Underplayed Gems

The Next Step (2013)

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Genre
comedy drama
Country
Canada
Length
10 seasons, 144 episodes
Rated
TV-Y
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 57 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teen drama series about a dance studio team training for competitions. The show follows their rivalries with other schools and drama within the group.

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What happens

The Next Step is a Canadian teen drama series created by Frank Van Keeken which premiered on Family Channel on March 8, 2013 and ended on November 10, 2025 on YTV. Presented in a pseudo-documentary style influenced by reality television, the series follows the members of a troupe from the titular dance studio, as they train for and compete in various championships, while dealing with rivalries and drama from other dance schools and among the team itself. The Next Step has spawned digital content, live touring shows featuring its cast members, and a spin-off series titled Lost & Found Music Studios. The series has been sold internationally to broadcasters such as CBBC in the United Kingdom, and Universal Kids in the United States — which became a production partner for its sixth season. The series moved to CBC Gem for its seventh season in 2020, then moving to YTV from its eighth season in 2022. In June 2024 The Cinemaholic reported that Family Channel had renewed The Next Step for its ninth season, and in November, the BBC confirmed The Next Step would return for a tenth and final season in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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