The O.C.

The O.C. is an American television drama program broadcast on the Fox Network in the USA and on various networks around the world. O.C. stands for Orange County, California. The series, created by Josh Schwartz, debuted on August 5, 2003, with the tagline, "The best new show of the fall is coming this summer." The show's third season originally aired in the US on Thursday nights at 8/7c PM, the same timeslot it held in the second season, before moving to 9/8c PM in January 2006. The series has been noted for its music selections, which have helped some previously little-known bands gain a certain level of fame (exposure at the least), so much so that to date, the producers have released five compilation albums featuring highlighted performers. The show has been criticized by some Orange County residents who feel that the show misrepresents their community. To date it has aired in over 35 countries worldwide.

Plot

The show revolves around two upper-class families in the southern California city of Newport Beach, in Orange County. The story follows Ryan Atwood, a troubled teenage boy from a dysfunctional family in Chino, California, who is transplanted to an upper-class community. He is taken in under the care of Sandy Cohen, a successful lawyer who himself rose from humble roots; and his wife Kirsten, daughter of enormously-wealthy Orange County real estate mogul, Caleb Nichol. Ryan becomes good friends with the Cohens' geeky misfit son Seth, and falls in love with the beautiful girl next door, Marissa Cooper, whose best friend, Summer Roberts, is the girl Seth has been infatuated with for years.

Unlike many other family-friendly teen shows, The O.C. takes on the gritty issues of the rich and wealthy, such as marital problems, drugs and alcohol, and familial relationships.

The show also often makes fun of its soap opera elements and often includes self-referential jokes. Notable examples include comments about Benjamin McKenzie's likeness to Russell Crowe, Peter Gallagher's eyebrows, and Mischa Barton's weight - things often cited by fans - in addition to the show featuring its own soap opera entitled The Valley, which is similar to The O.C. An episode of the first season entitled "The L.A." introduced the viewers to some of the actors from that show. In that episode, Ryan comments on the actor's age: "How can they play high school kids?", by which Seth replies: "Hollywood, man!". This could be seen as a self-irony, since most of the actors playing the teens on the show are over 25. Additionally, many of the characters make fun of their stereotypes, such as when Ryan escapes a conversation by saying, "I'm going to go brood silently".

The main cast

• Peter Gallagher plays Sandy Cohen, a good-natured lawyer and former public defender who brings Ryan Atwood to his home. He is currently the CEO of the Newport Group.
• Kelly Rowan plays Kirsten Cohen, the wife of Sandy Cohen and the mother of Seth Cohen and former CFO of her late father's real estate company and has an off and on alcohol problem.
• Benjamin McKenzie plays Ryan Atwood, an outsider from Chino, California who is brought to live with the Cohen family in Newport. He has an on/off relationship with Marissa.
• Adam Brody plays Seth Cohen, the only child of Sandy and Kirsten. Seth is a stereotypical nerd who is known for his quick quips and popular culture references.
• Mischa Barton plays Marissa Cooper, a local teenage girl whose once-seemingly-charmed life has many problems (alcohol abuse, her dysfunctional family, her romantic relationships, and exploring her sexuality among them).
• Melinda Clarke plays Marissa's vain and scheming mother Julie Cooper (formerly Julie Cooper-Nichol), who was married to financial planner Jimmy Cooper in the beginning of the series. After learning that he stole a large sum of money from clients, she eventually divorced Jimmy and married Caleb Nichol. After Caleb's death, Julie showed signs of wanting to reconcile with Jimmy. However, she eventually lost everything when it was discovered Caleb was broke at the time of his death. Part of the fallout included being evicted from the mansion where she had been living; living in a condominium purchased for her under questionable circumstances and living in a trailer park. An underlying motivation in Julie's actions comes from her effort to keep all aspects of her life far from a humble past in the decidedly less fashionable community of Riverside. By extension, she struggles to keep her daughter Marissa away from Ryan, whose own background in Chino is as far removed from Newport as is Julie's.
• Rachel Bilson plays Summer Roberts, the strong-willed socialite of the four main teen characters — the love interest of Seth, and best friend to Marissa.

