document_title: Tyler Perry's House of Payne

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text: Tyler Perry's House of Payne

text: Production history[edit]

text: The sitcom ran in first-run syndication for 10 episodes during mid-2006 on the Atlanta-area broadcast of WPCH-TV, along with nine other broadcast outlets across the country, as a limited run, with additional episodes to be available for national distribution on TBS in June 2007. An order of 100 episodes was later requested by TBS.

text: A cable record for sitcom airings was broken with 5.2 and 5.8 million for the two premiere episodes on TBS on June 6, 2007.[5] However, the audience declined to 4.3 million as of the week ending September 30, 2007 and 2.260 and 2.099 as of May 19, 2010.[6]

text: The principal cast remained the same (with the exception of Lance Gross being added), led by LaVan Davis. The original format of the series centred around C.J. (Allen Payne) and his family moving in with his Aunt Ella and Uncle Curtis (Cassi Davis and LaVan Davis). Robinne Lee had a recurring guest stint in Season 1–2 as Malik and Jazmine's principal, Nicole Jamieson, whom C.J. soon began dating. Rochelle Aytes originally portrayed Nicole Jamieson in the test pilot episodes as Malik's math teacher. In the test run, Ella and Curtis were originally C.J.'s parents, but in its televised format, Calvin is their son and C.J. their nephew. Despite his top billing, Allen Payne is not considered the main actor of the series, especially due to his long absence in the fifth season. The show was recorded in front of a live studio audience but sometimes used a laugh track.

text: At the beginning of the fifth season, China Anne McClain (Jazmine) and Denise Burse (Claretha) were removed from the series. The characters were written out, with Jazmine going away to a school for gifted children in North Carolina and Claretha marrying a prince and moving away. In real life, McClain and Burse left the series for undisclosed reasons. In the beginning of Season 6, both McClain and Burse returned. Some of the cast members of Tyler Perry's House of Payne were on The Mo'Nique Show in October 2009. Beginning with the seventh season, China Anne McClain appeared infrequently due to her work schedule for A.N.T. Farm. Denise Burse was no longer credited as a regular cast member; she appeared in a recurring role.

text: Larramie "Doc" Shaw, who portrayed Malik, appeared infrequently after the sixth season. This was due to Shaw's work schedules for The Suite Life on Deck and Pair of Kings. He remained a cast member throughout the series.

text: Tyler Perry directed every episode of the first 5 seasons. Throughout Season 6, each episode was directed by actress Kim Fields or her mother Chip Hurd. Tyler Perry directed some of the episodes in seasons 7 and 8 while other episodes were directed by Kim Fields, Chip Hurd, and producer Roger M. Bobb.

text: During the first 5 seasons, the show was rated TV-PG but due to a rapid increase of strong language and mature content (particularly sexual), later episodes are rated TV-14. On September 28, 2011, TBS ordered 42 episodes.[7] Newer episodes have been aired on TBS since October 21, 2011 with season 8, and concluded the series with a total of 254 episodes. The show aired its final two episodes on August 10, 2012.

text: On January 30, 2017, a spin-off follow-up series entitled The Paynes was ordered by Oprah Winfrey Network. It will follow Ella and Curtis Payne as they enjoy retirement in Florida only to get caught in a real estate deal that will turn their lives upside down. The series was greenlighted for 38 episodes and premiered in early 2018.[8]

text: Episodes[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
37
June 6, 2007 (2007-06-06)
September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26)

2
22
December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)
January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)

3
16
March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
April 23, 2008 (2008-04-23)

4
25
June 4, 2008 (2008-06-04)
August 6, 2008 (2008-08-06)

5
26
December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03)
June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03)

6
46
November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)
January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)

7
20
March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30)
June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)

8
62
October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10)

text: Cast[edit]

text: House of Payne revolves around the Payne family who reside in the suburban Atlanta. It is noted that all main cast members are credited only for the episodes in which they appear.

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Actor
Character
Seasons

Pilot
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Allen Payne
Clarence "C.J." Payne, Jr
Main

Lavan Davis
Curtis Booker T. Payne
Main

Cassi Davis
Ella Williams-Payne
Main

Lance Gross
Calvin Payne

Main

Larramie "Doc" Shaw
Malik Payne
Main

China Anne McClain
Jazmine Sierra Payne
Main

Main

Denise Burse
Claretha Jenkins
Main
Recurring

Demetria McKinney
Janine Shelton-Payne
Recurring
Main

Keshia Knight-Pulliam
Miranda Lucas-Payne

Guest

Main

Palmer Williams Jr.
Floyd Jackson

Recurring
Main

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Curtis Payne (LaVan Davis) is the show's main protagonist. He is often referred to as Uncle Curtis by his nephew C.J., his nephew's wife Janine, and their children, Malik and Jazmine. Curtis is known for his hackneyed jokes, overly loud delivery, and acting like a negative racial stereotype. He is overweight and has fainted once from a blocked artery, but he ignored the diet his wife Ella set for him, and is unable to stay away from his usual fatty foods. A noticeable running gag is when he jokingly pushes Ella to the side with one arm when he wants to go by, she usually lands on the sofa. Despite his immaturity in this matter, his maturity and responsibility are apparent in his job as the chief of the local fire department. In one episode, his middle name was revealed as Booker T. In the sixth season, Curtis was forced to retire which left him depressed and humiliated for a period of time; he eventually embraced it and his nephew C.J. took over his old job. LaVan Davis won an NAACP Image Awards in 2008 for Outstanding Actor In A Comedy Series for this role. In the first part of the series finale, "The Call Back", CJ asks Curtis to come out of retirement to oversee three stations that CJ runs. At first Curtis refuses to do it, and yells at CJ saying how they already forced him into retirement, and that he wasn't going back, but at the end of the episode, after talking with Ella, he decided to return.
Ella Payne (née Ella Williams) (known as Ella Williams in episode "Til Payne Do We Part") (Cassi Davis), is Curtis's wife. She is a stay-at-home mother and the voice of reason. Curtis has been known to take advantage of Ella's good nature—and to be punished for it. Ella is the family's religious voice and the glue that holds it together. A good cook, she had a restaurant service in one episode. She is quick to offer emotional and moral support to everyone in the family, such as when Janine returned home. In the fifth season, she briefly worked in retail. In Season 6, she quits to go back to school. Ella graduated from college and finally got her degree in Season 7. It is revealed that her middle name is Naomi. She tries to keep the family at peace the best she can, whether it's big or small. In the Season 8 episode "RIP: Rest in Payne", she keeps complete faith for her son Calvin, when she hears that he got shot in C.J. and Janine's home. She loves her family and wants her husband to keep her safe and stand by her which he does.
Clarence James (C.J.) Payne, Jr. (Allen Payne) is Curtis and Ella's nephew. C.J. and his family moved into the home of his Uncle Curtis and Aunt Ella when their own house burned down after his wife Janine accidentally started a fire while under the influence of drugs. C.J. is the father of Malik, Jazmine, Jayden, and Hayden Payne. These last two are the twin son and daughter born to Janine and C.J. after they reconciled and remarried. In the fourth season, C.J. found out he was adopted. He works at the firehouse with Curtis. At the end of the fifth season, he, Janine, and the twins moved to Chicago, but they returned in the sixth season after he was offered Curtis' job, and the family moved in next to Curtis and Ella. Despite being angry with and hostile towards Janine upon her return, C.J. never stopped loving her. In the early seasons, C.J. often has difficulty enforcing discipline with his children, but it is apparent that he is slightly more strict and hot-headed, often jumping to the wrong conclusions. In the Season 6 episode "Who's Your Daddy Now?", C.J. finally met his real father who happened to be white, making C.J. biracial. In the seventh season, he was promoted to fire chief commissioner, and also became the boss of Janine and Roland in the public relations department. C.J. was portrayed as Curtis and Ella's son in the series' original format, but his character was changed to being their nephew.
Calvin Payne (Lance Gross) is Ella and Curtis's college-age son who rarely attends the same courses Curtis often complains about financing. Calvin liked to think of himself as a player until he married Miranda. Like his cousin C.J., Calvin spends much time working with Curtis at the firehouse until he becomes a partner at the barbershop. In the fifth season, he gets a job working for the same company as Mercedes and she accidentally kisses him twice: once while they are chaperoning Malik and Alexandra's date; the other, after Calvin has a fight with Miranda. He finds out that he has a son, Calvin Jr., from his former girlfriend Tracy. He and Miranda are expecting a child when she decides they should separate, but they agree to try counseling. They get stuck in an elevator and solve their problems with help from an "elevator lady" Edi, who turns out to be Dr. Marcos, the marriage-retreat counselor. Calvin was arrested for back child support, but was bailed out of jail before the birth of his child with Miranda in the episode Payneful Resolution Resolution.

