Teen Drama Links for July 16, 2024

The “Beverly Hills, 90210” world and teen drama universe at large is still reeling from the passing of Shannen Doherty, our Brenda, on Saturday at age 53.

Below, find a roundup of stories about Doherty’s life and death.

• “Shannen Doherty’s Mother Speaks Out After Actress’ Death: ‘My Beautiful Girl and My Heart’” (People)

• “Shannen Doherty’s Close Friend and Doctor Describes Her ‘Beautiful and Loving’ Final Moments” (People)

• “Shannen Doherty’s Courageous Life: How the 90210 Star Made It Her Mission to Inspire Others Amid Cancer Diagnosis” (People)

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• “Shannen Doherty Agreed to Finalize Her Divorce from Ex Kurt Iswarienko 1 Day Before She Died” (People)

• “The Sweetest Photos of Shannen Doherty and the Cast of Beverly Hills, 90210” (People)

• “Shannen Doherty’s Life in Pictures” (People)

• “Viola Davis, Katie Couric and More Stars Pay Tribute to Shannen Doherty After Her Death: ‘Fly So High’” (People)

• “Shannen Doherty Recorded 4 Episodes of Her Charmed Rewatch Podcast in Her Final Days: ‘So Motivated’” (People)

• “Shannen Doherty Opened Up About Wanting to ‘Embrace Life’ in Her Last PEOPLE Cover Story Before Her Death” (People)

• “Fans React to Shannen Doherty’s Death Years After Her 90210 Costar Luke Perry: ‘Say Hi to Luke for Us’” (People)

• “What It Was Really Like to Meet and Interview Shannen Doherty for an Us Weekly Cover Story” (Us Weekly)

• “Shannen Doherty Dead at 53: Remembering Her Life and Legacy” (E! Online)

• “Remembering Shannen Doherty: A Career In Photos, From ‘Little House’ To ‘90210’” (Deadline)

• “As Brenda in ‘90210,’ Shannen Doherty played a complex adolescent not unlike herself” (Los Angeles Times)

• “Remembering Shannen Doherty, the Quintessential Gen X Girl” (TIME)

• “In ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ Shannen Doherty Redefined Teen TV Drama” (The New York Times)

• “Shannen Doherty’s Final Act Was a Podcast That Put It All Out There” (The New York Times)

• “How to Watch Shannen Doherty’s Most Notable Performances” (The New York Times)

• “Remembering Shannen Doherty: A Gen X Icon Who Fought Like Hell to Live” (Variety)

• “Nobody Could Break Shannen Doherty, and Everybody Tried” (Rolling Stone)

• “The Emotional Intensity of Shannen Doherty — and Brenda Walsh — Won’t Be Forgotten” (Glamour)

• “Shannen Doherty was irresistible, underrated, and permanently shackled to misogynistic speculation” (The Independent)

• “Shannen Doherty was the 90s bad girl everyone loved to hate. She was more complex than that” (The Guardian)

• “Shannen Doherty’s Brenda Walsh made it OK for good girls to have sex in high school” (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• “She’s known for ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ but Shannen Doherty has other iconic roles” (CNN)

• “Shannen Doherty’s most empowering quotes about her cancer battle before her death” (New York Post)

• “19 Glorious Vintage Pictures of the Late Shannen Doherty” (Vogue)

• “Shannen Doherty’s Best 90210 and Charmed ET Interviews (Flashback)” (Entertainment Tonight)

• “Saying Goodbye to Shannen Doherty; Remembering Brenda Walsh’s Style” (Fashionably Ill)

Teen Drama Links for July 16, 2024

Listicle Links

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

• “Weirdly Enough, We Can Guess Your Zodiac Sign Based On Your Throwback TV Preferences” (BuzzFeed)

• “25 Fictional Best Friends Who Were Totally Toxic And We Need To Stop Pretending They Weren’t” (BuzzFeed)

• “Beverly Hills 90210 on Prime Video: Is the TV show that defined the 90s worth a rewatch?” (The New Zealand Herald)

• “Katie Holmes delights Dawson’s Creek fans as she shares glimpse of ‘incredible’ night out” (HELLO!)

