Emma can't get over Sean and Peter stands by helplessly watching his girlfriend fall for another guy. Peter and Sean want to know which of them she wants more, so they take to the streets for a race that ends with disasterous results. Meanwhile Ellie faces the harsh realities of dorm life and decides to do something about it.
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.