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Malik Payne (Larramie "Doc" Shaw) is C.J. and Janine's college-aged son. He is a young adult whose interest in young women in his class is so extreme that he'll resort to desperate measures, such as trying out for the cheerleading squad, just to associate with them. Initially, he was often bullied in school as a result of his mother's drug problems. As a result, he is reluctant to welcome her back to the household. It is hinted that he is allergic to peanuts and knows how to cut hair. Beginning with the sixth season, Malik has appeared infrequently, due to Larramie Shaw's work schedule, as he also starred on The Suite Life on Deck on Disney Channel and Pair of Kings on Disney XD. His absence is incorporated into the storyline, as he goes to the ROTC during Season 6 and off to college during Season 7, which is a major continuity error as he advanced from elementary school to college in 4 years. As he prepared to go to college, C.J., Calvin, Curtis, and Floyd bought him three boxes of condoms because they were sure he would be experimenting with sex in college. His sister Jazmine was upset about him leaving for college. While in college, he dates a girl named Summer (Makeda Declet). Malik then marries Summer just that they can have sex. Summer then wants a divorce from Malik to transfer to a college in New England. But since Malik and Summer have only been married for a few weeks, they are qualified for an annulment and that's how their marriage ended.(Seasons 1–8)
Jazmine Payne (China Anne McClain) is C.J. and Janine's daughter. She constantly feels invisible and acts out to get her father's attention while her mother is in rehab. At one point, Jazmine had a brief crush on Malik's friend Kevin. Despite her apparent innocence and youth, throughout the series, she was known to act cruel and mean toward Malik and Kevin and schemed to make them miserable. She is also known to have sarcastic comments and sly plans to get what she wants. For undisclosed reasons, China Anne McClain was written out of the series during the fifth season, which made her the only cast member to not appear in Season 5. She was re-introduced into the series when she returned in the sixth season. It is hinted that she has a fear of mimes that wear hats. On the premiere of the seventh season, she is 12 years old, and Janine lets her wear lip gloss, and she falls in with the wrong crowd. Jazmine has made infrequent appearances since the seventh season, due to China Anne McClain's work schedule, as she also starred in A.N.T. Farm on Disney Channel. (Seasons 1–4, 6–8)
Janine Payne (née Janine Shelton) (Demetria McKinney), is C.J.'s wife and the mother of Malik, Jazmine, Jayden, and Hayden Payne. A seemingly responsible adult and mother at the very beginning of the series, she is later revealed to be a drug addict and the arsonist who burned down her and C.J.'s home. She and C.J. divorce after she leaves her family. Initially, she was only a recurring character and was rarely seen in the series except in episodes where she associates with Ella Payne, who helps her enter a rehab program and return to the family. Later in the series, she is often criticized by C.J., Curtis, and Malik for her irresponsible actions. She is apparently impregnated by her boyfriend, until an episode reveals that he's sterile. Since C.J. is the only other person, she has had intercourse with (in an earlier episode, where they were intimate when C.J. was drunk), she realizes that C.J. is the father of the coming child. C.J. and Janine remarry at Calvin and Miranda's wedding; almost immediately, her water breaks and she gives birth to twins Jayden and Hayden Payne. Janine's parents are Larry and Liz Shelton. She and C.J. now live in their own home with their four children. In seasons 6-7, her role in the series has grown more central as she focuses more on her career than her home life—and becomes the target of romantic interest from her boss Roland until C.J. gets promoted to commissioner and becomes both Janine and Roland's boss and makes them keep their relationship professional. From that point on, C.J. and Janine both have the same job together and are able focus on both their career and home life together.
Miranda Payne (née Miranda Lucas) (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is Calvin's girlfriend-turned-wife. She was first introduced in Season 1 as a con artist who stole all of Calvin and Curtis' money for an art gallery. The character returned eventually, but what she did to Calvin and Curtis is only very briefly mentioned. She and Calvin married in the Season 4 conclusion. Miranda has a very troubled and bratty nephew; when Calvin was supposed to be in charge of the boy, it was actually the boy who ordered Calvin around. Miranda and Calvin began to have problems in the fifth season. In the beginning of the sixth season, a pregnant Miranda disappears; a couple of episodes later, Miranda says there is no baby, making Calvin believe she had an abortion, but she didn't. She is actually thinking about giving the baby up for adoption. Then, while all three couples (C.J and Janine, Curtis and Ella, Calvin and Miranda) go to a marriage retreat, Miranda asks Calvin for a divorce. But when she and Calvin go to a divorce mediator and get stuck in an elevator, they resolve their marriage problems with help from an "elevator lady" Edi who turns out to be Dr. Marcos, the marriage-retreat counselor. Calvin and Miranda had their baby in Season 7.

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Claretha Jenkins (Denise Burse) is Ella's friend and the Paynes' former next-door neighbor. Curtis constantly jokes about her annoyance at his presence. Claretha has a big mouth; she even rats out the family business to the media in a crime misconception. She is known for having a collection of wigs. She left at the beginning of Season 5 after marrying a "prince." In Season 6, she suddenly leaves the prince and now goes out with Floyd. She has an exceedingly obese daughter named Huretha and was furious and disgusted when she went out with C.J. In the early seasons after Janine left, although Huretha was never seen on the show. In the Season 7 episode "Payneful Visit", it is revealed that she has leukemia. Since Season 7, she is no longer credited as a regular cast member. She appeared in a recurring role. (Seasons 1–6, recurring role in Seasons 7 & 8)
Floyd Jackson (Palmer Williams Jr.) is Curtis' friend and the self-absorbed, proud owner of the Barber Shop. He shows little affection towards individual people, but in times of great need will come out and show affection. His first wife disappeared on him, but after he remarried, the first wife returned looking for a divorce. When he did sign the divorce papers, it turned out she'd written a book, and since he's divorced from her he gets nothing. He has a daughter named Olivia who was dating Zack, one of his barbers.

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Larry and Liz Shelton (Dorian Harewood and Anne-Marie Johnson) are Janine's parents and have so far appeared in 5 episodes of the series. Curtis hates their visits. They are upper-class and appear snobbish towards the Payne family. Upon their first appearance, Claretha identifies Janine's father as a "dancer" known as Dimples, though no one believes her. Liz comes off as judgmental. Her relationship with her daughter is usually tested. In a Season 3 episode she stays with the Paynes after being kicked out of her house; she annoys everyone, mostly Ella, Curtis, and Janine. In a later episode, she visits the new twins and constantly criticizes Janine's parenting skills, going as far as to try to change the babies' names. When Janine finally confronts her, Liz reveals that her mother was the same way with her. Liz shows a more compassionate side during her visit in Season 6 after reading a letter to C.J. written by a deceased comrade's child
Eunice Williams (Aloma Wright): is Ella's mother who shows signs of Alzheimer's during her visit with the family. She shows strong dislike toward Curtis, but takes a liking to everyone else. Her last name is only revealed in Season 6 when Ella's maiden name is finally revealed. She reappeared in the Season 8 premiere episode "A Mother's Payne", where Ella and her sister Evie decided to put her in a nursing home after a frightening episode resulting from her Alzheimer's disease. It is then shown that she did take more favor for Ella over Evelyn after she leaves Ella a life insurance policy of $100,000 and Evelyn was going to be left with nothing. In the episode "Amazing Matriarchs", Eunice passes away offscreen. Though the cause of her demise is not mentioned, she most likely succumbed to Alzheimer’s. Ella fought off her grief until Eunice’s memorial service where she finally breaks down and is comforted by Curtis, as a silent Calvin looks on.
Evelyn "Evie" Williams (played by Janet Hubert-Whitten) is Ella's older sister who helps takes care of her sick mother and wants what's best for her.
Jeffrey and Sandra Lucas (Wendell Pierce) and (Valarie Pettiford) : Miranda's wealthy parents who have appeared in Seasons 4–7. Jeffrey is a doctor and Sandra is a lawyer. In season 6, Sandra thought Calvin had something to do with Miranda's disappearance until she resurfaces. In the aftermath, she acts cold towards Calvin but Miranda makes her see reason and change her ways.
Tracie Evans (played by Eva Marcille), is the mother of Calvin's first son Calvin Jr. and Kyle's aunt. Initially, C.J. developed a love interest in her shortly after his break up with Nicole. However, she later confessed to C.J. that she has been dating Calvin. She then breaks up with Calvin to reconcile with her old boyfriend. In Season 5, she returned and tells Calvin that they have a son named Calvin Jr., which upsets Miranda more when she already discovered that Calvin kissed Mercedes. In Season 6, she was in a car accident which claimed the life of her husband. She then asks Calvin and Miranda to take care of Calvin Jr. while she gets herself in order. Eventually she recuperated. She make a pass at Calvin on two occasions: once after Calvin and Miranda intervenes on her visiting unannounced; and the other was in Calvin's "man shower", indicating that she wanted him back. After Calvin pushes her away, she takes Calvin Jr. away from Calvin and Miranda. She then clears Calvin's bank account for back child support, the latter of which Calvin then gets arrested for. Her son is with Calvin for the weekend and when he goes to work and Miranda is asleep, Calvin Jr. plays with matches and sets the condo on fire. Tracie shows up at the hospital, with her new boyfriend, after she gets a call and tells Calvin she's getting full custody of their son and she attempts to fight Miranda and Janine. But soon her son wakes up from the coma, and she neutralizes her problems with Calvin. Until she checks him out and makes it difficult for Calvin to be a father to their son.
Nicole Jamieson (played by Robinne Lee) was C.J.'s ex-girlfriend and Malik and Jazmine's assistant principal. She first appeared in the Season 1 episode "Teacher's Pet" where she visited the Payne household to bring back a hamster Jazmine took from the school. C.J. in the following episode went to the school to pick up the kids home from school only to find Nicole in her office telling him they already left. They were trapped inside the school building due to a storm that hit Atlanta. From there, sparks started to fly between her and C.J. Their relationship soon hit a bump when it is shown that Nicole is mentally unstable. It is most evident as she extremely jealous when C.J. speaks to another woman and even mentions another woman's name. In one episode, it was shown she even gets upset when C.J. says Jazmine's name while on the phone with her, which makes C.J. and Ella believes she is crazy. When C.J. breaks up with her after a huge argument, she gets destructive and breaks dishes at the Payne's house, she even threatened to stab him. Nicole has not been seen since Season 2. In her last appearance, she revealed that she was dating Calvin but that was never addressed again, and she hasn't mentioned since. In the test pilot episodes, Nicole Jamieson was originally portrayed by Rochelle Aytes, where she was Malik's math teacher and was normal and rather soft-spoken.
Kevin (played by Kyre Batiste-Loftin), was Malik's best friend who was a recurring character from Seasons 1–6. He was much like Malik in personality though slightly more dimwitted. He was very kind-hearted and generous despite the rare times he behaved selfishly. He often was involved in Malik's crazy schemes to get girls. He is last seen in the Season 6 episode "Drinking Game" where he and Malik were drinking when they were left alone in the house. He hasn't been seen or mentioned since.
Pookie (played by Quincy Bonds), was one of Calvin's closest friends since childhood; he and his younger brother Peanut act nothing like Calvin as they are both ghetto and appear to be thugs. They are still friendly but can be rough at times. He is last seen in the Season 6 episode "Payne Showers", in which Curtis throws a "man shower" for Calvin. In the Meet The Browns series, Nurse Renee is seen talking on the phone to "Pookie"—this is probably him because the Browns and the Paynes knew each other.
Peanut (played by Clayton English), is Pookie's younger brother; unlike Pookie, Peanut actually has a real name, Clayton. He, along with Pookie, was last seen in the Season 6 episode "Payne Showers". He hasn't been seen since.
Kyle Thompson (played by Dale Neal), was Tracie's nephew and Malik's friend. He appeared from Seasons 1–2. He is originally from Bronx, NY. Like Malik's mother Janine, Kyle's mother had a drug problem, and he was living with Aunt Tracie while his mother was battling her addiction. He and Malik stole Curtis' motorcycle and Curtis pressed charges against both of them, later dropping the charges when he realized that they were too extreme. It is hinted that Kyle dropped out of school. He was last seen in the Season 2 episode "It's a Boy," playing video games with Malik.
Tanya (played by Robin Givens) was C.J.'s girlfriend who appeared from Season 2-4. She started dating C.J. after running into each other in a mutual friend's anniversary (in the episode "It's Getting Hot in Here"). C.J. found out that Tanya danced in an old rap music video when she was younger. Although C.J. and Janine had sex before he and Tanya became a couple, Tanya breaks up with C.J. after she found out he impregnated Janine.
Bryan Dawson (played by Michael Jai White) was Janine's boyfriend in the test pilot episodes and Season 3. He was a former star football player turned investment banker. His first appearance was in "Stop Being All Funky", when he was taking Janine out to dinner with Malik and Jazmine and tries to favor the kids, which irritates C.J. Originally, believed to be the father of Janine's unborn child, Janine revealed that he is sterle which the baby is C.J.'s. Revealed by Janine, Bryan breaks up with her after learning that C.J. impregnated her.
Calvin Jr. (played by Cornelius Benton) is the son of Calvin and Tracie, and half-brother to Christian. He was introduced in the Season 5 episode "Surprise! (Part 1)". In Season 6, he stayed with Calvin and Miranda while Tracie was recovering from an accident. However, Tracie takes him back home after Calvin rejected her advances. He returned in the Season 7 episode "So Hard To Say Goodbye". He was playing with matches while Miranda was sleeping, which caused a fire in Calvin and Miranda's condo. Tracie checked him out of the hospital when he awoke from his coma.
Roland (played by Rick Fox) is Janine's boss, and head of public relations for the fire department. He was introduced in Season 6. His romantic interest in Janine has caused some clashes between him and C.J. Then C.J. becomes his boss after receiving a promotion and after C.J. tells him to keep his relationship with Janine professional, he agrees to do so. C.J. also tells him to hire Calvin after finding out that he needs a new member of the department, but he starts to regret hiring Calvin after having to correct his mistakes, like sending out a press release revealing the wrong day of when the elementary schools are supposed to tour the fire house. It is revealed that Roland is a widower and a recovering alcoholic.
Monica (played by Essence Atkins) is an old friend of Janine who appeared in 5 episodes of the 6th season. She first stayed at Curtis and Ella's house when Ella bought her home from the help center. She was a victim of domestic abuse from her ex-husband. She then stayed with C.J. and Janine until she was able to get back on her feet. She was last seen in the Season 6 finale where she told C.J. she found a new job and moments later, C.J. kisses her just before Janine came home.
Jayden Payne is the older twin brother of Hayden Payne, the younger son of C.J. and Janine. He was born 3 1/2 minutes before Hayden. In the later seasons after his birth, he has grown more than Hayden. He is seen more than Hayden. In Season 7, he is seen with Hayden where it was discovered that he may have autism.
Hayden Payne is the younger twin sister of Jayden Payne, the younger daughter of C.J and Janine. She was born 3 1/2 minutes after Jayden. She was the baby of the Payne family until Miranda and Calvin's baby was born. She is seen less than Jayden. In Season 7, she is seen with Jayden where she appears normal.
Christian Payne is Calvin and Miranda's newborn baby boy. He is also Calvin Jr.'s half-brother. His name was revealed in the Season 7 episode "Payneful Visit". His name was not revealed when Miranda gave birth, but Calvin is heard saying his name when he tells Miranda that Christian is sleeping.
Angel O. Reilz (Joyce Giraud) was the co-worker of Curtis, C.J., Calvin, Keenan, and Bart at the engine 5 company firehouse. Angel is the only female of the firehouse and at times get upset with the guys for being inconsiderate of that fact. At one point she got so upset that she thinks about switching to another engine company and suing them. Angel and Calvin had a tendency to argue all the time; according to Calvin it was because she loved him. When Angel was upset she usually began to speak Spanish. Angel was also known as the best firefighter as evidenced by her several awards and medals. When the guys first meet her they assumed she was going to be a man (Curtis had read the "O" of her middle name with Angel, making it appear as "Angelo") and threw water on her as a joke. The character has not been seen or mentioned since Season 4.
Bart Holmes (Bart Hansard) was the co-worker of Curtis, C.J., Calvin, Keenan and Angel. He last appeared in the Season 6 episode "How Do You Like Your Roast?", in which he helped honor Curtis for his service as Fire Chief. The character has not been seen since.
Keenan Jared (Cedric Pendleton) was the co-worker of Curtis, C.J., Calvin, Bart and Angel. He last appeared in the Season 8 episode "Number Five's Fight", in which he protested against C.J.'s decision to close down engine 5 company firehouse.
Delante (Jason Dirden) used to cut hair at the barbershop. He was also one of Calvin's friends. In later episodes, Delante lived in the barbershop until Floyd found him and invited him to live with him. He had a brief relationship with Dana. He got married to some girl he met at the skating rink and moves away to Arizona at the beginning of Season 5. He has not been seen since.
Kiki (Bobbi Baker) is a barber at the Barber Shop. She isn't afraid to ask questions that others are thinking and is very abrupt. In Season 5, she helped get her brother hired, but he turned out to be a drug dealer, dealing drugs in the Barber Shop. She finds out in a later episode that he was shot. Kiki hasn't been seen or mentioned since Season 5, except for a brief appearance in the Season 6 episode "Rehabilitation".
Dana Carter (Denyce Lawton) has her own manicure stand at the Barber Shop. She is usually seen watching clients storm off angrily, not knowing what she said to anger them. In one episode her parents visited, thinking she was a doctor on vacation. She is of African American and Korean ethnicity. Dana hasn't been seen or mentioned since season 5.
Zack (Gary Owen) (Season 5) is the white barber who replaced Delante. He is a nice guy but he has trouble fitting in with black people, although they do like him. It was revealed that he had a date with Kiki prior to working at the barber shop. He was interested in Floyd's daughter Olivia. He is somewhat similar to Isaac Rosenberg (Troy Garity) in the films Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business. Zack hasn't been seen or mentioned since season 5.
Deshawn Spears (Bobb'e J. Thompson) is Curtis and Ella's recently acquired foster child. Deshawn comes from a broken home, and was initially hostile towards the Paynes, as he has had trouble with foster homes in the past. He later comes to accept that the Paynes are nice people that will take care of him. In the Season 8 episode "Mentoring Paynes", Curtis and Ella officially become his foster parents. However, in the episode "In Payne", he decides to live with his mother.

