The O.C.
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★ 7.7Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.
- Aired
- 2003–2007
- Seasons
- 4 · 92 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Josh Schwartz
- Network
- FOX
- Genres
- Drama
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Key facts
- Genre
- Teen drama
- Created by
- Josh Schwartz
- Starring
- Peter Gallagher Kelly Rowan Ben McKenzie Mischa Barton Adam Brody Chris Carmack Tate Donovan Melinda Clarke Rachel Bilson Alan Dale Willa Holland Autumn Reeser
- Opening theme
- " California " by Phantom Planet
- Composers
- Christopher Tyng Richard Marvin
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 92 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- Dave Bartis (season 1) Bob DeLaurentis Doug Liman (season 1) McG Stephanie Savage (season 4) Josh Schwartz
- Producers
- Loucas George John Stephens Mike Kelley David Calloway
- Production location
- California
- Running time
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The O.C. is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on Fox in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, with a total of four seasons consisting of 92 episodes. The series title, "O.C.", is an initialism of Orange County, the location in Southern California in which the series is set.
The series centers on Ryan Atwood, a troubled yet gifted young teenager from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy and philanthropic Sandy and Kirsten Cohen. Ryan and his adoptive brother Seth, a socially awkward, quick-witted teenager, deal with life as outsiders in the high-class world of Newport Beach. Ryan and Seth spend much time navigating their relationships with girl-next-door Marissa Cooper, Seth's childhood crush Summer Roberts, and the fast-talking loner Taylor Townsend. Storylines deal with the culture clash between the idealistic Cohen family and the shallow, materialistic, and closed-minded community in which they reside. The series includes elements of postmodernism, and functions as a mixture of melodrama and comedy.
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2000s American LGBTQ-related drama television series2000s American teen drama television series2003 American television series debuts2007 American television series endingsAmerican television series about teenagersAmerican television soap operasBisexuality-related television seriesEnglish-language American television showsFox Broadcasting Company television dramasGay-related television showsMass media portrayals of the upper class