Former regulars

• Chris Carmack played Luke Ward, Marissa's egotistic-turned-good-natured jock ex-boyfriend and regular cast member episodes 2-24.
• Alan Dale played Caleb Nichol, Kirsten's uptight, unscrupulous and selfish businessman father and eventually Julie Cooper's husband. His character was recurring throughout the first season until he became a regular during the second season. Additionally, his is the first main character to be killed off when he had a heart attack. It was found out that he was broke at the reading of his will, leaving Julie with nothing.
• Tate Donovan played Jimmy Cooper, Marissa's (and sister Kaitlin's) father (and Julie's husband). He was a regular cast member for episodes 1-34, but his character left the O.C. for Maui. He returned following Caleb's death at the end of the second season, but after running into financial troubles (and being attacked) he decided to leave Newport again early in the third season.

Notable recurring cast

Season One

• Ashley Hartman played Holly Fischer for six episodes. Holly was best friends with Summer and Marissa until she got caught making out with Marissa's boyfriend Luke.
• Bradley Stryker played Trey Atwood for two episodes as Ryan's older brother.
• Samaire Armstrong played Anna Stern, a female version of Seth who initially appeared for one episode but was brought back at fan request for several episodes. Her character left in season one for Pittsburgh and will be returning in season three.
• Bonnie Somerville played Rachel, a colleague of Sandy's.
• Rosalind Chao played Dr. Kim, the Principal at Harbor High School where Ryan and his new friends attend.
• Navi Rawat plays Theresa, an old girlfriend of Ryan's.
• Taylor Handley played Oliver Trask, a mentally unbalanced teenager who infatuates over Marissa after meeting her in a therapy clinic.
• Amanda Righetti played Hailey Nichol, Kirsten's spoiled sister and love interest for Jimmy, who eventually left for Japan to pursue a job in the fashion industry. The end of season 2 showed reason to believe that she would become a better person.
• Shailene Woodley played Kaitlin Cooper for six episodes as Marissa's younger sister, returning midway through season 3.
• Eric Balfour played Eddie, Theresa's abusive fiancé.
• Linda Lavin plays Sophie Cohen, Sandy's overbearing and obnoxious mother, referred to as "The Nana."
• Michael Nouri plays Dr. Neil Roberts, Summer's father. He returns for more apperances in Season Three.

Season Two

• Michael Cassidy played Zach Stephens, who had an on-again/off-again relationship with Summer after Seth left at the end of Season 1. He eventually decided to let the two be together after realizing that they still loved one another. Creator Josh Schwartz has said "He's off in Marin County working for Lucasfilm."
• Nicholas Gonzalez played D.J., the Nichol's gardener and one of Marissa's love interests in the beginning of season two.
• Shannon Lucio played Lindsay Gardner, a fellow student and Ryan's love interest, who lives with her mother, Renee Wheeler, in Chicago, Illinois.
• Kathleen York played Renee Wheeler, Lindsay's mother, who had an affair with Caleb Nichol.
• Olivia Wilde played Alex Kelly, who worked at the Bait Shop, who is Seth's, and later Marissa's, love interest.
• Kim Delaney played Rebecca Bloom, an old flame of Sandy's who started to come between his marriage with Kirsten.
• Billy Campbell played Carter Buckley, the former editor of Newport Living Magazine, he left after he got a new job and came close to having a relationship with Kirsten.
• Johnny Messner played Lance Baldwin, an opportunistic man from Julie Cooper's past.
• Logan Marshall-Green played Trey Atwood, Ryan's older brother who is released from jail. At the end of season two Trey is shot by Marissa. He survives the gunshot and eventually leaves the hospital and heads for Las Vegas.
• Marguerite Moreau played Reed Carlson, the executive of the graphic novel company for which Seth and Zach pitched their graphic novel.
• Nikki Griffin played Jess Sathers, a sexy cocaine-addicted blonde to whom Trey was attracted.

