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"California, here we come." 21 years later, The O.C.'s theme song still turns up the nostalgia and the urge of some sort of follow-up. According to Ben McKenzie, fans aren't the only ones hoping that the beloved teen show winds up getting a continuation. In a panel held at FanExpo Canada, hosted by Collider's Maggie Lovitt, the actor known for his portrayal of Ryan Atwood shared that he still holds onto the possibility of reprising his iconic role. Although there is nothing set in stone for an official return, McKenzie did say that he has chatted with showrunner Josh Schwartz about what a series comeback could look like.

 

"It'd be interesting to revisit those [original] characters too. I mean, I talked to Josh about that, and I've dabbled with that a little bit. Nothing is happening right now that I know of, but it would be kind of interesting."

 

"Seth Cohen, Marissa Cooper, Ryan Atwood, I don't want to detour the importance, but they became so close to us that you can't make a The O.C. part 2. It would have to be new actors playing some sort of role, so that is kind of the thing we need to figure out."

 

"The idea is to pass it on to a younger generation, so that it can be relevant, but still keep the multigenerational figure thing that The O.C. did pretty well with such great actors like Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, and Tate Donovan."

 

Although there isn't any official news about whether The O.C. will return to the screen in the near future, it is comforting to know that the lead actor still ponders the idea of getting back on set with his former co-stars.

Seasons 1-4 of The O.C. are available to stream on Max.

 

 

as long as they're aware that no Marissa, no The OC :sorry:

 

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why? because he has nothing going on with his career? keep it...no Marissa, no The OC :coffee2:

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I literally love Marissa and Mischa Barton but her character had well worn out her welcome in season 3, Mischa Barton hated being on the show by that point and most importantly - she died, and then season 4 went on to be amazing and the show really picked up its stride after a lackluster season 3.

 

I think some of y'all are fake fans and it's showing here :coffee:

 

I think maybe an O.C. reboot with a new cast would be the most effective tbh. That world and its stories are fun though, but idk, teen stories in a social media world are so tedious.

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20 minutes ago, Tropical said:

I literally love Marissa and Mischa Barton but her character had well worn out her welcome in season 3, Mischa Barton hated being on the show by that point and most importantly - she died, and then season 4 went on to be amazing and the show really picked up its stride after a lackluster season 3.

 

I think some of y'all are fake fans and it's showing here :coffee:

 

I think maybe an O.C. reboot with a new cast would be the most effective tbh. That world and its stories are fun though, but idk, teen stories in a social media world are so tedious.

s4 had its moments but it didn't even feel like The OC for the most part. it's cute there's a crowd that appreciates it now but the show wasn't meant to end there and there's a reason why it got canceled/unable to get the audience back or a new one lol

I never hated Taylor either -- even during her annoying side character arc in s3, but she truly had no business becoming a main character

 

Mischa herself has said in recent years she'd be down for a reboot if they had an idea for her :toofunny3: I think the whole cast (well, Mischa/Adam/Ben) just grew up and realized they'll welcome any big payday they can get atp

 

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27 minutes ago, okgo said:

s4 had its moments but it didn't even feel like The OC for the most part. it's cute there's a crowd that appreciates it now but the show wasn't meant to end there and there's a reason why it got canceled/unable to get the audience back or a new one lol

I never hated Taylor either -- even during her annoying side character arc in s3, but she truly had no business becoming a main character

 

Mischa herself has said in recent years she'd be down for a reboot if they had an idea for her :toofunny3: I think the whole cast (well, Mischa/Adam/Ben) just grew up and realized they'll welcome any big payday they can get atp

 

she can be a long lost evil twin a la pretty little liars.

 

looking at the cast's recent credits, mostly only Adam Brody is booked and busy.

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30 minutes ago, okgo said:

s4 had its moments but it didn't even feel like The OC for the most part. it's cute there's a crowd that appreciates it now but the show wasn't meant to end there and there's a reason why it got canceled/unable to get the audience back or a new one lol

I never hated Taylor either -- even during her annoying side character arc in s3, but she truly had no business becoming a main character

 

Mischa herself has said in recent years she'd be down for a reboot if they had an idea for her :toofunny3: I think the whole cast (well, Mischa/Adam/Ben) just grew up and realized they'll welcome any big payday they can get atp

 

IDK I just think a reboot is the only way forward. Marissa died, and S4 did that future thing looking at Kirsten and Sandy moving back to (I forgot where) and Summer and Seth getting married etc like... IDK, there's no un-horrendous way to move the show forward. Still if they really wanted to do some parallel universe pick-up from some random Season 3 point, I'd be down lmao but hmm... 

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I love The O.C but I'm not sure a reboot is necessary. I would be here to see Mischa get more work though.

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Is absolutely not necessary but I wouldn't complain 

 

If they come back as parents and the story is shared with their kids this could actually work and be a success

 

If they get a whole new cast with a try hard gen z script they can keep it tho

 

Gossip Girl was ruined, it was basically a political cardboard.

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