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text: The Hernandez family were the Paynes' new Hispanic next-door neighbors who move into Claretha's old house, bringing their own family drama in the fifth season.

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Carlos Hernandez (Mel Rodriguez) is the patriarch of the family. He works as a police officer and he and Curtis often fight over petty things but eventually, the two began to bond and they show some similarities to each other. He was last seen in the episode "I Don't Know This Payne".
Rosalita "Rosie" Hernandez (Marlene Forte) Carlos' wife and the mother of Diego, Mercedes, and Alex. Her and Ella became friends and they briefly worked together in a boutique retail store called "Ginger Pink". She was last seen in the episode "Moving Out".
Consuela Hernandez (Renee Victor) Rosie's mother and the grandmother of Diego, Mercedes, and Alex. She is usually seen drinking beer and watching TV, who shows some similarities to Curtis. In the episode "Slightly Payneful Truth", Curtis and Malik helped her get her citizenship. She was last seen in the episode "Moving Out".
Diego Hernandez (J.R. Ramirez) is the eldest Hernandez child. He had problems with his father; mainly due to his anger and depression from being in the war in Iraq. He also becomes a close friend to Calvin. He was last seen in the season 6 episode "Seal of Approval", giving advice to Malik about joining the ROTC.
Alexandra "Alex" Hernandez (Veronica Sixtos) is the youngest Hernandez child, who Malik has a crush on. In the episode "A Sister's Payne", Alex becomes Malik's girlfriend. She was last seen in the episode "A Grand Payne".
Mercedes Hernandez (Susie Castillo) is the middle Hernandez child. She becomes a friend and confidant of Calvin when he was having marital issues with Miranda. She and Calvin becomes co-partners at business in marketing. Her and Calvin have their shared kisses with each other, keeping it from Miranda until Diego revealed the truth. She was last seen in the episode "Surprise: (Part 2)".

text: Setting[edit]

text: Locations in Atlanta, Georgia include the Payne's home, a firehouse located across the street from the Paynes' house, a barbershop, the help center, and the schools Malik and Jazmine attend. The Payne home is a one-story building, and 5 rooms are featured throughout the series: Curtis and Ella's bedroom, Malik and Jazmine's shared bedroom, the spare bedroom (which was Calvin's until he moved out), the kitchen, and the living room, and the outside patio. Calvin, C.J. and Janine's rooms were never seen. The only part of the firehouse seen on camera was its day room. The firehouse and its characters were phased out around Seasons 3 and 4. The barbershop is a setting often used from Seasons 2-5, and it is similar to that of Ice Cube's Barbershop movies. Miranda and Calvin's condo was added. The living room was the only room that was shown. C.J. and Janine's house is another setting added on to the series. The kitchen and the living were always seen on camera. None of the bedrooms were ever shown. The university Malik attended was a more recent setting and various areas were shown. And C.J.'s office where him and Janine work was another setting that was added to the series. Also, the Help Center where Ella works was shown in various forms.

text: Other Cast[edit]

text:
Keke Palmer as Nikki Grady-Simmons (Season 1)
Eva Marcille as Tracie (Seasons 1–2 and Season 5-7)
Bart Hansard as Bart Holmes (Seasons 1–4 and 6)
Cedric Pendleton as Keenan Jared (Seasons 1–4, 6 and 8)
Joyce Giraud as Angel (Seasons 1–4)
Dorian Harewood as Larry Shelton (Seasons 1, 3, and 5)
Anne-Marie Johnson as Liz Shelton (Seasons 1, 3, 5 and 6)
Robinne Lee as Nicole Jamieson (Seasons 1–2)
Rochelle Aytes as Nicole Jamieson (2006 Test Pilot episodes)
Sierra Aylina McClain as Jasmine (Season 1)
Katie Rowlett as Beverly (Season 1)
Arvell Poe as Fishbone (Season 1)
Quincy Bonds as Pookie (Seasons 1–6)
Clayton English as Peanut (Seasons 1–6)
Kyre Batiste-Loftin as Kevin (Seasons 1–6)
Jamie Moore as Walter (Season 1)
Dale Neal as Kyle (Seasons 1–2)
Wilbur Fitzgerald as Bill (Season 1)
Robin Givens as Tanya (Seasons 2–4)
Michael Jai White as Bryan (2006 Test Pilot Episode and Season 3)
Femi Emiola as Sheila (Season 3)
Jason Dirden as Delante (Seasons 3–4)
Denyce Lawton as Dana Carter (Seasons 3–5)
Bobbi Baker as KiKi (Seasons 3–6)
Iona Morris as Bernice (Season 3)
Dorien Wilson as Andrew (Season 4)
Wendell Pierce as Jeffrey Lucas (Seasons 4–5)
Valarie Pettiford as Sandra Lucas (Seasons 4–7)
Marvin Winans as Pastor Richards (Seasons 4–5, and 8)
Demille Cole-Heard as Calvin Jr. (Seasons 5–8)
Marlene Forte as Rosalita Hernandez (Season 5)
Mel Rodriguez as Carlos Hernandez (Season 5)
Renée Victor as Consuela Hernandez (Season 5)
Susie Castillo as Mercedes Hernandez (Season 5)
J.R. Ramirez as Diego Hernandez (Seasons 5–6)
Veronica Sixtos as Alexandra Hernandez (Season 5)
Gary Owen as Zack (Season 5)
Roberto Roman as Andy Rodriguez (Season 5)
Boris Kodjoe as David (Season 5)
Aloma Wright as Eunice (Seasons 5 and 8)
Gladys Knight as Herself (Season 5)
Kinnik Sky as Nurse Jones (Season 5)
Ben Vereen as Clarence (Season 6)
Penny Johnson Jerald as Maxine Bannet (Season 6)
Essence Atkins as Monica (Season 6)
Rick Fox as Roland (Seasons 6–8)
Heavy D as P-Rock (Season 7)
Janet Hubert-Whitten as Evie (Evelyn) (Season 8)
Corey Holcomb as Damon (Season 8)
Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson (Season 8)
Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston (Season 8)
Sheryl Lee Ralph as Felicia Starr (Season 8)
Shaun T. as Mo Pex (Season 8)
Troy Winbush as Travis Harris (Season 8)
Makeda Declet as Summer (Season 8)

