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The O.C. (2003–2007)

TV Series | TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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A troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of people in the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.

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Cast & Crew

Top Series Cast

Peter Gallagher

Sandy Cohen

(92 episodes, 2003-2007)
Kelly Rowan

Kirsten Cohen

(92 episodes, 2003-2007)
Ben McKenzie

Ryan Atwood

(92 episodes, 2003-2007)
Adam Brody

Seth Cohen

(92 episodes, 2003-2007)
Rachel Bilson

Summer Roberts

(92 episodes, 2003-2007)
Melinda Clarke

Julie Cooper

(90 episodes, 2003-2007)
Mischa Barton

Marissa Cooper

(78 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tate Donovan

Jimmy Cooper

(40 episodes, 2003-2006)

Creator:

Josh Schwartz

Awards

15 wins & 21 nominations.

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Trivia

Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, and Janel Parrish all had a role as Kaitlin's classmates. The three went on to star in Pretty Little Liars.

Quotes

Seth: Sievy Sebulsky of Menlo Park. It's nice to meet you. Have you met my associate, Marty Navis?

In Season 3, when Ryan was seeing Sadie and was unsure about asking Marisa to come to his birthday party, the calendar on the Cooper's wall had the number 19 circled as Ryan's birthday and the next day was indicated as the first day of Spring which would be in March. In the last season, Ryan is perusing a scrapbook put together by Taylor, which had included their hospital bracelets from when they both were in a coma. Ryan's bracelet showed the date 09-05-86.

Crazy Credits

For the first half of season one, Rachel Bilson (Summer) and Melinda Clarke (Julie) were credited as guest stars, even though Rachel Bilson appeared in each episode. From the fourteenth episode on, they were credited on the theme song as regulars.