“Edgemont” is a Canadian TV series that was broadcast from 2001 to 2005. The show focused on the daily lives of teenagers in Edgemont, a fictional suburb near Vancouver, British Columbia.
Each 30-minute episode explored the experiences of students at McKinley High School, featuring themes of romance, intrigue, jealousy, and other typical high school issues. The series also tackled various social topics, such as racism and homosexuality.
The show premiered on January 4, 2001, on CBC Television and concluded on July 21, 2005. Over its five-season run, a total of 70 episodes were produced, with the fifth season airing commercial-free on CBC. Ian Weir, the creator of the series, also served as an executive producer alongside Michael Chechik. Filming took place in the basement of the CBC Studios in Downtown Vancouver.
“Edgemont” achieved moderate success in Canada, including in Quebec where it was dubbed in French, and it was also shown in the United States on the Fox Family Channel. Currently, reruns are broadcast on some local stations in the U.S. and nationally on Me-TV on Sunday mornings as part of the network’s educational programming. The series was also aired in several other countries, including France.