who uses looks, charm, and deviousness to get her way.

Freshmen (Class of 2017)

 * Tom Fanning - A boy realizing that homosexuality is still difficult for some people
 * Frankie Hollingsworth -  A sweet and sassy freshman and Miles's younger sister
 * Rebekah Frontier - The friendly Freshman who starts up a band and is Frankie's best friend
 * Wendy Cleveland - A current West Drive star who enrolls at Degrassi just to annoy Zoe Rivas, the former West Drive Star.

Adults/Staff

 * Winne Oh - The strict-yet-attractive media immersions and band teacher.
 * Archie Simpson - The school's fair and understanding principal and alumni of Degrassi.
 * Ellie Nash - A failed journalist restarting her life as a teacher at her own school.