Higher Ground 

Former Wall Street mogul Peter Scarbrow becomes headmaster of Mount Horizon, a progressive school for teens at risk, high in the mountains of the Northwestern United States.

Creators:

Matthew Hastings, Michael Braverman

Stars:

Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joe Lando	...	Peter Scarbrow 22 episodes, 2000
Hayden Christensen	...	Scott Barringer 22 episodes, 2000
A.J. Cook	...	Shelby Merrick 22 episodes, 2000
Kandyse McClure	...	Katherine Ann 'Kat' Cabot / ... 22 episodes, 2000
Jorge Vargas	...	Augusto 'Auggie' Ciceros 22 episodes, 2000
Meghan Ory	...	Juliette Waybourne 22 episodes, 2000
Kyle Downes	...	Ezra Friedken / ... 22 episodes, 2000
Jewel Staite	...	Daisy Lipenowski 22 episodes, 2000
Anne Marie DeLuise	...	Sophie Becker 17 episodes, 2000

Storyline

Former Wall Street mogul Peter Scarbrow becomes headmaster of Mount Horizon, a progressive school for teens at risk, high in the mountains of the Northwestern United States.

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Plot Keywords:

2000s | abusive stepmother | drugs | eating disorder | troubled teen | 

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Taglines:

When Their Troubles Can't Be Solved, He's Their Last Chance.

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cliffhangers

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Higher Ground Productions Inc., Lions Gate Television, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally aired on Fridays at 9:00PM on American cable network, Fox Family, now ABC Family. Over the years, reruns of the show have aired on Encore WAM! and Canadian television network, VisionTV.

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Goofs

After Kat sees the blood on a shirt in Juliette's dirty laundry, she runs into the room and tears off the sleeve of Juliette's shirt. In the next shot, it's not torn, and in the following scenes when Juliette is being taken away and in the lodge it also isn't torn. (episode 11)

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Quotes

Shelby Merrick: I'll have coffee.
Sophie Becker: De-caf.
Shelby Merrick: Then I'll have a coke.
Sophie Becker: Diet. No caffeine.
Shelby Merrick: What was I thinking? I'll just have water. Wouldn't want to get crazed on sugar and caffeine.

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Soundtracks

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User Reviews

One of the BEST shows ever!

"Higher Ground" was an amazing show. Sadly, it only lasted for one season. I believe this was due to the fact that it wasn't publicized enough and I personally feel that it was on at the wrong time slot. Many teens aren't even at home watching television on Friday nights at 8 PM, and if they are there are too many shows to compete with. The show had excellent storylines and such a great cast. Everyone was wonderful. It was also a great family show- everyone could watch. I used to watch it with my mom. I just really wish that they had tried a different time slot. Although they did have a "marathon" which consisted of two episodes every night for a week (which really isn't even a marathon). It definitely wasn't enough. I heard that NBC was thinking of picking it up at the end of the season, but of course they didn't. That would have just been false hope anyways, NBC always cancels their good shows left and right... I really wish that I could at least see re-runs of this wonderful show again.