Season Three

• Jeri Ryan played Charlotte Morgan, a con-artist Kirsten Cohen meets in rehab. She seemed to share a lot of the same traits of Kirsten but uses this to try and manipulate the latter. She tried to get Julie to scam people out of their money with a fake charity but Julie had the checks made out to a real substance abuse organization instead of the fake one. Interestingly, the character's first name resembles the word 'charlatan.'
• Ryan Donowho played Johnny Harper, a 17-year-old student at Newport Union who is into the beach and skateboarding, he had a huge crush on Marissa, his life was cut short after he falls from a cliff-top.
• Kayla Ewell plays Casey, Johnny's ex-girlfriend who cheated on him with Kevin Volchok.
• Johnny Lewis plays Dennis "Chili" Childress, a surfer and skateboarder at Newport Union.
• Richard Voll played Glen Morgan, the husband of Charlotte and co-conspirator in her scams.
• Eric Mabius played Jack Hess, the extremely vindictive, misantrophic, and devious new Dean of Discipline of the Harbor School who was ultimately thrown out of the school by Sandy's bluff.
• Autumn Reeser plays Taylor Townsend, an overachieving and conniving student who's even more superficial and vain than Summer, and who battles her for full control of Harbor School's social scene. Taylor is extremely lonely, and upon realizing this, Summer and Seth become friends with her.
• Blake Robbins played Don, a mafia soldier who badgered Jimmy for money, when he failed to pay back the money, Jimmy was severely beaten.
• Paula Trickey plays Veronica Townsend, Taylor's domineering mother who continuously hounds her daughter about her own appearance and the fact she doesn't have much of a social life.
• Rob Brownstein played Kurt Williams, a potential buyer of the Newport Group.
• Jeff Hephner plays Matt Ramsey, Kurt Williams' former associate and currently the Vice-President under Sandy Cohen at the Newport Group.
• Cam Gigandet plays Kevin Volchok, a fellow surfer who decided to try and make Ryan's life a living hell after he tried to pick on Johnny.
• Lisa Rotondi plays Gwen Harper, Johnny's mother.
• Willa Holland plays Kaitlin Cooper, Marissa's little sister who is more like their mother (vain, egotistical and conniving).
• Nikki Reed will play Sadie Campbell, a cousin of Johnny Harper.
• Samaire Armstrong will return as Anna Stern. [1]
• Logan Marshall-Green returned as Trey Atwood who survived a gunshot wound only to leave town in the very same episode on a bus headed to Las Vegas.
• Nikki Griffin will return as Jess Sathers who is helped by Ryan Atwood with issues dealing with her boyfriend Jim.

Notable plots

Season 1

The first season ran from August 2003 - May 2004. It comprised 27 episodes, including a seven-episode "season zero" that began in late summer, with a 43-day hiatus before the next twenty episodes. This was due to the FOX network's coverage of Major League Baseball playoffs and the World Series. Notable plots included:

• Ryan's introduction and integration by Sandy into Orange County society, and his growing relationship with Marissa Cooper.
• The destruction of Marissa's relationship with her boyfriend Luke, and his subsequent change in personality.
• Seth's love for Marissa's best friend, Summer Roberts, becoming a strange relationship.
• The marriage breakdown of Marissa's parents, Jimmy and Julie, as his business fraud was made public.
• Sandy's jealousy over Kirsten and Jimmy's old relationship.
• Sandy's changing of jobs from public defender to private attorney, which soon saw him disillusioned with the industry.
• Sandy and Jimmy eventually going into business with a restaurant, only to be bought out by Caleb.
• Ryan dealing with the manipulative Oliver, who tried to take Marissa away.
• Caleb's manipulations and dirty business deals.
• Marissa dealing with a substance abuse problem of drinking and drugs.
• Seth having to choose between Summer and his good friend Anna.
• Julie's short-lived relationship with Luke, and her subsequent engagement to Caleb (which many suspected was simply for money).
• Ryan's ex-girlfriend and good friend Theresa, from Chino, who came to stay for a while and whose abusive fiancé Eddie forced her to flee.
• Sandy's overbearing mother, Sophie, (nicknamed 'the Nana') coming to stay and announcing that she was dying of cancer.
• Luke's discovery of his father's homosexuality and eventual moving away from Orange County (and the series).
• Kirsten's outgoing and spoiled younger sister Hailey, notorious for not doing anything with her life, coming to stay and developing a relationship with Jimmy.