text: NAACP Image Awards & Nominations[edit]

text: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012: Outstanding Comedy Series

text: 2008, 2009: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (Lavan Davis); nominated in 2010 and 2011.

text: 2009, 2010, 2013: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (Cassi Davis); nominated in 2011.

text: 2009, 2010, 2012: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Keshia Knight Pulliam); nominated in 2011.

text: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Lance Gross); nominated in 2011.

text: Special appearances[edit]

text:
Tyler Perry as Madea (Seasons 1–3)
Keke Palmer as Nikki Grady-Simmons (Season 1)
Tamela Mann as Cora Simmons (Seasons 1 and 6)
David Mann as Mr. Leroy Brown (Seasons 1 and 6)
Lamman Rucker as Will Brown (Season 1)
Marvin Winans as Pastor Richards (Seasons 4−5, and 8)
Dorien Wilson as Andrew (Season 4)
Gladys Knight as Herself (Season 5)
Boris Kodjoe as David (Season 5)
Ben Vereen as Clarence (Season 6)
Rick Fox as Roland (Seasons 6–7)
Jacob Latimore as Dante (Season 7)
Shameik Moore as Andre (Season 7)
Heavy D as P-Rock (Season 7)
Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson (Season 8)
Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston (Season 8)
Sheryl Lee Ralph as Felicia Starr (Season 8)
Shaun T as himself (Season 8)

text: Syndicated reruns[edit]

text:
The CW began airing reruns of Tyler Perry's House of Payne on its CW Plus stations on September 22, 2008.
This series reran in broadcast syndication on the Fox, My Network TV, and The CW affiliations.
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, began airing reruns of Tyler Perry's House of Payne on CBC TV-8, Barbados in 2012.
House of Payne was the only situation comedy to be sold into broadcast syndication for the 2008–2009 television season.
BET began airing re-runs in November 2015.

text: Madea connections[edit]

text: Tyler Perry's claim to fame is with the popularity of character Madea, who has appeared in numerous Tyler Perry plays and their film adaptations. When the series debuted on TBS in June 2007, Perry made a guest appearance as Madea. Actor David Mann reprised his Mr. Brown role, and Keke Palmer returned as Nikki, a bully who stole $20 worth of Malik's lunch money over a period of time, money which Madea, Nikki's foster mother, used at a casino. Perry returned as Madea for a Christmas episode of the show on December 5, 2007. Perry again returned as Madea to act as Curtis's wife on March 5, 2008. She has appeared in one episode every season, save seasons 4 and 5. She is one of Curtis' arch enemies.

text: In the series, Janine's drug problem and going to rehab are possible references to Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The events of the episodes "Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown" parts 1 and 2 came directly before the movie Meet the Browns, when Brown learns his father has died. The events of the episode "Weeping May Endure for a Night" happened somewhere in the middle, directly after the funeral and the reading of the will, where Brown found out that his father left him a broken-down house which Brown turned into a retirement home. Even though in the episode "Weeping May Endure for a Night", the Paynes claim to have attended the funeral of Brown's father, in Meet the Browns, they are nowhere to be seen. This may be because Lance Gross, who plays Calvin Payne in the series, plays a character named Michael in the film and LaVan Davis, who plays Curtis Payne, plays a bus driver. Curtis claimed Brown made them wait in the cemetery for two hours while he gave his father a tour of Atlanta (his last request), but in the movie, Brown stayed the entire time. The episodes serve as a backdoor pilot to Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, a spin-off of the film and play as well as House of Payne.

text: Meet the Browns crossovers[edit]

text: There have been crossovers on House of Payne from Meet the Browns:

text:
In the episode "I Can Cry If I Want To", Brown attended Curtis's 50th birthday party and stresses the Paynes out while he is there.
In the episode "Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown (Part 1)", when Brown's house burnt down and he gets kicked out of Cora's best friend's house. He stays at the Paynes' residence, much to Curtis's dismay and soon becomes a pestering houseguest.
In the episode "Sad, Sad, Leroy Brown (Part 2)", when the Paynes tries to kick Brown out of the house, Brown claimed that Curtis broke his back, but Curtis knows the truth that Brown's back was not in pain, and he only faked it to get the Paynes to let him stay with them. However, Ella believes Brown and insisted on him staying with them until his back gets better.
In the episode "Weeping May Endure for a Night", Brown, Cora, and Will come by the Paynes' residence after Pop Brown's funeral. Brown is upset because Pop Brown left him a run-down house which makes Brown think his daddy hates him until he realizes that Pop Brown wanted him to open up a retirement home.
In the episode "Meet the Christmas Spirit" (Meet the Browns), Curtis and Ella Payne drop in for a visit at the hospital to put on a play for the children.
In the episode "Oh Christmas Payne", Brown and Cora drop in for a visit.
In the episodes "What You Know About Me" and "Payneful Divorce", Cora's former high school student, Milo Jackson, attended the same college as Malik.

text: Releases[edit]

text: Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released the first 10 volumes on DVD in Region 1. It is unknown about the release of the two remaining volumes. According to listings of the previous volumes through Amazon.com, the series DVD releases has been put out of print.

text:
DVD Title
Ep #
Release Date
Blu-ray Disc

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 1
1–20
December 4, 2007

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 2
21–40
July 1, 2008

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 3
41–60
January 13, 2009

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 4
61–80
June 16, 2009

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 5
81–100
January 13, 2010

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 6
101–124
February 8, 2011[9]

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 7
125–148
April 5, 2011

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 8
149–172
June 14, 2011

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 9
173–192
June 19, 2012[10]

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 10
193–212
March 5, 2013[11]

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 11
213–233
TBA

Tyler Perry's House of Payne Volume 12
234–254
TBA


document_title: Degrassi: Next Class

question_text: who sings the degrassi next class theme song

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text: Degrassi: Next Class

text: Overview[edit]

text: Like its predecessors, the series follows an ensemble cast of students at Degrassi Community School who face various challenges often seen as taboo such as graffiti, sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, mental health, self image, sexuality, self-injury, suicide, abortion, domestic violence, death, racism and many other issues.

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text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Netflix
Canadian release

Released
First aired
Last aired

1
10
January 15, 2016[7][8]
January 4, 2016[9][1]
January 15, 2016

2
10
July 22, 2016[10]
July 19, 2016
September 20, 2016

3
10
January 6, 2017[11]
January 9, 2017[12]
January 20, 2017

4
10
July 7, 2017[13]
July 3, 2017a[14]
July 14, 2017

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text: ^a Season 4 of Degrassi: Next Class streamed on the Family Channel App on June 30, 2017, four days before its debut on the channel.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text: Starting with season 1 of Next Class, none of the characters who debuted during the changes happening in seasons eight and nine of The Next Generation remain. The students featured were introduced starting in seasons eleven, thirteen, and fourteen of the previous incarnation along with several new characters for the follow-up series. The first and second seasons featured 19 regular roles, with 14 cast members returning from season 14 of Degrassi. Keeping ties to the early seasons of the previous incarnation and the franchise as a whole, Stefan Brogren's character remains the Principal of Degrassi Community School. According to Amir Bageria, the currently renewed season four will be the last season for a majority of the first cast of Next Class as their characters graduate.[15] Seasons three and four added two regulars to the cast, as casting calls were made public through Larissa Mair Casting.[16]

text: On October 21, 2016, it was confirmed that the cast members in a photo executive producer Stephen Stohn posted were the ones leaving the cast at the end of season four. This includes: Eric Osborne (Miles Hollingsworth III), Ricardo Hoyos (Zig Novak), Andre Kim (Winston Chu), Ehren Kassam (Jonah Haak), Ana Golja (Zoe Rivas), Lyle Lettau (Tristan Milligan), Nikki Gould (Grace Cardinal), Olivia Scriven (Maya Matlin), Richard Walters (Tiny Bell) and Soma Bhatia (Goldi Nahir).[17][18]

text: Guest appearances[edit]

text: Several recurring cast members from the previous incarnation continued their roles in Degrassi: Next Class, a majority being the parents and teachers of the students at Degrassi Community School. David Sutcliffe of Gilmore Girls fame appeared in a season one episode as himself. In season two, several cast members from the first incarnation made guest appearances for the 500th episode of the Degrassi franchise. These cast members include Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi, Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson, Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, Shane Kippel as Gavin "Spinner" Mason, and Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt.[19] Jamie Johnston, who portrayed Peter Stone in seasons five through ten of Degrassi: The Next Generation, also made his return for the second season, appearing in several episodes. Other previous cast members that appeared include Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari, Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair, Jake Epstein as Craig Manning, and Jacob Neayem as Mo Mashkour.[20] In season 3 and 4, Chloe Rose reprised her role for three episodes as Katie Matlin. Epstein also made a return guest appearance in season 4.

text: Production[edit]

text: Concept[edit]

text: The original idea for "Degrassi: Next Class" was to be the fifteenth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, but under a new title. In an interview with Vice, Linda Schuyler, founder of Epitome and one of the producers of the original The Kids of Degrassi Street said "We realized that the kids we're talking to today are a new generation from the kids we talked to in 2001 when we came out with Degrassi: The Next Generation. Then, we were very much talking to millennials. There's a new generation, Generation Z, who weren't even born when we started that show. That was a very sobering fact...We've done a lot of research into Generation Z and decided we need a reboot."[21]

text: When Degrassi: The Next Generation ended its run on TeenNick in the United States, the producers sought out other means to distribute the Next Class series and later made a deal with Netflix.[22]

text: Executive producers, script-writers and directors[edit]

text: Epitome Pictures, DHX Media, and Netflix jointly produce the series with funding from the Shaw Rocket Fund, Royal Bank of Canada and the Cogeco Program Development Fund.