• “‘One Tree Hill’ Alum Tyler Hilton and Actress Megan Park’s Relationship Timeline” (Us Weekly)

• “How Gossip Girl spawned the ‘go piss girl’ meme” (Daily Dot)

• “Fashion Mavericks: From Carrie’s Flirty Ruffles to Blair’s Iconic Headbands, Here Are 8 Pop-Culture Shows and Movies That Redefined Fashion Trends” (Elle India)

• “Of Course, Blake Lively Is Method Dressing For It Ends With Us Promo, And I’m Obsessed With Her Stealing Ryan Reynolds’ Clothes For It” (Cinemblend)

• “A Timeline of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’s Sweet and Silly Relationship” (InStyle)

• “A Timeline of Leighton Meester and Adam Brody’s Sweet, Low-Key Relationship” (InStyle)

• “Max in ‘90210’ ‘Memba Him?!” (TMZ)

• “10 Times Marketing Spoiled Massive TV Show Moments” (Screen Rant)

• “10 Most Beloved Drama Characters Who Crossed the Line And Broke Our Hearts” (CBR)

• “21 Beloved Fictional Couples Who Actually Suck” (Cracked)

  • Related: Chuck and Blair: An Abusive Relationship? (TDW)

• “32 Actors Who Dramatically Exited Popular TV Shows” (Cinemablend)

  • Related: Teen Drama Actors Who Left Their Series (TDW)

• “20 actors who are totally in favor of a reboot of their hit show” (Yardbarker)

  • Related: I’m Begging: No More Spinoffs, Reboots, or Revivals (TDW)

• “20 celebs you didn’t realize started their career as teenagers” (Yardbarker)

• “6 Celebrity Podcasts We Can’t Stop Listening To” (First for Women)

  • Related: The State of Teen Drama Rewatch Podcasts (TDW)

• “Missing ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’? 8 Shows to Watch This Summer” (TV Insider)

• “Blondes Keep Having More Fun: 50 Blonde Actresses In Their 50s” (Screen Rant)

• “The Most Shocking TV Show Character Deaths of All Time, Ranked” (JustJared)

  • Related: Top 10 Most Shocking Deaths (TDW)

• “The best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Digital Shorts” (Yardbarker)

• “The Cast of Supernatural: Where Are They Now?” (People)

• “The Cast of Laguna Beach: Where Are They Now?” (People)

• “Wilmington writer makes list of the best books written in the 21st century” (StarNews Online)

• “How a Hotel Concierge Spends His Sundays” (The New York Times)

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Best of the Rest

• According to Charles Rosin (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210), Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210) is producing a documentary about the late Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills, 90210). (The Beverly Hills 90210 Show)

• Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills, 90210) “reflects on a very unusual fan encounter” in a new interview. (People)

• Here are more interviews Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) did for Fly Me to the Moon.

  • “‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Director Greg Berlanti on NASA’s Openness to Conspiracy and Saying Goodbye to the Arrowverse” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Cast, Greg Berlanti on How Film’s Take on an ‘OG Conspiracy Theory’ Shows ‘Why the Truth Matters’” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “Down From Record 15 Series To 6 On Air, Greg Berlanti Talks Peak TV Demise, Strikes, Scooby-Doo & That Scarlett Johansson-Channing Tatum Chemistry In ‘Fly Me To The Moon’” (Deadline)

  • “Can Movies for Grown-Ups Still Sell Tickets? ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Is a Test” (The New York Times)

  • “‘Fly Me to the Moon’ director on faking the real and fake moon landing” (collectSPACE)

  • “Greg Berlanti Interview | Scarlett Johansson, ‘Fly Me To The Moon,’ Faking The Moon Landing & More” (Cinemablend)

  • “Greg Berlanti & Ray Romano Talk Fly Me To The Moon, The Power Of Scarlett Johansson, And NASA Consultants” (Screen Rant)

  • “Director Greg Berlanti talks ‘Fly Me to the Moon’” (FOX5)

  • …and more.