In the season finale, many events came to a head: Caleb and Julie were married in a surprisingly uneventful ceremony; however Caleb later revealed to Sandy that he was on the verge of bankruptcy. Marissa moved in with Julie and Caleb, but had redeveloped her drinking problem. Jimmy and Sandy's restaurant seemed likely never to open. Seth and Summer had problems after her father did not take a liking to him. Ryan discovered Theresa was pregnant, possibly by him, and decided to move back to Chino to support her. Most of all, Seth ran away on the Summer Breeze, his sailboat, distraught by Ryan's departure.

Season 2

The second season, November 2004 - May 2005, contained 24 episodes and once again ended with a cliffhanger. Notable plots included:

• Theresa lying to Ryan, telling him that she had a miscarriage.
• Seth's refusal to leave Portland, Oregon where he was staying with Luke and his father after running away in the season one finale.
• Seth and Ryan's eventual return to Newport Beach.
• The introduction of two new boyfriends, Summer's Zach, a "WASP version of Seth", and Marissa's D.J., her family's yard worker (who breaks up with her after realizing that they were together to anger Julie)
• Ryan's relationship with Lindsay, fellow student at Harbor High School on an academic scholarship, which complicates under the realization that Lindsay is actually Seth's aunt.
• Caleb's arrest on bribery and related charges, ending with his acquittal after former employee, Renee Wheeler, testifies about their past affair.
• Caleb's resignation as CEO of the Newport Group, and corresponding appointment of Julie as CEO and Kirsten as CFO.
• The introduction of Alexandria 'Alex' Kelly, an emancipated 17-year-old who works at The Bait Shop nightclub with Seth, and both of them having an ensuing relationship.
• The discovery of Caleb's affair with Renee Wheeler, with whom he has a child, Lindsay, and attempts to develop a relationship with, culminating in his offer to adopt her.
• Jimmy Cooper's affair with Julie, who leaves for Maui after realizing that she and Caleb should try their marriage.
• Julie's ego-driven project of "Newport Living", a lifestyle magazine.
• Zach, Seth (and Summer) creating a comic book (and then graphic novel) based on the lives of their friends.
• Alex having a passionate, but short-lived, relationship with Marissa, and her low-key departure from Newport Beach.
• Caleb suffering a minor heart attack, and his subsequent desire to become more-family oriented.
• The arrival and departure of Rebecca Bloom, Sandy's previous flame, wanting to clear her name for a crime that occurred years ago (and the death of her father, Sandy's mentor).
• Lindsay being confirmed by a DNA test to be Caleb's daughter, only to leave for Chicago with her mother.
• Summer breaking up with Zach after realizing she still had feelings for Seth, with whom she gets back together.
• The arrival and departure of Lance Baldwin, a man from Julie Cooper's past, who blackmails Julie with an 80's pornographic videotape (The Porn Identity) starring herself and Lance, which debuted at the Newport Living launch.
• The arrival and departure of Carter Buckley, the new magazine editor for Newport Living, and his sexual tension with Kirsten.
• Trey Atwood's release from jail, temporary lodge with the Cohens, and move into Alex's old apartment.
• Trey's arrest (and subsequent acquittal) on charges related to a local bad girl, Jess, overdosing on drugs and nearly drowning at his 21st birthday party, with whom he begins to have a sexual relationship.
• The deterioration of Caleb and Julie's marriage, and his threats to divorce her.
• Trey (while under the influence of drugs) attempting to rape Marissa.
• Kirsten's addiction to alcohol and consequential car crash.
• Seth meeting George Lucas and Zach taking Summer to the prom, which eventually switches as Zach meets Lucas and Seth goes after Summer.
• Caleb's death from a heart attack.