text: Franchise co-creator Linda Schuyler and her husband Stephen Stohn serve as executive producers for the series. Other executive producers include Sarah Glinkski, Matt Huether and Brendon Yorke.

text: Continuing with Next Class, Sarah Glinski and Matt Huether serve as head story editors for the show. Other writers include Courtney Jane Walker, Alejandro Alcoba, Cole Bastedo. Jennifer Kassabian and Ian MacIntyre. Current directors for the series include series star and producer Stefan Brogren, Eleanor Lindo, Phil Earnshaw, and Rt!.

text: Episode format[edit]

text: Each episode of Degrassi: Next Class is written following the same formula with three storylines (Plot A, Plot B and Plot C). The problems and issues presented in the episode are not always resolved by the end of the episode, and are carried over throughout the season, creating a mini-arc. With "Next Class", some episodes have the plots follow a common theme. This concept was featured in Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. Episode titles feature a "#" in the front of each episode title and occasionally refer to current social media trends.

text: Opening sequence[edit]

text: The opening sequence of "Next Class" returned to the longer openings that was featured in the first twelve seasons of "The Next Generation" but was cut to 31 seconds. The opening comes after a two- to three-minute cold open but does not follow the characters around the school. Instead, a montage of videos and pictures from the characters social media accounts cycle across the screen. Like the final two seasons of "Degrassi", instead of listing every ensemble actor in the opening, episodes only credit the regular actors appearing in that episode. The theme music, "Whatever It Takes", was composed by Jim McGrath, with lyrics written by Jody Colero and Stephen Stohn. The lyrics for the theme music for the first four seasons of "Next Class" were the same as theme music for "The Next Generation." [23] The "Next Class" opening sequence featured a rearranged version of "Whatever It Takes" composed by Jody Colero, Jim McGrath, Stephen Stohn, Rob Wells, and Shobha. Shobha also recorded the song.[24]

text: Filming locations[edit]

text: The Degrassi universe is set on De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario. The four previous series were filmed on and near that street.[25] However, Degrassi is currently filmed at Epitome Pictures' four soundstages and backlot located at the company's 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) production studios in Toronto.[26] The facade of Degrassi Community School is the exterior of Studio C, and uses the same colours and glass pattern as Centennial College, which was used to depict the school during Degrassi High.

text: The area in front of this facade features a "hoarding area" where students gather, a street, and a bus stop across the road.[26] The studio's backlot is used for exterior shots of the characters' houses, which is one unit dressed differently for each house, and The Dot Grill.[27] The building for The Dot is the only one on the backlot large enough to allow filming inside; scenes taking places inside the school and house interiors are filmed on one of four sound stages.[26]

text: Studio A contains sets for the school's hallways, washrooms, cafeteria and classrooms.[26] The hallways are stenciled with phrases such as "the perfect human being is all human", which were found at the Etobicoke School for the Arts, one of the many schools that set designers used during their original research. The washroom set is used for the girls' and boys' room; urinals are installed and removed as needed."[28] It is also used as the studio's cafeteria where the cast and crew eat.[28]

text: In addition to being used as the exterior of the school, Studio C holds sets for the school's entrance foyer, the gymnasium, the media lab and a hallway with lockers.[26] As the franchise progressed and the budget increased, a stairway and balcony was installed in the foyer in an attempt to get characters off the floor and not all appear in the same geometric plane. For the first few seasons of The Next Generation, the gym floor was made of real wooden floorboards; due to warping, it was replaced by concrete painted to look like wood.[29]

text: Studio B contains the sets for the characters' houses. The fourth studio, Studio D, houses all the production offices, dressing rooms, and make-up and hair departments.

text: For the new series, Next Class, the interior of the school set saw a major facelift. New doors were added for all classrooms, room numbers were placed on doors, classrooms were remodeled to be more modern which included new "smart-boards" and high-definition television sets (also placed throughout the hallways, cafeteria and gym), and the lockers were repainted for a more "retro" look. Several new sets were also added which include: a new student lounge room, an area called the "conversation pit", a remodeled classroom for Digital arts, and a restaurant called "Lola's Cantina".[30][31]

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: In Canada, the series premiered on January 4, 2016, on Family’s new teen programing block, F2N. In the United States (and internationally), first-run episodes began streaming internationally on Netflix on January 15, 2016 (excluding Canada, Australia and France). Episodes will be available on Netflix in Canada, Australia and France following the conclusion of the first season.[32][33] Season two premiered on the Family Channel on July 19, 2016 and on Netflix on July 22, 2016.

text: In Australia, the series premiered on ABC3 on May 16, 2016.[34] The second season immediately followed the first season on ABC3 in Australia on May 30.[35] On January 6, 2017, Netflix added seasons 1–3 to the Australian catalogue. Season 3 began streaming online on Netflix before its debut on ABC3, starting April 22, 2017.

text: Notes[edit]

text:
^ Jump up to: a b "Family Channel's new teen block F2N launches January 4 with the premiere of Degrassi: Next... - TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2015". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi: Next Class - TV Show, Episode Guide & Schedule". TWC Central.
Jump up ^ "TV Listings Grid, TV Guide and TV Schedule, Where to Watch TV Shows - Screener". tvlistings.zap2it.com.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi: Next Class Season 4 Release Date and Trailers". denofgeek.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
Jump up ^ "Degrassiland - Canadaland". Canadalandshow.com. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Peltz, Jonathan (2015-08-03). "High School Never Ends: An Interview with the Creators of 'Degrassi' | VICE | United States". VICE. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
Jump up ^ "REPORT: Degrassi Next Class Debuts January 15th | Kary's Degrassi Blog". Degrassiblog.com. 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
Jump up ^ "F2N". F2n.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-05. [permanent dead link]
Jump up ^ Swift, Andy (2016-04-11). "'Degrassi: Next Class' Season 2 Premiere Date — Renewed By Netflix". TVLine.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
Jump up ^ Yan Moore; Linda Schuyler; Kit Hood (2016-01-15). "Watch Degrassi: Next Class Online". Netflix.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
Jump up ^ "TV Listings Grid, TV Guide and TV Schedule, Where to Watch TV Shows - Screener". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi: Next Class Season 4 Release Date and Trailers". denofgeek.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi: Next Class Season 4 Release Date and Trailers". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
Jump up ^ "Amir Bageria". Twitter. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Audition Info For Degrassi: Next Class Season 3". Degrassiblog.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Exclusive Tour of the Degrassi Set, (Epitome Picture) At DHX Media". YouTube. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
Jump up ^ "Instagram". Instagram. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
Jump up ^ "'Degrassi: Next Class': Get a first look at the big reunion". Ew.com. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi on Twitter: "They're back. Feel free to fan out. And Keenan Neal as Kizzie #DegrassiReunion "". Twitter. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
Jump up ^ Peltz, Jonathan (2015-08-03). "High School Never Ends: An Interview with the Creators of 'Degrassi' | VICE | United States". VICE. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
Jump up ^ Chan, Melissa. "Watch the New Trailer for 'Degrassi: Next Class'". Time. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
Jump up ^ LaScala, Marisa. "The 'Degrassi: Next Class' Theme Song Updates The Classic "Whatever It Takes" For A New Generation". Retrieved 2017-09-21.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi: Next Class Opening Sequence". YouTube. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
Jump up ^ Ellis 2005, pp. 106–111
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Epitome Pictures" (Flash (User must select the "Studios" link)). Epitome Pictures. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
Jump up ^ Ellis 2005, pp. 116–117
^ Jump up to: a b Ellis 2005, p. 115
Jump up ^ Ellis 2005, pp. 112–114
Jump up ^ "Inside The Studio with Ana Golja and Dante Scott - Degrassi: Next Class". YouTube. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
Jump up ^ "Behind-The-Scenes Of Degrassi: Next Class With Ana Golja & Sara Waisglass". YouTube. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
Jump up ^ "DHX Media buys Degrassi TV studio". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi: Next Class to debut on Family Channel, Netflix". CBC News. June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
Jump up ^ Knox, David (May 16, 2016). "Airdate: Degrassi: Next Class". TV Tonight. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Degrassi: Next Class". Abc.net.au. Retrieved May 30, 2016.

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document_title: Fringe (season 3)

question_text: when does olivia come back to her universe

text: Fringe (season 3)

text: Season summary[edit]

text: Following Peter's rescue from the parallel universe, the prime universe Fringe team comes to learn of the Wave Sink Device, the machine that Walternate was attempting to use to destroy the prime universe. They are unaware that Fauxlivia has replaced Olivia, and she works to help the Fringe Division to identify the components hidden across the globe for a similar Wave Form Device in the prime universe. She also gets romantically close to Peter.

text: Olivia is held in Walternate's laboratories in the parallel universe, and given drugs and conditioning to make her believe she is Fauxlivia, and subsequently a willing test subject for Walternate's tests of the powers of Cortexiphan. Olivia slowly breaks this conditioning, and on one trial, is able to cross over to the prime universe to relay a warning to Peter about Fauxilivia. Her identity exposed, Fauxilivia is extracted back to the parallel universe by Walternate's shapeshifters, while Olivia gets help from Broyles to cross back to the prime universe. Olivia is distraught after her return, knowing about Peter's relationship with Fauxilivia. However, after some time, the two reconcile and admit they have feelings for each other.

text: In the prime universe, the Fringe team learn more of the Wave Sink Device from Sam Weiss, understanding it was created by a long-advanced race known as the First People, with the power to destroy or create universes, but is only powered by Peter's biology. The two devices in both universes are quantumly entangled, allows one to alter the other universe. Walter surmises that Walternate wants to engage the device to destroy the prime universe in hopes of healing the parallel universe damaged by his crossing in 1985. In the parallel universe, Walternate discovers Fauxilivia is pregnant with Peter's child and discreetly accelerates the pregnancy, as to obtain a sample of the child's blood to activate the Device. The effects on the prime universe are numerous but the parallel universe shows no sign of healing. Walter directs teams to move the prime universe Device to Liberty Island, the same location where the parallel device, as to minimize the affected areas, and then instructs Peter to use the device to counteract the parallel version. Instead, when Peter enters the device, he witnesses a future where the parallel universe was destroyed and the prime universe on verge of the same collapse, and finds that Walter would set a plan in motion to send the Device back into the far past via a wormhole (creating the First People myth), and having it trigger this memory when Peter uses it. After this experience, Peter uses the device to link the two together, fusing the two rooms from the prime and parallel universe into a bridge, allowing the two sides to meet one another. However, shortly after this, Peter disappears to the apparent obliviousness of both Fringe teams; the Observers, looking on, assert that Peter has erased himself from the timeline to let this event happen.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

44
1
"Olivia"
Joe Chappelle
J. H. Wyman & Jeff Pinkner
September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)
3X6101
5.83[1]

In the parallel universe, Olivia manages to escape "Walternate"'s clutches and takes taxi driver Henry (Andre Royo) hostage to get around New York. Throughout Olivia's attempted escape, it is revealed that the experiment was an attempt to replace her memories with those of her alternate counterpart. Olivia remembers a safe house and decides to go there. It turns out to be the home of her counterpart's mother, Marilyn, (Amy Madigan); Olivia's real mother died years ago. Marilyn convinces Olivia that she suffered a mental breakdown as the treatment takes full effect. Now that the experiment has succeeded, she "returns" to Fringe Division. Meanwhile in the prime universe, Walter and Peter prepare to move on with their lives, with neither seeming to suspect that the Olivia with them is in fact her alternate counterpart in disguise.

