Teen Drama Links for December 5, 2023

‘Tis the damn season for someone to turn “‘Tis the Damn Season” into a bittersweet holiday movie.

Even since Taylor Swift dropped Evermore in December 2020, I’ve been waiting for someone to announce a film based on this song.

In case you’re not familiar with the track (and if so, what is wrong with you?!), the lyrics tell the story of a woman who returns to her hometown during the holidays and temporarily reunites with her former love. Unlike the holiday movies you’ll find on the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, this tale doesn’t have a happy ending. But the story Swift sings is incredibly cinematic, and while its counterpart track “Dorothea” doesn’t have the same holiday vibes, together they are ripe for an adaptation.

Of course, I highly doubt Swift would ever sell the rights to adapt the song into a movie, but after getting All Too Well: The Short Film, maybe one day she’ll turn to the screen herself for this track as well. I’d love to see “Tolerate It” and “Champagne Problems,” also from Evermore, as films, too.

A girl can dream.

In the meantime, I should probably start reading these.

Teen Drama Links for December 5, 2023

Listicle Links

Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.

• “17 Times TV Used ‘Flashback Bangs’ To Try And Fool Us Into Believing Time Had Gone By” (BuzzFeed)

• “Red Sea Film Festival Red Carpet Photos: Michelle Williams, Sharon Stone, Zoe Saldana, Diane Kruger At Women in Cinema Gala” (Deadline)

• “‘Welcome to the O.C’ Book’s Biggest Bombshells: Adam Brody’s Disdain, Mischa Barton’s Exit, More” (Us Weekly)

• “‘The O.C.’ Oral History Book Revelations: Sebastian Stan’s Audition (and Other Casting Surprises), an Edited Kiss and That George Lucas Cameo” (The Hollywood Reporter)

• “10 Moments From The O.C. That Define The Show” (Screen Rant)

• “Here’s How Much It Costs To Be Marissa Cooper From The O.C.” (Elite Daily)

• “One Tree Hill: All 12 Real-Life Artists Who Performed At TRIC & Karen’s Cafe” (Screen Rant)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Soundtracks (TDW)

• “Meet Hallmark’s Christmas all-stars: Why Lacey Chabert, Bethany Joy Lenz, Andrew Walker and others bring ‘familiarity and comfort’ to the network’s holiday hits” (Yahoo)

• “Let’s Revisit Gossip Girl’s Two Perfectly Unhinged Christmas Episodes” (Vogue)

• “10 Worst Things Gossip Girl Did To Blair Waldorf” (Screen Rant)

• “10 TV Shows That Are Essential To Understanding The 2000s” (Screen Rant)

• “7 Shows That Tried To Copy Themselves (& Still Failed)” (Screen Rant)

• “10 TV & Movie Love Triangles That Make Less Sense The More You Think About Them” (CBR)

• “The Ex Files: TV’s 15 greatest recurring exes” (The A.V. Club)

• “Merry Episode-mas!: These Are 15 Of TV’s Best Christmas Episodes” (Refinery29)

  • Related: Revisiting TDW: Favorite Teen Drama Holiday Episodes (TDW)

• “8 shows to watch if you love ‘Gilmore Girls’” (Business Insider)

• “The Best Books to Buy the TV Lover in Your Life” (PRIMETIMER)

• “See All the Celebs at Jingle Ball 2023 in L.A.: Photos” (People)

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Best of the Rest

• Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210) is on the cover of the December 11 issue of People, discussing the status of her cancer, her new podcast (which launches tomorrow), and more.

  • “Shannen Doherty Wants to ‘Embrace Life’ as Cancer Has Spread to Her Bones: ‘My Greatest Memory Is Yet to Come’” (People)

  • “Shannen Doherty’s New Podcast Will Explore Cancer, Love and More: ‘A Memoir of the Past, Present and Future’” (People)

  • “Shannen Doherty Is ‘Open’ to Finding Love Again: ‘I’m Pretty Sure I’ll Meet Somebody — Hopefully Soon’” (People)

  • “Shannen Doherty Details How She Struggled to Hold a Glass After Brain Surgery: ‘I’m Not a Quitter’” (People)

  • Also: “Ian Ziering Calls Shannen Doherty a ‘Fighter’ amid News Her Cancer Has Spread: ‘It’s Not Over’” (People)

  • Ironically, my People issue, which usually arrives on Saturday, has yet to come in the mail.

• Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210) has joined the cast of “Wild Cards,” which will premiere on the CBC and The CW in January. (Deadline)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on the “Comfort Food” podcast hosted by Kelly Rizzo, whom he appeared alongside on “Special Forces.” (Apple Podcasts)

• Tiffani Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on “The Talk.” (YouTube)

• Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” won Best Director — Feature Film at the Imagen Awards, where her film Flamin’ Hot also took home Best Feature Film. (Deadline)

• Longoria was on the “Armchair Expert” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

  • The podcast is hosted by Dax Shepard, husband of Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl).

• Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210), Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek), Mike White (producer, Dawson’s Creek), and Liz Tigelaar (writer, Dawson’s Creek) all made the “Power Showrunners: Hollywood’s 50-ish Most Influential Writer-Producers of 2023” list. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) will star in and produce “Dying for Sex,” a limited series for FX. (Deadline)

  • Also: “Michelle Williams On Returning To Work With FX Series ‘Dying For Sex’ & Why Cinema Was Her ‘Teacher’ As A Teenager” (Deadline)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) partnered with the dating app Stir for a new holiday campaign. (Instagram)

• Alexandra Brekenridge (Kate, Dawson’s Creek) did interviews about the conclusion of “Virgin River” season 5.

  • “‘Virgin River’ Star Alexandra Breckenridge on a ‘Very Draining’ Season 5, Mel’s Miscarriage and the Difficulty of Birthing Scenes” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “‘Virgin River’: Alexandra Breckenridge On Mel’s Miscarriage That Almost Didn’t Happen & How A Painful, Personal Experience Helped With Her Portrayal” (Deadline)

  • “‘Virgin River’: Alexandra Breckenridge Talks Mel & Jack’s Wedding, What Her Dad Said & More” (TV Insider)

  • “Virgin River’s Alexandra Breckenridge Celebrates ‘Poor Thing’ Charmaine Finally Giving Birth After 4 Seasons” (TVLine)

• Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek) will executive-produce another spinoff of “The Boys,” this one called “The Boys: Mexico.” (Deadline)

  • See more on “The Boys” below.

• Here are more interviews tied to the release of Welcome to the O.C.

  • “‘The O.C.’ at 20: The Chaotic Making of a Teen TV Classic” (Rolling Stone)

  • “‘The O.C.’ creator Josh Schwartz: Why ‘I felt I had failed’ when the show ended” (The New York Post)

  • “‘The O.C.’ creators regret how they handled working relationship with ‘too cool’ Mischa Barton” (New York Post)

  • “‘The O.C.’ at 20: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage on Oral History Book, Lessons Learned and YA Storytelling in Streaming Era” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • Also: The limited revival of “Welcome to the OC, Bitches” continues today with a new edition featuring Schwartz and Savage discussing the book.

  • Also, also: Author

    Alan Sepinwall
    did a Reddit AMA about the book. (Reddit)

• Logan Marshall-Green (Trey, The O.C.) and Diego Boneta (Javier, 90210) will star in a movie called Killing Castro. (Deadline)

• Paris Hilton (Kate, The O.C.) did a lot of press for the new season of “Paris in Love.”

  • “Paris Hilton Opens Up About Newborn Daughter London and Being in Her ‘Mom Era’: ‘My Best Era Yet’” (People)

  • “Paris Hilton Addresses Online Comments Made About Son Phoenix: ‘Mama Bear Instincts Came Out’” (People)

  • “Paris Hilton talks welcoming baby No.2, loving her ‘mom era’” (Today with Hoda and Jenna)

  • “Paris Hilton Surprised Her Family With Her Second Baby at Thanksgiving” (Live with Kelly and Mark)

    • There is an additional clip.

  • “Paris Hilton Is ‘Sliving’ As New Mom In ‘Paris in Love’ Season 2” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)

    • There are additional clips.

  • “Paris Hilton Teases That She and Nicole Richie Have a Surprise Coming” (Watch What Happens Live)

    • There are additional clips.

• Glimpse Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Joe, The O.C.) and Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) in the teaser trailer for the new season of “The Boys.” (YouTube)

• “One Tree Hill” is leaving Amazon Prime in Canada on December 22. (Exclaim!)

• John Oliver again mockingly incorporated an infamous “One Tree Hill” scene into a segment — this time, tied to organ donation. (Last Week Tonight)

• Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) on the future of “One Tree Hill”: “I just can’t see a world where something won’t happen” (E! Online)

  • I’m going to bite my tongue for a number of reasons.

• Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) is featured in a profile on Union Heritage. (Waymaker Journal)

• Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) was on the “Biscuits & Jam” podcast. (Southern Living)

• Stephen Colletti (Chase, One Tree Hill) and Alex Weaver discussed the details of their engagement. (People)

• Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) “Says There’s More Life To His ‘Gossip Girl’ Character Chuck Bass, Talks Upcoming Thriller ‘DarkGame.’” (Deadline)

  • Biting my tongue here, too.

• Westwick will help open a village fair in the U.K. on Friday. (The Comet)

• Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) is selling her Los Angeles condo. (Realtor.com)

• Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) will play a young Donald Trump in a movie called The Apprentice. (Deadline)

• Savannah Lee Smith (Monet, Gossip Girl spinoff) will star in Amazon’s “Cruel Intentions” TV series written and executive-produced by Sara Goodman (executive producer, Gossip Girl). (Deadline)

  • Reminder that the show was previously supposed to feature Smith’s “Gossip Girl” co-star, Laura Benanti (Katherine, Gossip Girl spinoff).

• Natalie Krinsky (writer, Gossip Girl / writer, 90210) will executive-produce a TV adaptation of Things To Do When It’s Raining. (Deadline)

• “Swagger,” co-starring Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210), was canceled by Apple. (TVLine)

• Alan Ritchson (Tripp, 90210) announced “Reacher” was renewed for season 3 in advance of season 2’s premiere and previewed the new season. (YouTube)