Last Chance High: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On Chicago's West Side, there is a school for the city's most at-risk youth — the Moses Montefiore Academy. Most of the students at Montefiore have been kicked out of other schools for aggressive behavior, and many have been diagnosed with emotional disorders. Last Chance High takes viewers inside Montefiore's classrooms and into the homes of students who are one mistake away from being locked up or committed to a mental hospital. In the first episode of the eight-part original VICE News series we are introduced to two 14-year-old Montefiore students, Cortez and Crystal, who were sent to the school after violently attacking teachers. Cortez's mother blames the boy's father, who is serving a life sentence for murder. Crystal has stabbed her classmates and been caught shoplifting since arriving to Montefiore, which has left her mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Though the task can be overwhelming, the Montefiore staff never gives up trying to reach the city's most difficult and volatile student population.

Series details

• Title: Last Chance High
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2017-08-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-09-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Vice TV
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30468
• IMDb ID: tt4193662

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-08-08; final listed air date 2017-09-26; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Last Chance High on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.