• Jensen Ackles (CJ, Dawson’s Creek) was discussed during his Rust co-star Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial, which was later dismissed. (CNN)

• The Man in the White Van, starring Ali Larter (Kristy, Dawson’s Creek), will hit theaters in October. (Deadline)

• Ben McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) was on the “Page & Screen” podcast. (YouTube)

• Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) was on “The Wally Report” podcast. (YouTube)

• Watch Shailene Woodley (Kaitlin, The O.C.) in the trailer for “Three Women.” (YouTube)

• Taylor Handley (Oliver, The O.C.) did interviews for the new season of “Mayor of Kingstown.”

  • “‘Mayor of Kingstown’: Taylor Handley Reveals Exactly Why Kyle Is Doing Mike’s Bidding Now” (TV Insider)

  • “Taylor Handley Reflects on ‘The O.C.’ Infamy, ‘Texas Chainsaw,’ and How ‘Hidden Palms’ Should’ve Been a Hit” (TV Insider)

  • “Mariam’s Mayor Of Kingstown Season 3 Fate Addressed By Kyle Actor: ‘S--t Happens In Kingstown’” (Screen Rant)

  • “‘Nobody Is Safe’: Mayor of Kingstown’s Taylor Handley on Kyle’s Season 3 Battle” (CBR)

  • …and more.

• Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) “Shares Insight Into ‘Priceless’ Friendship With One Tree Hill Costar Hilarie Burton” (E! Online)

  • Bush gave this interview at Athleta and ESPYs’ “Power of She” event, which she co-hosted. (Instagram)

• Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) sings on a new musical concept album about Nikola Tesla. (Instagram)

• Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill) and fiancé Allan Russell were married in Scotland. (People)

• Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) and wife Megan Park welcomed their second child. (Instagram)

• Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill) signed on for Friends with Benefit’s “21TreeHill” event. (Facebook)

• Friends with Benefit’s TRIC was named “Best Event Venue” and “Best Sightseeing Tour” in the 2024 “Best of Wilmington” awards. (Wilmington Magazine)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Music Venues (TDW)

• Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) will participate in a one-night only Reefer Madness: The Musical reunion concert amidst the show’s 25th anniversary revival. (Playbill)

• Luke Kleintank (Eliot, Gossip Girl) signed with Gersh for agency representation. (Deadline)

• Thomas Doherty (Max, Gossip Girl spinoff) is doing press for Dandelion.

  • “KiKi Layne & Thomas Doherty Describe Their Musical Collaboration In Dandelion” (Screen Rant)

  • “Thomas Doherty & Kiki Layne on new film ‘Dandelion’” (NBC New York)

  • “KiKi Layne, Thomas Doherty Talk New IFC Film ‘Dandelion’ (EURweb)

• Missed this recently: “Getting Ready: Thomas Doherty Suits It up for Dior Men’s SS25 Show” (V)

• Savannah Lee Smith (Monet, Gossip Girl spinoff) will star in a film adaptation of The Upside of Unrequited. (Deadline)

• Johanna Braddy (Jessica, Gossip Girl spinoff) will recur in the second season of Netflix’s “Mo.” (Variety)

• Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) will star in Great American Family’s A Little Women’s Christmas. (Variety)

• Brandy (Marissa, 90210) did press for Descendants: Rise of Red.

  • “How Brandy Is Continuing Whitney Houston’s Legacy with Cinderella Role in Descendants” (People)

  • “Brandy Believes Whitney Houston ‘Orchestrated’ Her Return as Cinderella in ‘Descendants 4’” (The Wrap)

  • “Brandy Is Cinderella Again & Still ‘Blown Away’ By Chemistry With Paulo Montalban” (Refinery29)

  • …and more.