The O.C.: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A slick hit about a troubled L.A. teen taken in by an idealistic lawyer and his family in affluent Orange County. The series filled the youth-soap hole left by the departed '90210,' but quickly proved itself far more gritty---and witty. In addition, early plots set up an appealing balance between the kids and grown-ups, who were portrayed as real people with real problems, instead of sounding boards for the unblemished Romeos and Juliets.

Series details

• Title: The O.C.
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2003-08-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-02-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 776

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Gallagher — Sanford "Sandy" Cohen
• Kelly Rowan — Kirsten Cohen
• Ben McKenzie — Ryan Atwood
• Adam Brody — Seth Cohen
• Rachel Bilson — Summer Roberts
• Melinda Clarke — Julie Cooper
• Mischa Barton — Marissa Cooper
• Tate Donovan — James "Jimmy" Cooper
• Alan Dale — Caleb Nichol
• Autumn Reeser — Taylor Townsend
• Willa Holland — Kaitlin Cooper
• Chris Carmack — Luke Ward

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-08-05; final listed air date 2004-05-05; episode order: 27.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-11-04; final listed air date 2005-05-19; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-09-08; final listed air date 2006-05-18; episode order: 25.
• Season 4: premiered 2006-11-02; final listed air date 2007-02-22; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from The O.C. 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.