DegrassiNextClassfollowsthelivesofthestudentsfromDegrassiCommunitySchool,afictionalhighschoolinToronto.Itisthe5thseriesintheDegrassifranchiseandthefirsttwoseasonshavebeenfilmed.ItwilltellthestoriesofanewgenerationofstudentsastheynavigatetheirwaythroughhighschooldealingwithreallifeissuesandsituationsthatteenagersactuallygothroughsuchasCyberBullying,Mentalillness,Homophobia,racism,druguse,feminism,sexuality,religion,lifethreateningdiseases,onlineharassment,catfishinganddysfunctionalfamilies.ItwilltargettheteencohorttodayknownasGenerationZ.