Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 1)

The first season of Degrassi: The Next Generation depicts the 2001-02 school year.

Main Cast
13 actors received star billing:

Adults 8th Graders 7th Graders
 * Stefan Brogen as Archie Simpson - a Media Immersion teacher
 * Dan Woods as Daniel Raditch - Degrassi's principal
 * Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, a queen bee
 * Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks, a jock
 * Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason, a class clown
 * Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin, a popular, overachieving student
 * Christina Schmidt as Terri MacGreggor, Ashley's insecure and overweight best friend
 * Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt, an overachiever
 * Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs, a nerdy outcast
 * Daniel Clark as Sean Cameron, a bad boy with a dark past
 * Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke, a class clown
 * Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson, an environmentalist and human rights activist
 * Cassie Steele as Manny Santos, Emma's popularity-seeking best friend