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Higher Ground

  • TV Series
  • 2000
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
1.8K
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Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Kyle Downes, Joe Lando, Meghan Ory, Jewel Staite, and Jorge Vargas in Higher Ground (2000)
Coming-of-AgePsychological DramaDrama

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.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.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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,142
    1,113
    • Creators
      • Matthew Hastings
      • Michael Braverman
    • Stars
      • Joe Lando
      • Hayden Christensen
      • A.J. Cook
    • 92User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Joe Lando
    Joe Lando
    • Peter Scarbrow
    • 2000
    Hayden Christensen
    Hayden Christensen
    • Scott Barringer
    • 2000
    A.J. Cook
    A.J. Cook
    • Shelby Merrick
    • 2000
    Kandyse McClure
    Kandyse McClure
    • Katherine Ann 'Kat' Cabot…
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    Jorge Vargas
    Jorge Vargas
    • Augusto 'Auggie' Ciceros
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    Meghan Ory
    Meghan Ory
    • Juliette Waybourne
    • 2000
    Kyle Downes
    Kyle Downes
    • Ezra Friedken…
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    Jewel Staite
    Jewel Staite
    • Daisy Lipenowski
    • 2000
    Anne Marie DeLuise
    Anne Marie DeLuise
    • Sophie Becker
    • 2000
    Sean Campbell
    Sean Campbell
    • Sheriff Curtis Swann
    • 2000
    Benita Ha
    Benita Ha
    • Annie Yao
    • 2000
    Dmitry Chepovetsky
    Dmitry Chepovetsky
    • Jeff
    • 2000
    Deborah Odell
    Deborah Odell
    • Hannah Barnes
    • 2000
    Garwin Sanford
    Garwin Sanford
    • Martin Barringer
    • 2000
    Jim Byrnes
    Jim Byrnes
    • Frank Markasian
    • 2000
    Kyle Alisharan
    • Deputy Hank Ferris
    • 2000
    Roger Cross
    Roger Cross
    • Roger Claypool
    • 2000
    Moira Walley-Beckett
    Moira Walley-Beckett
    • Dr. Stephanie Burke
    • 2000
    • Creators
      • Matthew Hastings
      • Michael Braverman
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    superman-1

    A Breakthrough Show.

    I was 15 when the show first aired and for once I saw a show that dealt with the same issues that I was dealing with in the beginning of my teenage years. The directors picked a different "Teenage Issue" every week. I thought this show like Freaks and Geeks was untimely canceled, but now with Hayden Christensen in the Star Wars Movie, there may be hope to rerun the previous episodes. This show was excellently written and directed and had an awesome breakthrough cast. I hope this show is put back on TV. Its a pity that this show was never able to shine.
    txgirl4561

    Troubled "at-risk" teens are sent to kind of a like a boot camp called Horizon.

    I really like this TV show. I think the plots are really good. There's one actor, Hayden Christensen (plays Scott), who really shines in this show. He's really talented, he's already given me a great look at his acting capabilities. I think he's really gonna make it... I hope he does! He's got the good looks to pull it off! He makes the show extra good. But the rest are all great also, including the counselor (Joe Lando) who you may know from "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Women". But yes, the show keeps you glued to the set... but it's hard to say what you think about it, because it's so new! I think it has a bright future! I recommend it for all you TV surfers! Of course I'm a teen, so I'll always watch it for that hottie, Hayden! He really is a good actor, though... trust me! (not just drop dead gorgeous)
    baon_08

    Just The best Show made.

    Higher ground is just fantastic!. The scence, the acting, just perfect. I don't know why people think dawson's creek or felicity is better (probably they are at a better station.) They both pretty much suck! I love higher ground and the cast. Hayden is just so talented and hot! Higher ground is a truthful, realistic show. I don't know why people want to cancel it for it second season. I recommend this show to everyone because higher ground is just the best. It should really win an award for it.
    coverme6

    A emotional roller coaster of a show

    Current TV shows reflecting the lives of teenagers are getting

    pretty dismal and irritating because they all centralize on the

    same themes of dead-end relationships and sex. "Dawson's Creek"

    is a nauseous example. However, with the new hit TV drama

    "Higher Ground," the genre of the teen drama is getting a new

    image and personality. Hayden Christianson and Joe Lando head

    this rugged show about emotional troubled teens who are sent to

    a boot camp called Horizon. Their primary objectives in that one

    camp is definitely not to fish, eat toasted marshmellows or to

    sing songs around the campfire. Oh no. These adolescents are

    sent there to encounter their inner troubles and to find a

    better well being. In other words, those kids are being trained

    to "straighten up and fly right."

    With great dramatical performances by the cast, "Higher Ground"

    is not a typical kid soap opera. This show is
    uwec95

    Great show that will be missed!

    First off, I would like to preface this by saying that I am a male that is probably twice the age of the average person that watched this show. That being said, I absolutely love(d) this show. My niece bought the shows off of e-bay and told me to watch the tapes, being that I am a high school teacher she thought I might like it. She was right. I thought the acting was outstanding and the stories very touching. I often see kids with many of the same attitudes/feelings and I can relate to some of the kids based on feelings that I had and currently have, although not quite to the extent of the characters on the show.

    This show helps make me want to be a better teacher to all my kids, especially the ones that seem troubled. I have never seen a show that has made an impact like that on my career, and for that I am thankful. It's really too bad that with all the crap on television now days that a show that is inspirational in a positive way falls through the cracks.

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    Coming-of-Age
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    Drama

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    • Trivia
      The cancellation of the show was due to the network that it was on at the time, Fox Family having been sold. The show was a part of the company that didn't make it to ABC Family.
    • 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)
    • Quotes

      Daisy Lipenowski: You're wearing a mask.

      Shelby Merrick: That's a good one, coming from Goth girl.

      Daisy Lipenowski: My mask was an honest one for all the world to see. Yours is invisible.

      Shelby Merrick: You are so way creepy.

      Daisy Lipenowski: You're hiding something. And it's taking your energy, using it up; there's less and less left. Soon there'll be none.

    • Connections
      Referenced in One Hit Wonderland: "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter (2025)
    • Soundtracks
      Simple Pleasures
      Performed by Chic.P

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cliffhangers
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Higher Ground Productions Inc.
      • Lions Gate Television
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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