Higher Ground (TV series)
| Higher Ground | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Created by | Michael Braverman Matthew Hastings |
| Starring |
Joe Lando Anne Marie Loder Hayden Christensen A. J. Cook Kandyse McClure Jorgito Vargas, Jr. Meghan Ory Kyle Downes Jewel Staite Deborah Odell |
| Theme music composer | Jim Guttridge and Daryl Bennett |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Frank Girusta Harold Lee Tichenor Michael Braverman Matthew Hastings Joe Lando Douglas Schwartz |
| Running time | approximately 43 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Crescent Entertainment Paramount Television Lionsgate Television WIC Entertainment |
| Distributor |
Debmar-Mercury/20th Television (USA) CBS Television Distribution (non-USA) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox Family |
| Original release | January 14 – June 16, 2000 |
Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama television series created by Michael Braverman and Matthew Hastings. The convention-breaking series follows a group of at-risk teenagers attending Mount Horizon High School, a therapeutic boarding school, as they brave the difficulties, failures, and triumphs of their personal struggles with addiction, abuse, and disorders.
Higher Ground first premiered in the U.S on the Fox Family network on January 14, 2000. Although praised and well-rated, Higher Ground was cancelled after its first season due to the sale of its broadcast network the same year. The show was part of a production company that did not make it to the new network.
Located high in the mountains of the Northwestern United States and 25 miles from the nearest town, Mount Horizon High School is a harbor for at-risk teenagers from their tempestuous pasts. The series focuses on one group of teens, the Cliffhangers, who, with the aid of school counselors and each other, watch their lives change as they learn to overcome their fears and face the trials and tribulations of their inner demons. Setting the kids through their paces, not only giving them a normal high school education, but also a rigorous schedule of outdoor activities and the tools they need in the aftermath of their abuse, gives the students the confidence to face their personal struggles. While navigating perilous action sequences, friendships, and romantic entanglements, the students (and some teachers) find Mount Horizon's world much safer than their turbulent home lives have been.
The students tackle issues such as drugs, depression, sexual, physical and verbal abuse, self-mutilation, eating disorders, gang violence, neglect, and suicide attempts.
...
Wikipedia