Life with Derek
| Life with Derek | |
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| Created by | Daphne Ballon |
| Developed by | Daphne Ballon Bernice Vanderlaan |
| Starring |
Michael Seater Ashley Leggat Jordan Todosey Daniel Magder Ariel Waller Joy Tanner John Ralston |
| Theme music composer | Gary Koftinoff and Ron Proulx |
| Opening theme | "Livin' Life with Derek", sung by Cheyenne Twiner of Uncensored, performed by Gary Koftinoff |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 70 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Daphne Ballon Christina Jennings |
| Camera setup | Film; Multiple camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Shaftesbury Films Pope Productions (season 1) Family Channel |
| Distributor | Disney Channel (USA) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Family |
| Original release | September 18, 2005 – March 25, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
Vacation with Derek (2010 TV movie) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. Reruns aired on Family Channel and multiplex sister channel Family Chrgd until September 2016. The series stars Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the two oldest children in a stepfamily.
It ended having aired 70 episodes, and was followed by one spin-off television film, entitled Vacation with Derek, which was filmed in northern Ontario in fall 2009, and which aired on Family Channel on June 25, 2010.
George Venturi (John Ralston), a divorced man from London, Ontario who had custody of his three children from a previous marriage: sons Derek (Michael Seater) and Edwin (Daniel Magder), and daughter Martie (Ariel Waller), marries a divorced woman named Nora McDonald (Joy Tanner), who has two daughters of her own from a previous marriage: Casey (Ashley Leggat) and Lizzie (Jordan Todosey). Up until that point, Casey was perfectly content with her life. Growing up as the oldest child in a household in Toronto, Ontario with only her mother and sister had suited her well and brought her up as a self-sufficient and independent young woman.
After George and Nora's marriage, the McDonald's moved in with the Venturis in London, Ontario. Casey was originally upset about having to move to London, Ontario from Toronto, a much bigger city (as shown in the episode "How I Met Your Stepbrother"), for many reasons including Derek, but she eventually got over her own problems and agreed to move there for Nora and George's sake once she saw how much they cared for each other.
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