The O.C. - Season 1 (2003) (season)
Creators:
Josh SchwartzDirected by:
Patrick R. NorrisScreenplay:
Josh SchwartzComposer:
Christopher TyngCast:
Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Chris Carmack, Melinda Clarke, Rachel Bilson, Tate Donovan, Samaire Armstrong, Alan Dale, Navi Rawat, Lamont Thompson (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Orange County is an idyllic paradise: a wealthy coastal community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities and family members carrying on secret lives. When tough, guarded, fiercely intelligent 16-year-old Ryan Atwood (series star Benjamin McKenzie) is arrested for participating in a car theft, idealistic pro-bono public defender Sandy Cohen (series star Peter Gallagher) is assigned to the case. But after Ryan's neglectful mother, Dawn (recurring guest star Daphne Ashbrook), banishes Ryan from her house in Chino, Sandy becomes much more involved in Ryan's life than either of them expected. To the chagrin of Sandy's wife, Kirsten (series star Kelly Rowan) a wealthy and beautiful former homecoming queen and apparently the perfect spouse, mother and businesswoman Sandy invites Ryan to stay overnight in the guesthouse of Sandy's lavish Newport Beach home. Kirsten worries how Ryan will influence the couple's teenage son, Seth (series star Adam Brody), a soulful dreamer ostracized by his peers. Meanwhile, Ryan becomes attracted to Marissa Cooper (series star Mischa Barton), the heartbreakingly beautiful girl next door who seems to glide through life effortlessly. The indiscretions of Marissa's wealthy father, Jimmy (series star Tate Donovan), threaten to break her world apart, however. And Ryan and Seth quickly bond following a clash with some territorial teenagers, including Marissa's jealous boyfriend, Luke Ward (series star Chris Carmack), at a beach party. (Warner Bros. UK)
(more)Cast
![Peter Gallagher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/022/167022620_143670.png)
Peter Gallagher
USA
Best series:
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
Californication (2007) (series)
Robot Chicken (2005) (series)
![Kelly Rowan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/331/162331029_248d19.jpg)
Kelly Rowan
Canada
Best series:
Castle (2009) (series)
Boomtown (2002) (series)
Flashpoint (2008) (series)
![Ben McKenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276693_e6890f.jpg)
Ben McKenzie
USA
Best series:
Gotham (2014) (series)
Southland (2009) (series)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) (series)
![Mischa Barton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/331/162331028_53101f.jpg)
Mischa Barton
UK
Best series:
Once and Again (1999) (series)
Recovery Road (2016) (series)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (series)
![Adam Brody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/083/165083693_c19da6.jpg)
Adam Brody
USA
Best series:
The Sausage Factory (2001) (series)
The League (2009) (series)
Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) (series)
![Chris Carmack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/033/163033098_b5083c.jpg)
Chris Carmack
USA
Best series:
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
Nashville (2012) (series)
Desperate Housewives (2004) (series)
![Melinda Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/331/162331032_3fba53.jpg)
Melinda Clarke
USA
Best series:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) (series)
Firefly (2002) (series)
Strange Luck (1995) (series)
![Rachel Bilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275950_5fb186.jpg)
Rachel Bilson
USA
Best series:
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
That '70s Show (1998) (series)
Chuck (2007) (series)
![Tate Donovan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297969_57b268.png)
Tate Donovan
USA
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
24: Live Another Day (2014) (series)
Masters of Sex (2013) (series)
![Samaire Armstrong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/402/160402467_9bffe9.jpg)
Samaire Armstrong
Japan
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Robot Chicken (2005) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
![Alan Dale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277169_a2bbed.jpg)
Alan Dale
New Zealand
Best series:
Homeland (2011) (series)
The Killing (2011) (series)
Californication (2007) (series)
![Navi Rawat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/542/162542135_db9712.png)
Navi Rawat
USA
Best series:
Justified (2010) (series)
FlashForward (2009) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
![Lamont Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/236/163236106_0d9fc9.jpg)
Lamont Thompson
Best series:
Snowfall (2017) (series)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2022) (series)
Frasier (1993) (series)
![Eric Balfour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/121/163121609_5a1ad6.png)
Eric Balfour
USA
Best series:
The Offer (2022) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Ray Donovan (2013) (series)
![Shailene Woodley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/043/164043596_4b5edb.jpg)
Shailene Woodley
USA
Best series:
Big Little Lies (2017) (series)
My Name Is Earl (2005) (series)
Cold Case (2003) (series)
![Danielle Bisutti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/069/158069705_ff95de.jpg)
Danielle Bisutti
USA
Best series:
Parks and Recreation (2009) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
Castle (2009) (series)
Phil Abramson
USA
Best series:
The Office (2005) (series)
Suburgatory (2011) (series)
Medium (2005) (series)
![Phil Abrams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/113/163113180_010a86.jpg)
Phil Abrams
USA
Best series:
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
Friends (1994) (series)
Shameless (2011) (series)
Katherine Disque
Best series:
Frasier (1993) (series)
Boomtown (2002) (series)
The Pretender (1996) (series)