45
2
"The Box"
Jeffrey Hunt
Josh Singer & Graham Roland
September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)
3X6102
5.24[2]

In the prime universe, Thomas Jerome Newton sends men to recover a box buried in the basement of a residence, which is part of Walternate's doomsday device. However, when the men open the box, everyone in the house except a deaf man in the group dies. Walter discovers they were killed by ultrasonic sound waves, putting those in the vicinity into a trance before the box fatally "cooks" their brain. Walter and Nina attend the reading of the last will and testament of William Bell. Walter receives a note urging him "Don't be afraid to cross the line" along with a key to a safety deposit box. In the safety deposit box, Walter finds certificate of stock of Massive Dynamic, making him the sole shareholder. At the end of the episode, Peter tinkers with the disarmed box while Fauxlivia communicates with the parallel universe, saying "Peter is engaged" and receiving instructions to work on Walter.

46
3
"The Plateau"
Brad Anderson
Alison Schapker & Monica Owusu-Breen
October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07)
3X6103
5.19[3]

Back in the parallel universe, Olivia, Charlie, and Lincoln find after multiple accidents that the cause is Milo Stanfield (Michael Eklund), a man who suffered from low-functioning autism, but since underwent treatment with nootropic drugs, developing an incredible ability to calculate cause and effect to set off chain reactions that he uses to precipitate statistically impossible deaths. As Walternate perfects an experiment to determine how Olivia crosses universes, a Peter hallucination appears and informs her that she is not "from this world" and kisses her to remind her of who she is, leaving her anxious and worried.

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4
"Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?"
Ken Fink
David Wilcox & Matthew Pitts
October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)
3X6104
5.22[4]

In the prime universe, U.S. senator James Van Horn (Gerard Plunkett) is hospitalised following a car accident. After Newton arrives and shoots him in the face, Broyles discovers Van Horn was in fact a shapeshifter who collected data on Fringe Division. Walter discovers that Van Horn is still alive to some degree and has another "brain" in his back. Later, Fauxlivia and Peter capture Newton following a car chase. Knowing it may blow her cover, Fauxlivia visits him and gives him a suicide pill that causes him to bleed out mercury. In the end, Fauxlivia invites Peter to her home and sleeps with him in an attempt to draw his attention away from his growing suspicion that something is not right with her.

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5
"Amber 31422"
David Straiton
Josh Singer & Ethan Gross
November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)
3X6105
4.80[5]

In the parallel universe, a twin frees his brother from amber. Walternate reveals that those who are trapped in amber aren't dead, but in suspended animation and those who are released will compromise its structural integrity. However, if someone was to reveal this, it could be damaging, so the Fringe Department is tasked to capture those responsible. Throughout the episode, it is revealed that one of the twins is a serial bank robber, and when the innocent brother was ambered, he posed as him. In the end, the bank robbing twin gets ambered. Meanwhile, Walternate experiments on Olivia by taking her to a sensory deprivation tank. Olivia succeeds in traversing universes temporarily. In the end, a hallucination of Peter convinces her who she really is.

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6
"6955 kHz"
Joe Chappelle
Robert Chiappetta & Glen Whitman
November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)
3X6106
4.82[6]

In the prime universe, Walter is dismayed to learn that Peter is continuing to study the blueprints from the doomsday device. Meanwhile, fifteen people suffer retrograde amnesia after listening to number stations. The team discovers that there is a hidden signal buried in the radio transmission, leading them to a strange cube-like device which is assumed to be the cause; the device is revealed to be from the parallel universe, and the shapeshifter controlling them is using them to wipe the memories should the listeners solve the numbers in the station. Walter and Astrid solve the numbers; they are a series of coordinates throughout the world. When they arrive at a location in New Jersey, the team discover the coordinates lead to parts of the doomsday device. In the parallel universe, Olivia attempts to arrange another test, but a hallucination of Peter tells her she has to return home.

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7
"The Abducted"
Chuck Russell
David Wilcox & Graham Roland
November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)
3X6107
4.85[7]

In the parallel universe, Olivia has to deal with a serial kidnapper known as the "Candyman", who kidnaps children then releases them a few days later, but released with severe health problems after draining the hormones from their pituitary glands, which the Candyman uses to maintain his youth. With the help of Broyles' son, who was a victim, Olivia ultimately finds a kidnapped child and kills the Candyman, while Broyles kills a former physician-turned-priest who is in league with the Candyman, after he returns to kill his son. Broyles later discovers that Olivia has recovered her identity, but lets her go after realizing Walternate intends to kill her. Olivia enlists the help of Henry to send her to Liberty Island then break into the facility. Olivia is able to return back to her universe, but is later pulled back by Walternate. However, Olivia returned long enough to tell a cleaning lady to warn Peter she is trapped in the parallel universe.

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8
"Entrada"
Brad Anderson
Jeff Pinkner & J. H. Wyman
December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02)
3X6108
5.13[8]

Realising she has been exposed, Fauxlivia drugs Peter and escapes. The next morning, the team find the typewriter (a "quantum entanglement" device) used to contact the parallel universe in a typewriter store. Peter discovers the location where Fauxlivia is going to return to her universe. The team arrive at the station and Fauxlivia is arrested. Meanwhile in the parallel universe, doctors prepare to kill Olivia and use her to help Fauxlivia return. Broyles manages to break her out. The two go to Walternate's old lab in Harvard. She lies in the isolation in time before Broyles is arrested. Olivia successfully crosses over back to the Prime universe, while Fauxlivia returns to hers, leaving behind the mutilated body of "Alternate-Broyles" to make up for her mass. While Peter and Olivia reunite at a hospital, the typewriter store owner trades a man a piece of the doomsday device in exchange for the restoration of his paralyzed legs.

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9
"Marionette"
Joe Chappelle
Monica Owusu-Breen & Alison Schapker
December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)
3X6109
4.74[9]

The Fringe team tracks down cases of people having had donated organs removed. They come to learn the organs all belong to the same person, Amanda, a young ballerina that committed suicide. They identify the culprit, Roland Barrett, a man that met Amanda at a suicide counseling clinic and became enraptured with her. Having reassembled her body from the corpse and donated organs, Barrett is able to bring her back to life but, when he looks at her, realizes that it isn't really Amanda he brought back. The resurrected girl later dies again. Meanwhile, Olivia attempts to adjust to life back in her world, and finds it emotionally difficult to cope with how Fauxlivia integrated herself into Olivia's life, particularly her relationship with Peter. She breaks down at the end of the episode, reprimanding Peter for how he couldn't tell it wasn't Olivia that he was sleeping with. Peter is unable to answer her. As Walter and Peter later go out for a milkshake, the Observer is seen watching them, and he reports on his phone that "He is still alive".

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10
"The Firefly"
Charles Beeson
J. H. Wyman & Jeff Pinkner
January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21)
3X6110
4.87[10]

A series of events leads Walter to befriending musical icon Roscoe Joyce (Christopher Lloyd), keyboardist of Walter's favorite band, Violet Sedan Chair. Walter learns through the Observer September that bringing Peter from the parallel universe ultimately, through a long chain of events, led to the end of the band due to the death of Joyce's son. The Fringe team is unaware that September has engineered events in the present to test Walter's resolve to let go of Peter when the time is right.

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11
"Reciprocity"
Jeannot Szwarc
Josh Singer
January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
3X6111
4.53[11]

The Fringe team and Massive Dynamic have assembled the buried components of the doomsday device, speculated to be an artifact of the "First People", a lost civilization that supposedly existed until the "mother of all mass extinctions". The device reacts to Peter's presence, but they are unable to identify what triggered this. When several shapeshifters are assassinated, Fringe and Massive Dynamic attempt to locate a mole from the parallel universe using Fauxlivia's computer files to identify the shapeshifters. Walter happens across the same files in Peter's room, and finds that Peter has been the assassin. Though Peter claims he killed the shapeshifters as he refuses to remain reactive to the events, Walter fears that the device has "weaponized" him for some purpose.

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12
"Concentrate and Ask Again"
Dennis Smith
Graham Roland & Matthew Pitts
February 4, 2011 (2011-02-04)
3X6112
4.26[12]

A biological attack leaves a man dead, with no bones in his body. Fearing the start of a larger incident, the Fringe team track one culprit but he is hit by a car and falls into a coma. Walter suggests using Simon, an undocumented Cortexiphan patient with uncontrollable telepathic abilities, to read his mind to identify other targets. Olivia is able to coax Simon to help when he discovers he cannot read her mind as a fellow Cortexiphan patient. Simon helps to track down and stop two other ex-enlisted men who were part of "Project Jellyfish", which involved being exposed to a biological agent that would disintegrate skeletons; though the men were immune, their children were stillborn due to the agent. The men are seeking revenge. After completing the case, Simon gives Olivia a note revealing Peter's thoughts are still with Fauxlivia. Meanwhile, Nina Sharp has discovered that Sam Weiss is the author of several books of the First People. Sam tells Nina that Peter's disposition towards Olivia or Fauxlivia will determine which universe will survive when the machine is activated.

