The Next Step: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Next Step is a Canadian teen drama series created by Frank van Keeken and produced by Temple Street Productions. Shot in a dramatic mockumentary style, the series focuses on a group of dancers who attend The Next Step Dance Studio as they strive to win a series of dance competitions

Series details

• Title: The Next Step
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2013-03-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-07-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 29 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 4086

Cast and credited roles

• Carter Musselman — Heath
• Kate Roman — Ariana
• Mila Tupy — Jett
• Ben Williams — Pete
• Blake Talabis — Anthony
• Nicholas McClung — Niall
• Isaac Lupien — Eldon
• Shane Mahabir — Ethan
• Renee Romolo — Izzy
• Hattie Kragten — Olive
• Autumn Daye-Fraser — Ebby
• Sheriauna Haase — Adele

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-03-08; final listed air date 2014-01-03; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-03-07; final listed air date 2015-03-13; episode order: 34.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-03-16; final listed air date 2015-12-11; episode order: 30.
• Season 4: premiered 2016-02-15; final listed air date 2017-05-12; episode order: 40.
• Season 5: premiered 2017-05-26; final listed air date 2017-12-13; episode order: 20.
• Season 6: premiered 2018-07-16; final listed air date 2019-04-07; episode order: 26.
• Season 7: premiered 2020-01-08; final listed air date 2020-08-12; episode order: 24.
• Season 8: premiered 2022-09-26; final listed air date 2022-11-24; episode order: 27.
• Season 9: premiered 2024-04-07; final listed air date 2024-05-24; episode order: 22.
• Season 10: premiered 2025-06-23; final listed air date 2025-07-12; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Next Step 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.