Drew continues to train in mixed martial arts, with the mindset that he would be ready if anyone were ever to attack him. The news of unsupervised fighting gets to Principal Simpson, and he closes the weight room to unsupervised activities. Alli tries to sell Dave to her parents, but he feels that the presented self is not him. Holly J. finds out exchanging money for organs is illegal, and her birth mother is still not willing to give up her time and kidney for Holly J.
Like its predecessors, Degrassi follows a group of students attending Degrassi Community School who face challenges common to teen life, such as self image, peer pressure, child abuse, sexual identity, gang violence, self-injury, school shootings, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse.
Degrassi (previously titled The Next Generation) is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and Degrassi High.