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13
"Immortality"
Brad Anderson
David Wilcox & Ethan Gross
February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11)
3X6113
3.74[13]

In the parallel universe, the Fringe team investigates the deaths of two people, killed by the apparently extinct "skelter beetle". With Fauxlivia's boyfriend Frank's help, they track the cases to Dr. Silva who had been trying to develop a cure for the avian flu prior to the extinction of the sheep, the only known hosts for the skelter beetles. Fauxlivia is caught by Dr. Silva when she and Lincoln locate him, and believes Dr. Silva has selected her for the final host to gestate the queen beetle sustaining the species. When the rest of the Fringe team arrives, Dr. Silva reveals he was the final host, and dies after extracting the queen. Frank finds that Fauxlivia was exhibiting early pains due to being pregnant, but realizes it cannot be his child, and leaves her. Walternate, knowing that Peter is the father, provides Fauxlivia with his full support, believing that this is another way for Peter to voluntarily return to the parallel universe.

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14
"6B"
Thomas Yatsko
Glen Whitman & Robert Chiappetta
February 18, 2011 (2011-02-18)
3X6114
4.02[14]

Strange physical behavior, including the deaths of six partygoers, in an apartment building leads Walter to believe that the same damage to the fabric of space-time occurring in the parallel universe is occurring in the prime one, and with Massive Dynamic's help, prepare a means to encase the building and surrounding area in the amber-like substance they had previously encountered. Olivia discovers that a widow, Alice, has an emotional quantum entanglement with the doppelganger of her deceased husband, Derek, that is keeping a crack between the universes open. With Olivia and Peter's help, Alice is able to recognize that the man she is seeing is not her husband, severing the ties between them and closing the crack just before a singularity developed. Olivia and Peter finally work through their relationship and spend the night together, while Walter worries that he was moments away from performing the same actions that Walternate had to do in the parallel universe to save it.

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15
"Subject 13"
Frederick E. O. Toye
Jeff Pinkner & J. H. Wyman & Akiva Goldsman
February 25, 2011 (2011-02-25)
3X6115
4.02[15]

Following from the second-season episode "Peter", this episode returns to 1985 to recount events after Peter's abduction. Elizabeth, worried that Peter will kill himself trying to return to what he believes is his home, takes him to Jacksonville, where Walter is conducting Cortexiphan trials on children. Walter finds young Olivia has been able to cross to the parallel universe, believed to be a result of fear of her abusive stepfather, and sees it as a way to return Peter. When one of Walter's tests causes Olivia to set the room ablaze by pyrokinesis, she runs away. Peter finds and meets her, and gives her confidence to trust Walter and face the fears of her stepfather. Olivia tearfully returns to Walter's office, giving him her sketchbook that shows her pictures of the parallel universe, her stepfather, and her and Peter together, but she soon finds that she inadvertently crossed to the parallel universe again. Walter warns off Olivia's stepfather, while Peter returns with Elizabeth to Reiden Lake and comes to call her "mom", a lie that eventually leads to her suicide. In the parallel universe, Walternate, having previously lost his resolve, gains new confidence, knowing through Olivia's sketchbook that Peter is in the prime universe.

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16
"Os"
Brad Anderson
Josh Singer & Graham Roland
March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
3X6116
3.64[16]

The Fringe team investigates a case of thieves stealing rare metals that appear to float from the ground. Walter identifies traces of the elements osmium and lutetium in their blood, the alloy inexplicably creating a material lighter than air. They discover the culprit, Dr. Crick, an aerospace engineer who discovered the alloy and saw to try to detoxify it as a means to allow his paraplegic son to walk again. Walter realizes the strange properties of the alloy are due to further weakening of the prime universe as a result of his crossing in 1985, and determines that he must seek advice from William Bell. Believing that Bell had prepared to be returned through the use of "soul magnets", he strikes the bell that Bell bequeathed to Nina Sharp in his will. Simultaneously, as Peter is showing Olivia the five data disks he collected from the dead shapeshifters, Olivia is possessed by the spirit of Bell.

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17
"Stowaway"
Charles Beeson
Story by: J. H. Wyman & Jeff Pinkner & Akiva Goldsman
Teleplay by: Danielle Dispaltro
March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)
3X6117
3.80[17]

Bell, in possession of Olivia's body, promises that no harm will come to her and he will leave it after finding a suitable host. The Fringe team tracks down an apparently immortal woman, Dana with the help of an FBI agent, Lincoln Lee. Walter and Bell believe the immortality may be due to Dana having been struck by lightning twice before. They find that Dana is attempting to connect to the souls of suicidal people, hoping that she can die with them and "stow away" with their soul to heaven to rejoin those of her family that were killed in a burglary attempt. They are able to prevent Dana from using a bomb set to destroy a commuter train. Instead, when she leaves the train with the bomb, the bomb explodes and she finally dies. As Bell discusses the potential theological implications with Peter, a church bell ringing nearby brings about Olivia's personality temporarily, and Bell realizes his possession of her body may be more difficult than he thought.

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18
"Bloodline"
Dennis Smith
Alison Schapker & Monica Owusu-Breen
March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)
3X6118
3.84[18]

In the parallel universe, Fauxlivia is kidnapped and given a procedure to accelerate the birth of her child. As the Fringe division searches for her captors, Lincoln and Charlie learn that Fauxlivia and Olivia of the prime universe had recently temporarily swapped places, and become distrustful of Walternate. Ultimately, Fauxlivia escapes, and the Fringe division finds her in time to safely give birth to her son. It is revealed the process was all initiated by Walternate, who obtains a sample of the child's blood after Fauxlivia is brought back safely.

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19
"Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"
Joe Chappelle
Story by: Jeff Pinkner & J. H. Wyman & Akiva Goldsman
Teleplay by: J. H. Wyman & Jeff Pinkner
April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15)
3X6119
3.65[19]

Realizing that Olivia's soul is in danger of being lost due to her possession by William Bell, the team battles frantically to extract Bell's consciousness from Olivia's body. Peter and Walter enter into her mind, with their interactions will Bell being featured in animation. Peter is eventually able to extract him, though Bell's consciousness is unable to be saved.

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20
"6:02 AM EST"
Jeannot Szwarc
David Wilcox & Josh Singer & Graham Roland
April 22, 2011 (2011-04-22)
3X6120
3.33[20]

In the parallel universe, Walternate activates his doomsday machine, triggering devastation in the prime universe. Peter realizes he has no choice but to enter the machine and try and break the circuit. However, the machine rejects him and knocks him unconscious. Meanwhile, Fauxlivia resolves to save both worlds by trying to bring Peter back to convince the Secretary to stop the machine. She is prevented from entering the prime universe and imprisoned.

64
21
"The Last Sam Weiss"
Thomas Yatsko
Monica Owusu-Breen & Alison Schapker
April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)
3X6121
3.52[21]

Following the continuing disintegration of the prime universe, the Fringe team races to prevent the destruction of their world. FBI agent Olivia Dunham recruits Sam Weiss for help while Peter recovers from touching the doomsday machine in the previous episode. Peter is eventually able to reinsert himself into the machine, causing him to wake up fifteen years in the future.

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22
"The Day We Died"
Joe Chappelle
Story by: Akiva Goldsman & J. H. Wyman & Jeff Pinkner
Teleplay by: Jeff Pinkner & J. H. Wyman
May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)
3X6122
3.29[22]

Peter, who has entered the prime version of the machine with Olivia's help, experiences a vision of the future where the parallel universe has been destroyed and the same threatens the prime one. He opts instead to merge the two machine rooms, creating a bridge where inhabitants of both universes can solve their dilemma, before disappearing and being forgotten by both Walters and Olivias.

text: Production[edit]

text: Crew[edit]

text: Fringe is produced by Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.[23][24] Co-creator J.J. Abrams continued to work as executive producer along with fellow co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who returned as consulting producers. Bryan Burk and Joe Chappelle also returned as executive producers, while Akiva Goldsman worked as consulting producer.[24] Executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman continued in their role as showrunners for the third season,[25] which involved overseeing every episode and sometimes directly contributing episode scripts.[26] As with every season, they laid out the third season's storyline a year in advance.[27]

text: Writing and filming[edit]

text: The season finale of the second season introduced the parallel universe to viewers.[28] Fringe's producers debated over how much of this universe to depict in the third season, but ultimately decided that showing the doppelgangers would "fit more into our own character’s lives and show different aspects of their personalities".[29] As a result, Fringe began its third season by alternating between episodes, with each depicting one universe.[30][31] The Fox network was initially resistant to this design, as executives were "really concerned that if the episodes didn't have ['over here'] Walter or Peter in them, it wouldn’t feel like our show anymore."[32] Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman explained that the series had to constantly evolve, "otherwise we’ll get bored, the cast will get bored, the audience will get bored"; after the first several episodes of the season, Fox agreed it was a positive change.[32]

text: The producers saw the season as "two shows"; Wyman noted, "It's on us to make the mythology over there just as compelling as the mythology here, so we will enjoy both of them. We have our characters going back and forth, there or here, but there's a whole set of nice characters that you'll become very interested in very quickly. It's interesting because it gives you that gearshift."[31] Wyman later added that parallel universe plot device "really allowed us to explore the characters deeper via their doppelgängers, to illuminate characters we already know. It’s been a real gas for all of us involved in making the show."[32] Historical idiosyncrasies were inserted into the parallel universe, such as a still-living John F. Kennedy, the non-existence of the FBI, and the Back to the Future franchise starring Eric Stoltz rather than Michael J. Fox.[33] The writers loved creating an entire new world, and asked themselves what life would have been like in its most mundane forms, such as within daily routines. Pinkner thought it allowed them to create and explore many "what-if" moments, such as if the September 11 attacks had occurred against the White House instead of the Twin Towers, or if the Statue of Liberty still possessed its shiny copper sheen.[34][35] "Entrada", the eighth episode, was the first of the season to divide its time between both universes.[36]

text: Many of the episodes involved the discovery and construction of a doomsday device, which Pinkner believed to be "a good thing to design a season around" because its mysteriousness was "a great story engine for us."[38] While the writers tried to maintain the concept of the "mythalone," a storyline that was attractive to both casual and devoted Fringe fans, the series became more invested in its mythology towards the end of the third season.[27] "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide", the season's nineteenth episode, was the first of the series to contain sequences of animation. While previous guest actor Leonard Nimoy had retired, the writers still had storylines involving his character, William Bell. They were able to record his voice, and consequently worked with Zoic Studios to develop the episode.[39][40] This unorthodox storytelling device was consistent with the nineteenth episodes of other seasons, including "Brown Betty" and "Letters of Transit".[41]

