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The O.C.
The O.C.

The O.C.

—This modern soap opera mines the intertwined lives of the Cohen, Cooper and Nichol families for drama, with a contemporary music soundtrack adding to the proceedings. Ryan, a teenager from the wrong side of the Chino tracks, finds himself in well-to-do Newport Beach -- an enclave of Southern California's Orange County. Taken in by a lawyer and his family, Ryan winds up in the midst of snarky, wealthy high schoolers and their sun-drenched angst.
4 seasonsComedy, DramaTV-PG
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Season 127 of 27 Episodes

  • A troubled young man makes waves in a wealthy harbor-front community where the residents lead secret lives.

  • Seth conspires to hide Ryan in a vacant house in an unfinished development.

  • Sandy represents Ryan after his arrest for the model home fire; Ryan gives his mother a second chance to change her ways.

  • Ryan becomes a member of the Cohen family when Kirsten and Sandy take full legal responsibility for him.

  • Seth is eager to attend a party in Ryan's old neighborhood; Ryan finally works up the courage to ask Marissa out on a date.

  • Kirsten is dismayed when her father, Caleb, arrives at his birthday party with a girlfriend; Kirsten endures a barrage of criticism from Caleb; Marissa wavers in her feelings for Ryan and Luke.

  • Ryan, Marissa, Seth and Summer drive to Tijuana, Mexico, where Marissa makes a potentially fatal decision; Sandy entertains a job offer; Jimmy draws Kirsten into a compromising position.

  • Julie warns Ryan to stay away from her daughter; Kirsten disapproves of Sandy's friendship with his new co-worker, Rachel; the dean makes Ryan take a placement exam to determine his future at Harbor High School.

  • Summer ignores Seth at school but wrestles with feelings of jealousy; Rachel offers Sandy a case against Kirsten's father; Ryan brawls with Luke over Marissa; Ryan and Marissa are stranded on a Ferris wheel.

  • Summer tries to deny her true feelings for Seth, while Anna and Seth are getting closer; the case against Caleb continues to cause friction between Sandy and Kirsten.

  • Julie is incensed when she finds out her daughter accompanied Ryan to the prison where his brother is incarcerated; the Cohens host Thanksgiving dinner.

  • Seth struggles to make up for the way he acted over the holidays; Ryan and Luke become partners for a history project.

  • Seth combines Christmas and Hanukkah to form his own holiday; Ryan worries that the holidays will once again lead to family fights and drinking.

  • As the midnight hour approaches, Ryan endeavors to reach Marissa in time for their first kiss of the new year.

  • Seth finally chooses between Anna and Summer but does not know how to break the news; Ryan debates whether to help Oliver out of a sticky situation.

  • Sandy and Jimmy decide to go into business together; Caleb shuts off Haley's cash flow, putting her out of business; Seth and Anna bond over being single.

  • Sandy and Jimmy buy a restaurant; Julie irks Kirsten by becoming the new model-home designer at the Newport Group; Seth is jealous of Summer's new boyfriend; Ryan is out to expose Oliver.

  • Caleb wants Kirsten to get rid of Julie; Sandy and Kirsten tire of Ryan; Ryan and Luke agree to work together against Oliver; Marissa learns the truth about Oliver.

  • Ryan's ex-girlfriend shows up to cater a dance and ruins his attempt to reconcile with Marissa; Seth and Summer decide to take their friendship to a new level; Jimmy has a secret admirer.

  • Marissa and Ryan try to start over as friends; Ryan discovers Theresa has lied; Seth tries to teach Summer a lesson; Sandy is in another mess created by Caleb; Jimmy is suspicious of Julie and Luke.

  • Theresa's decision to remain in Newport pleases Ryan; Jimmy witnesses an intimate moment between Julie and Luke; Seth races to the airport to stop Anna from leaving for Pittsburgh.

  • Sandy and Jimmy, caught in a bind, get help from an unlikely source; Marissa, Summer and Seth go looking for a good time in Los Angeles.

  • The Cohen family prepares for Sandy's mother (Linda Lavin) to visit for Passover dinner; Ryan looks for Marissa.

  • After Luke gets into a near-fatal accident, Marissa and Ryan decide it is time to hear what he has to say; just prior to the Lighthouse's opening, Jimmy and Sandy find out their liquor license has been denied; Caleb proposes to Julie.

  • Marissa makes sure her mother's wedding shower is unforgettable; Teresa turns Ryan's world upside down; Seth gets a chance to meet Summer's father.

  • Seth and Ryan join Caleb in Las Vegas for his last days as a bachelor; Kirsten plans a bachelorette party for Julie; Marissa learns something about Teresa.

  • All of Newport turns out for the wedding of Caleb Nichol and Julie Cooper; Jem performs during the ceremony.
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This modern soap opera mines the intertwined lives of the Cohen, Cooper and Nichol families for drama, with a contemporary music soundtrack adding to the proceedings. Ryan, a teenager from the wrong side of the Chino tracks, finds himself in well-to-do Newport Beach -- an enclave of Southern California's Orange County. Taken in by a lawyer and his family, Ryan winds up in the midst of snarky, wealthy high schoolers and their sun-drenched angst.

Starring

Peter Gallagher, Benjamin McKenzie, Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland

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