The Season Finale opens with Caleb's funeral, for which Hailey and Jimmy return. After Kirsten gets drunk yet again, Sandy decides to send her to a rehabilitation clinic. Initially unwilling to go, Kirsten is convinced by her family. Jess and Trey become involved in a drug deal at the Bait Shop. Ryan finds out about Trey's attempted rape of Marissa, and confronts him. They fight, and Marissa arrives as Trey is in the process of strangling Ryan. She shoots Trey in the back, and it is unsure if he lives or dies (though it is revealed in the third season that he fell into a coma).

Season 3

Season 3, 2005-2006, premiered on September 8, 2005. Notable plots include:

• The departure of Trey Atwood, who was shot last season by Marissa and left Newport on a Greyhound bus to Las Vegas.
• The arrival and departure of Charlotte Morgan, a con artist who tries to manipulate Kirsten while at rehab. Her plans to steal money from the people of Newport were thwarted by Julie Cooper, after she found out who Charlotte was and sending the money to a real organization.
• Kirsten learning about Charlotte's real intentions from Julie, she forgives her and decides to try and start up a business with her.
• Marissa being expelled from Harbor, after what happened in season 2. She is introduced to Johnny Harper, Casey (his girlfriend), and Dennis "Chili" Childress (his best friend). Later, she is readmitted by the school board.
• The arrival and departure of Jack Hess, the new Dean of Discipline, who leaves after Summer finds out about his relationship with Taylor Townsend and blackmails him to let Ryan back in Harbor.
• The introduction of Taylor Townsend, Summer's rival, the two of whom fight over the social chair position previously occupied by Marissa. She begins to start a friendship with Summer and Seth, after they look at how mean-spirited her mother is.
• The return of Jimmy, who was deep in debt with a loanshark, named Don. Jimmy eventually fails to pay back the money and as a result, he is severely beaten by Don and his cronies. Jimmy originally plans to marry Julie for her inheritance, but leaves after discovering that Caleb was bankrupt.
• Sandy taking over control of the Newport Group, and hiring newcomer Matt Ramsey to help run it.
• The introduction of Matt Ramsey, Sandy's assistant in running the Newport Group. His personal life conflicts with his job, notably when he was temporarily fired for taking Ryan to a strip club, screwing up a presentation for a project, and currently dating a board member's daughter in order to persuade him on doing the hospital project.
• Julie & Marissa are evicted from the mansion. Julie officially hits rock bottom as she is forced to live out of a low-rent motel room, while Marissa moves in with Summer. Julie eventually abandons her motel room for a trailer park.
• Seth and Summer both applying for college; in particular, Brown University.
• The introduction of Kevin Volchok, a surfer who was Johnny's rival. He had an affair with Johnny's ex-girlfriend.
• Summer shocking Seth with her exceptional SAT Score of 2300.
• Julie and Kirsten deciding to turn their catering business into a high-end dating service.
• The return of Dr. Neil Roberts, Summer's father. He starts to develop a loving relationship with Julie Cooper, after a conversation during the Chrismukkah season.
• The return of Kaitlin Cooper, now age 14-going-on-15. It becomes apparent that she is more rebellious and devious than she was before, when it is revealed that she stole money to go back home, smokes marijuana and supplies Seth with some, and sparks more trouble in the Ryan-Marissa-Johnny love triangle.
• Seth starting to smoke marijuana, which was supplied by Kaitlin to relieve college pressures. He ends up missing his interview with a Brown scout and makes up an elaborate story, Summer finds out that he eventually skipped the interview and also that he is "rocking the ganja."
• The arrival and departure of Johnny Harper, a former schoolmate of Marissa's while she was at Newport Union. He develops a love for Marissa, for helping him out when he couldn't make the surfing team, and her sister, Kaitlin. Johnny's falls to his death off a cliff while being drunk.