text: The final three episodes of the season were "linked in one continuous story arc,"[42] and meant to seem like "you're turning the last page of a chapter in a novel. And usually in a good novel, the last pages [of a chapter] compels you forward with a new understanding of what the subject matter is and you get deeper and you can’t wait to turn that page."[43] The crew wrote the finale before the season was officially renewed, but deigned to leave it unchanged once discovering that a fourth season had been approved.[44] Pinkner explained that "we wrote the episode, perhaps foolishly, assuming that we would be on for Season 4. We never for one second entertained that it would be the end of the series. So therefore, we didn't have to change a word!"[45] The finale was designed to establish the groundwork by "open[ing] a new chapter" for the new season,[27] which included Peter having never existed. Its futuristic storyline was meant to "inform the present of the show with some thematic elements," establishing to viewers that "our world is going to break down."[46]

text: Different title sequences were inputted to help disambiguate the two universes, as well as establish other versions of their world. Blue and red represented the prime and parallel universes, respectively[47] while "Entrada" featured a mixture of blue and red in its title sequence.[48] An episode set in 1985 began with a retro title sequence, and[49] the finale's version of the title sequence was silver-gray and black.[46][50] Each opening credit sequence contained specific words that were meant to serve as "signposts" for both current and future episodes,[46] such as the finale sequences' use of "thought extraction" and "dual maternity".[50] Like the previous season, the third season was filmed in Vancouver.[26] Because of its heritage buildings and antique storefronts, many of the scenes set in the alternate universe were shot in New Westminster, an area outside Vancouver.[51] Filming of the live action parts of "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" were shot along west Hastings Street.[52] Executive producer Joe Chappelle returned to direct five episodes,[53] while producer Brad Anderson was responsible for directing four.[54] Other new and returning directors included Thomas Yatsko,[55] Jeffrey Hunt,[56] Kenneth Fink,[57] David Straiton,[58] Frederick E. O. Toye,[59] Chuck Russell,[60] and Charles Beeson;[61] they each directed one episode. In addition, Dennis Smith[62][63] and Jeannot Szwarc each directed two episodes.[64][65]

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

text:
Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham (21 episodes)
Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop (19 episodes)
Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles (19 episodes)
Blair Brown as Nina Sharp (10 episodes)
Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth (21 episodes)
John Noble as Dr. Walter Bishop (22 episodes)

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text: Most of the series' main cast returned for the third season. Anna Torv portrayed two versions of Olivia Dunham, each from their own universe, while Joshua Jackson returned as her love interest, Peter Bishop, and John Noble played Peter's father, Dr. Walter Bishop. Lance Reddick starred as FBI agent Phillip Broyles, and Jasika Nicole played junior FBI agent/Walter's lab assistant Astrid Farnsworth. Lastly, Blair Brown returned as Massive Dynamic executive Nina Sharp.

text: Recurring cast[edit]

text: Michael Cerveris depicted September/The Observer in every episode of the season, while Eugene Lipinski played another Observer, December, for two episodes. Seth Gabel and Kirk Acevedo returned as parallel universe Fringe agents Lincoln Lee (10 episodes) and Charlie Francis (6 episodes), respectively. The parallel universe also featured Andre Royo as Henry Higgins, Amy Madigan as Marilyn Dunham, and Philip Winchester as Frank Stanton, all for three episodes. Ryan McDonald played two versions of Brandon Fayette for twelve episodes, and Orla Brady guest starred as Elizabeth Bishop for one episode. Sebastian Roché returned from the second season to play one of the season's antagonists Thomas Jerome Newton for two episodes, along with Gerard Plunkett as Senator Van Horn. Kevin Corrigan depicted Samuel Weiss for three episodes, Karen Holness played Diane Broyles for two, Clark Middleton played Edward Markham and J. R. Bourne played Agent Edwards, each for one episode.

text: The season featured single episodes with special guest appearances by Christopher Lloyd as Roscoe Joyce,[66] Jorge Garcia as Massive Dynamic security guard Kevin,[67] Paula Malcomson as Dana Gray,[68] Emily Meade as Ella Dunham,[69] Brad Dourif as Moreau,[70] and Leonard Nimoy as William Bell.[71]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Ratings and broadcast[edit]

text: Fringe's second season ended with an average of 6.252 million viewers per episode and a 2.3 ratings share for adults 18–49, causing the series to finish in 79th place out of all the season's network television shows.[72] Despite its middling ratings, Fringe received a full third season renewal on March 6, 2010.[73]

text: At the beginning of the 2010–11 United States network television schedule, Fringe remained in its Thursday timeslot for the first nine episodes of the third season,[74][75] where it faced tough competition from the high-rated Grey's Anatomy and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[76] The season premiere aired on September 23, 2010 to 5.83 million viewers in the United States, earning a 2.1 rating for viewers 18–49. This was thirty percent down from the previous season's premiere, "A New Day in the Old Town".[77] On its initial broadcast on November 4, the fifth episode hit a then-season low of 1.8/5 in the adult demographic.[78] Fox moved Fringe to a new Friday night timeslot on January 21, 2011,[75] where it typically broadcast opposite Supernatural, Dateline NBC, and CSI: NY.[79][80] Because of the night's "death slot" status, this move made television critics and fans nervous that Fringe was near cancellation. For the first few episodes in its new timeslot, its ratings remained consistent with previous Thursday episodes, but soon began to drop.[81][82]

text: There were some positive aspects of the third season's ratings however. Among adults aged 18 to 49, Fringe placed first in its Friday timeslot. Total viewers, as well as the ratings share for adults and teenagers, surpassed Fox's average for that same timeslot. Furthermore, the average household income of Fringe's adult viewers was higher than the total U.S. adult population average, and its adult viewers also had a higher index of having four or more years of college.[83] Despite its low ratings, Fringe was officially renewed for a fourth season on March 24, 2011[84] to the surprise of observers – six days before the renewal, Fringe had reached a new series ratings low.[82][85] The renewal came in the wake of campaigns conducted by Fringe actors,[86] fans of the series, and television critics.[87][88] Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment president, commented that "the series' ingenious producers, amazingly talented cast and crew, as well as some of the most passionate and loyal fans on the planet, made this fourth-season pickup possible."[82]

text: Fringe ended its third season with an average of 5.83 million viewers per episode, finishing in 99th place for the American network television season.[89] Time shifted viewing played a significant part in Fringe's third season ratings. According to a report released by Nielsen Company, Fringe was the only network television series among the top ten of most time-shifted shows of 2011. The report continued that time shifting increased the series' overall audience by eighty percent.[90]

text: Reviews[edit]

text: Film aggregate review site Metacritic gave the third season 77 out of 100 based on six critical reviews, indicating the critical reception was "generally favorable".[91] Critic Josh Wigler, writing for Comic Book Resources, lauded the season's first two episodes, explaining "For the third season of the critically acclaimed Fox series, executive producers and co-showrunners Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman have responded to their audience's demands by creating a new kind of episode: the mythalone, designed to propel the story and characters forward while still keeping the show accessible to new viewers on a weekly basis... it's nothing short of amazing that the new mythalone approach to Fringe works wonders, if only in the first two episodes of the new season."[92]

text: After watching the first three episodes, Aaron Riccio of Slant Magazine also praised the new season, writing "The plots have generally been the "fringe" of Fringe; the meat has been in the characters' developing feelings for one another. Now the two are not only on equal footing, but they're both firing on full cylinders... Afraid, perhaps, to toy with viewers the way that Lost did, Fringe keeps the action moving, rapidly unspooling its mysteries, and that decision proves to be a wise one. Rather than waiting for a future payoff, Fringe is cashing in with every episode, showing us the escalating war between worlds—and with likeable characters and compelling cases to boot. Ironically, it's by branching out in two different directions that the show has become, more than ever, the centerpiece of a hypercompetitive Thursday night lineup."[93]

text: In December 2010, the New York Times wrote Fringe "has kept its plates spinning entertainingly well into its third season" and called it "the best major-network show that no one is watching".[94] Because of its "ultra-daring" and "bold" storylines, IGN gave Fringe their award for "Best Sci-Fi Series" in 2010. They noted, "With stellar performances, sci-fi intrigue and a newly introduced Doomsday machine in play that almost guarantees the two worlds will face off Thunderdome-style, this series just keeps getting better and better."[95] For 2011, Fringe's third season helped the show place sixth on Digital Spy's top 25 television shows of the year, which described the season as "exemplary".[96] Similarly, The A.V. Club named Fringe the sixteenth best television series of 2011, in particular highlighting "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" and "The Firefly".[97]

text: As the third season involved doppelgangers of known characters, specific actors were selected for praise from critics. Lead actress Anna Torv was lauded from multiple quarters for portraying two Olivias, one from each universe.[98][99][100] Critics were more divided about her performance as William Bell (Leonard Nimoy), with some praising it[101][102] and others remaining undecided or critical.[103][104] John Noble's performances as Walter Bishop and his doppelganger "Walternate" received positive recognition from critics,[105][106] with one noting he was "astonishing me with every performance."[107] Specific episodes that were isolated for praise among critics included "Entrada",[108][109][110] "Subject 13",[49] and "The Day We Died".[111] "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" was lauded for its risky premise.[112][113]

text: In her 2011 book Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe, author Sarah Clarke Stuart noted that the third season's "apocalyptic nature was fitting for an audience in the midst of such seemingly world-ending economic turmoil in 2010–2011." To Clarke Stuart, Walter's remark in the episode "6B" that the world is tearing apart reflected "the sentiments of American viewers who were facing job loss and displacement at an unprecedented level."[114]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text: For the 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards, it was nominated for Best Drama Series and Anna Torv was nominated for Best Actress in Drama Series.[115] John Noble won for Best Supporting Actor in Drama Series.[116] At Entertainment Weekly's annual viewer-voted EWwy awards, Fringe won for Best Drama, while Torv won for Best Actress in a Drama.[117] Fringe won accolades at the 37th Saturn Awards for Best Network Television Series, Best Actress in Television for Torv, and Best Supporting Actor in Television for Noble.[118]

text: Home video releases[edit]

text: The third season of Fringe was released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1 on September 6, 2011,[119] in region 2 on September 26, 2011[120] and in region 4 on October 26, 2011.[121] The sets includes all 22 episodes of season three on a 4-disc Blu-ray set and a 6-disc DVD presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include two commentary tracks—"The Plateau" with Monica Owusu-Breen, Jeff Pinkner and Timothy Good, and "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" with Jay Worth, Luyen Vu, and Tanya Swerling. Behind-the-scenes featurettes include "Duality of Worlds", a four-part featurette, exploring The Other You, Visualizing an Alternate World, A Machine of Destiny and The Psychology of Duality. Other featurettes include "Animating the 'Lysergic Acid Diethylamide' Episode", "Constructing an Extrasensory Soundscape" and "Experience 'Os' (Episode 316) in Selectable Maximum Episode Mode with Pop-Up Experience-Enhancing Commentaries and Featurettes. Also included are a gag reel and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release is a featurette titled "Glimmer to the Other Side".[119]