Ellie is finding it hard to make ends meet but when she learns to play cards, she discovers that she can make money doing so. Playing with Dylan's hockey team, the stakes get high, and Ellie's not sure she can really gamble on her future anymore. Paige and Matt's secret relationship is also progressing nicely. But Paige isn't so fine when she suspects Matt of still seeing his ex-girlfriend Charlie.
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.