The Next Step | |
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Genre |
Teen drama Docudrama |
Created by | Frank Van Keeken |
Starring |
Isaac Lupien - Eldon |
Theme music composer | Grayson Matthews |
Opening theme | "Stand Up" |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 125 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–43 minutes |
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Distributor |
BBC Worldwide Family ChannelHBO Asia |
Release | |
Original network | Family Channel |
Picture format | |
Original release | March 8, 2013 | – present
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Website |
The Next Step Aftershow | |
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Genre | Talk show |
Based on | The Next Step |
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Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 50 |
Production | |
Running time | 18–20 min |
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Most recent episode |
Shopping Mall tour by The Next Step | |
A promotional poster for the Conestoga Mall tour date.
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Start date | October 19, 2013 |
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End date | October 27, 2013 |
No. of shows | 9 |
Isaac Lupien - Eldon
The Next Step is a Canadian teen drama series created by Frank van Keeken and produced by Temple Street Productions. Shot in a dramatic mockumentary style, the series focuses on a group of dancers who attend The Next Step Dance Studio. They have won Regionals, Nationals and Internationals.
Family Channel premiered the series on March 8, 2013. The series premiere had the largest audience of any series on the channel since its launch in 1988, with 574,500 P2+ AMA viewers, and over one million P2+ viewers. The series is filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Next Step follows the lives of the dancers in A-Troupe at The Next Step dance studio, the highest ranked team in the world since their win at Internationals in the finale of Season 3.
In February 24, 2012, Family Channel announced that it had ordered 26 half-hour episodes (including S1 and S1.5), and a four episode season finale. Special content was also going to be available, including The Next Step Interactive. Filming began July 12, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario.
On April 9, 2013, Family Channel announced that it had green lighted a second season of the show. Kevin Wright, the Senior Vice President of Programming of Astral commented: "Family is an industry leader when it comes to making innovative programming that resonates with the tween audience. The Next Step is something different for Family and we recognize that we took a bit of a risk with the show. But we're delighted that our viewers have embraced the show in a big way. The record-breaking viewership and incredible reaction demonstrate that the show's appealing characters and relatable storylines really connect with our audience. We are thrilled to order a second season of this creative and highly entertaining series."
David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, the co-presidents of Temple Street Productions, also commented, saying:"The Next Step offers something viewers have been asking for in a tween series — drama and dance with compelling characters and storylines. We are pleased to be able to produce more episodes of this unique series for Family Channel."