{"id":10319,"date":"2016-06-21T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/"},"modified":"2016-06-21T14:01:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T18:01:53","slug":"production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Begins on The Next Step Season Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Principal photography has begun on a\u00a0fifth season of the tween drama <em>The Next Step<\/em>, which is\u00a0slated to\u00a0premiere on DHX Television\u2019s Family Channel next year.<\/p>\n<p>The drama series is produced by Radical Sheep Productions, a division of Boat Rocker Studios, in association with Family Channel.\u00a0<em>The Next Step<\/em> follows a group of elite dancers training at a top studio called Next Step. The 20-episode fifth season sees a new group of young dancers enter the mix. The dancers put new and old friendships to the test as they try to strike\u00a0a balance between individual achievements and teamwork.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Next Step<\/em> was created by Frank van Keeken and is produced with the participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and CBBC. Season four currently airs on Family Channel on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., with the mid-season finale set for June 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re elated that after four seasons this Canadian original series continues to draw in viewers globally with its serialized story lines, relatable characters, and of course, tremendous dancing,\u201d said Michael Goldsmith, the VP of original production at DHX Television. \u201cThis is the first time in network history that we\u2019ve commissioned a fifth season of an original production and I think it speaks volumes to the affinity of the brand and the connection that our young stars have made with fans worldwide. We\u2019re so proud of this show and look forward to working with Radical Sheep to deliver more episodes, dance and drama internationally from this homegrown hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be back for another season of <em>The Next Step<\/em>,\u201d said Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier, executive producers on the show and co-presidents of Boat Rocker Studios. \u201cThe talent and dedication of our amazing cast, writers, producers and crew on this series never ceases to amaze us. The continued success of <em>The Next Step<\/em> around the world is a testament to their brilliance and hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u00a0Schneeberg and Fortier (<em>Lost &amp; Found Music Studios<\/em>, <em>Wingin\u2019 It<\/em>), the series is executive produced by\u00a0Michelle Melanson Cuperus (<em>The Bagel and Becky Show<\/em>, <em>Fangbone!<\/em>), Rachael Schaefer (<em>The Next Step<\/em>, <em>Wingin\u2019 It<\/em>), Karen McClellan (<em>The Other Kingdom<\/em>, <em>Being Erica<\/em>) and Frank van Keeken (<em>Lost &amp; Found Music Studios<\/em>, <em>Wingin\u2019 It<\/em>). BBC Worldwide handles the international rights to the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Principal photography has begun on a fifth season of the tween drama The Next Step, which is slated to premiere on DHX Television\u2019s Family Channel next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":10320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1033,473,703,1413,709],"class_list":["post-10319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-boat-rocker-studios","tag-dhx-television","tag-family-channel","tag-radical-sheep-productions","tag-the-next-step","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Production Begins on The Next Step Season Five - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Production Begins on The Next Step Season Five - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TORONTO: Principal photography has begun on a fifth season of the tween drama The Next Step, which is slated to premiere on DHX Television\u2019s Family Channel next year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-06-21T14:03:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-06-21T18:01:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/09\/TheNextStep-DHXTVFamilyChannel-616.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/\",\"name\":\"Production Begins on The Next Step Season Five - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-21T14:03:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-21T18:01:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/production-begins-on-the-next-step-season-five\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Production Begins on The Next Step Season Five\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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