Show trivia and miscellany

• The show's producer, McG, attended Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, and he originally intended to film the high school scenes at CdM's crosstown rival Newport Harbor High School.
• Due to labor union salary rules about filming outside of Los Angeles County, The O.C. is actually filmed at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach (40 miles away from the actual Newport Beach) to reduce costs.
• Though the show isn't shot on location, characters frequently mention popular Orange County hangouts like South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island. The Harbor School is a fictional private school which may have been inspired by the Sage Hill School, an elite private school in the hills of Newport Coast. There exists a Newport Harbor High School, but it is a public school. Furthermore, many of the other schools mentioned on the show, such as Mater Dei High School and UCI, are all actually there. Newport Union High School, however, does not exist. Additionally, the TV show's Balboa Wetlands appear to be based upon real-life Orange County's Bolsa Chica Wetlands.
• Before the show aired, Orange County residents referred to their county by its full name, or just "O.C.", and "The O.C." was used as a derogatory term for the area primarily used by residents of Los Angeles. (Compare San Francisco and "Frisco".) The abbreviation "O.C." was also used by local radio and television stations, but without "The." At first, the name of the show was met with scorn, but since then, some people call it "The O.C." as a joke.
• The show is called "The O.C.", and not "Orange County" as originally planned, because a movie of that name was released a year before the show premiered.
• Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby went as far as to propose changing the name of Orange County's John Wayne Airport to The O.C. Airport, John Wayne Field but backed down the next day after his office received negative phone calls and emails from angry county residents.
• The trailer for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith aired during the March 10th episode of the second season, precursored by a scene with OC star Adam Brody (acting as Seth).
• The Newport Group HQ is also the same building used for the Miami-Dade Police HQ in CSI: Miami
• The Newport Group seems to have been inspired by the Irvine Company, which owns a large portion of the real estate in southern and central Orange County.
• The onscreen parody of the show, "The Valley", refers to the San Fernando Valley, a region of LA which is home to many of the large media conglomerates. The parody of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, "Sherman Oaks: The Real Valley," is set in Sherman Oaks, an affluent community in northern LA.
• Many of the newer wealthy housing developments seen on the show are actually in Newport Coast (which was recently annexed by Newport Beach) and Crystal Cove, a few minutes drive down the PCH from Newport Beach. Appropriately enough, most of these developments are owned by the Irvine Company
• The Beastie Boys single "Ch-Check It Out" debuted on The O.C. in "The Vegas" from Season 1 which aired April 28 2004. Yahoo Launch News Story. U2 debuted their song Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own on the show before it was released as a single, as did Coldplay with their song Fix You.
• Adam Brody improvises some of his lines. They hinted at this when Summer reveals the star of "The Valley" improvises his lines.
• Before the start of the 3rd season, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, and Ben McKenzie were Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher or his crew members.
• Both season premieres from Season 2 and 3 feature an opening scene after the credits with both Summer and Marissa sitting by a pool.
• Chrismukkah is a holiday that the Cohen household celebrates to blend Seth's combined Jewish and Christian heritage.
• Tate Donovan, who played Jimmy Cooper on the show, directed an episode of The O.C., "The Game Plan."
• Delta Goodrem was rumored to play Marissa's Australian cousin.
• According to The Simpsons episode Milhouse of Sand and Fog, Lisa Simpson enjoys watching The O.C.
• Matt Ramsey is a real person. He's actually an editor for many episodes for The O.C.

Episode list

Main article at: List of episodes of The O.C.

Specials

The O.C. has had two television specials, detailing behind-the-scenes information, interviews, and bloopers.

