<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 8 Next → Season 10 </Td> </Tr> <P> The ninth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered in Canada on October 4, 2009, concluded on July 16, 2010, and consists of twenty - three episodes (19 episodes, and 1 movie). Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series . Although only one school year passed in the story timeline since season six, season nine is set in the second semester in which the years it aired . Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers . This season continues to depict the lives of a group of high school freshman, juniors and seniors, along with some college age students as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that young adults face such as drug abuse, sexting, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual identity, homosexuality, crime, sex, and relationships . </P> <P> Production for the season began on May 19, 2009 at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario . The final episodes of the season were filmed in part in New York City, New York, and were written and directed by Stefan Brogren, who plays Archie "Snake" Simpson . This was the first season to air on TeenNick in the United States, and to have some Canadian premieres on MuchMusic . </P>

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