• The O.C. - Obsessed Completely (First Aired 9-16-04)
• Welcome to The O.C. - A Day In The Life (First Aired 9-23-04)

Region 1 DVD releases

• The O.C.: The Complete First Season (October 26, 2004) — 7 Disc DVD set that contains all 27 episodes from the show's first season. Bonus features include featurettes, deleted scenes, commentary on the Pilot episode, and pop-up music guides on certain episodes.

• The O.C.: The Complete Second Season (August 23, 2005) — 7 Disc DVD set that contains all 24 episodes from the show's second season. Unlike Season 1, the episodes will be presented in widescreen for the DVD set. Bonus features include featurettes, Gag reel from Seasons 1 and 2, Extended cut of "The Rainy Day Women", Commentary on "The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't" and "The Rainy Day Women", and "The O.C.: Obsessed Completely" Retrospective Special. The Region Two DVD set does not come with the seventh disc.

International distribution

The Netherlands

• Broadcasted by Net 5.
• Airs Season 3 Sundays at 5:00 PM.
• Veronica airs reruns of Season 1 & 2 from Monday til Thursday at 6:30 PM.
• The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD.

Australia

• Aired originally on Nine Network, for three episodes before being taken off air due to lack of advertising, promotion and therefore poor ratings. Later in the year Network Ten picked up the show and owns the rights today.
• The third season can be seen on Network Ten, Tuesday at 8:30 pm.
• The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD.

Brazil

• Presented firstly by Warner Channel on cable TV, currently showing Season 3 on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm and Thursdays at 1:00 pm with subtitles.
• The complete first and second seasons are also available on DVD.
• SBT - public channel - broadcasts previous season dubbed on Sundays at 11:00 am. The dubbed version of the show is called "O.C.: Um Estranho no Paraíso".

Germany

• Broadcasted by ProSieben.
• Was showed on Wednesday at 9:15 pm.
• ProSieben is now repeating the first season on Saturday at 3:00pm.
• Translated name: "O.C., California"
• The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD.

India

• Broadcasted by both Star World and Zee Cafe.
• Inital two-hour slot (9:00 pm to 10:00 pm; 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm) on Tuesdays, presently Tuesday 9:00 pm on Star World -- Monday 9:00 pm on Zee Cafe; although both channels are still in the first season, Zee Cafe is about three episodes ahead of Star World.

Hong Kong

• Broadcasted by TVB Pearl.
• Season 1 was shown on Monday to Thursday at 9:30 pm in August 2005 (the last Thursday after episode 27 was the television special "The O.C. - Obsessed Completely"), then Season 2 immediately started on the next Wednesday (which was already September) at 9:30 pm.
• It's still showing on Wednesdays at 9:30 pm with Chinese subtitles.
• Unlike other series, this drama does not have a Chinese-translated name, or is just simply called "OC".

Philippines

• Broadcasted by ETC.
• Shows on Monday at 8:00 pm with re-runs the next Sunday at 1:00pm.
• The complete first and second seasons are available on DVD.

Italy

• Broadcasted by Italia 1(Mediaset).
• Italia 1 is now showing the second season on Wednesday at 9:00pm.
• The O.C. is named simply "O.C."
• The complete first is avaiable on DVD.
• Like Dawson's Creek and Beverly Hills 90210, The O.C. is successful in Italy.
• Rachel Bilson and particularly Adam Brody are very successful among the Italian public.

Turkey

• Broadcasted by CNBC-E (www.cnbce.com)
• CNBC-E is now showing the second season on Thursdays at 9:00pm and 1:00am late night. Also replayed on Sundays 6:00pm.

United Kingdom

• Broadcast by Channel 4 as part of their Sunday morning T4 strand of youth-oriented programming, in the slot formerly occupied by Dawson's Creek.
• Currently showing on E4 (first look) on Tuesday nights, and Channel 4 a few days later.
• The complete first and second seasons are also available on DVD.

Sweden

• Broadcast by Swedish Channel 5.
• The complete first and second season are also available on DVD.