Teen Drama Links for July 8, 2025
It’s going to be a “Pretty” summer.
That’s because I’m very much looking forward to next week’s premiere of the third and final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” So much so, in fact, that I recently chatted all about it with my friend Media Melanie on her “Media Melanie Talks TV” YouTube channel.
But we didn’t just talk “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Oh, no, no, no. Throughout our discussion, I couldn’t not make references to other teen dramas, including “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Dawson’s Creek.”
So even if you don’t watch “The Summer I Turned Pretty” but you do consider yourself a TeenDramaWhore, this conversation is for you. And if you do watch “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” then this conversation is definitely for you — and Melanie and I would love to know your thoughts!
Teen Drama Links for July 8, 2025
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Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.
“53 Awful, Awful, Awful TV Characters Who Were Unfortunately The Main Character Of Their Show When They Should’ve Been Killed Off In Episode 1” (BuzzFeed)
“TV Marathon: The O.C. Mini Marathon at Rooftop Cinema Club New York City” (AMNY)
“25 Essential Life Lessons I Learned From ‘Gossip Girl’” (Thought Catalog)
“22 Chaotic Thoughts Everyone Has While Rewatching ‘Gossip Girl’” (Thought Catalog)
“Meghann Fahy And Penn Badgley’s Faux Feud Nails The Lovers-To-Enemies-To-Lovers Trope” (Elle Australia)
“‘Nobody Wants This’ CDs Talk Audition Advice, New Guest Stars + Leighton Meester’s ‘Great’ Season 2 Role” (Backstage)
“‘We adored her’: Christina Hendricks on why Leighton Meester was a ‘fantastic’ addition to The Buccaneers” (celebrity.nine.com.au)
“9 Great Shows We Watched in Spite of Terrible Lead Characters” (TV Insider)
“18 fictional characters who were total opposites but made the perfect couple” (Yardbarker)
“8 Actors I Would Cast As The New Rookie For The Rookie North Spinoff” (Screen Rant)
“The 10 Greatest Teen Shows of the 21st Century, Ranked” (Collider)
“The Best ’90s TV Shows Available to Stream Right Now” (Glamour)
“Dream Roles for Stars of Cancelled Shows: New Rookie Recruit, Meta Pitt Patient, Will Trent Sibling and More” (TVLine)
“‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Cast On The Most Iconic TV Couples” (Brit + Co)
“Today in History: Tuesday, July 8, 2025” (Programming Insider)
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Best of the Rest
Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Mark Damon Espinoza (Jesse, Beverly Hills, 90210) did a joint interview about “Middlehood.” (KTLA)
Ashley Tisdale (Nicole, Beverly Hills, 90210) did interviews tied to a CoComelon partnership.
Denise Richards (Robin, Beverly Hills, 90210 / Denise, BH90210 / Gwen, 90210) and Aaron Phypers are divorcing. (TMZ)
“The Residence,” starring Ken Marino (Professor Wilder, Dawson’s Creek), was canceled by Netflix after one season. (Deadline)
Jensen Ackles (CJ, Dawson’s Creek) is profiled in the July 14 issue of People. (People / People / People)
Julie Bowen (Gwen, Dawson’s Creek) was on the “Inside of You” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)
Glimpse Alan Dale (Caleb, The O.C.) in the trailer for Amazon’s “The Assassin.” (YouTube)
Here are yet more interviews with Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.) and Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill).
“Sophia Bush and Chris Carmack Discuss Their Teen Drama Past, Rom-Com Future and ‘Gut Punch’ New Movie” (Us Weekly)
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“‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Chris Carmack Is Hopeful His Character Is Alive After Season 21 Cliffhanger: ‘Fingers Crossed!’” (OK!)
Logan Marshall-Green (Trey, The O.C.) has joined The Odyssey in a recasting. (Deadline)
Watch Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) in the teaser trailer for “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf.” (YouTube)
Paris Hilton (Kate, The O.C.) and Bush were both on the “The Burnouts” podcast. (YouTube / YouTube)
Ashley Benson (Riley, The O.C.) and Emily Alyn Lind (Audrey, Gossip Girl spinoff) will star in Pretty Babies. (Variety)
Matt Barr (Wes, The O.C. / Psycho Derek, One Tree Hill / Keith, Gossip Girl) has joined the cast of The Pirate King. (Deadline)
Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) “Says ‘All the Moms’ at Her Kids’ School Have a ‘Huge Crush’ on Husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan.” (People)
Reminder that Morgan appeared on “The O.C.”
James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) is again selling jerseys to benefit T1International. (Instagram)
Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) and Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) announced another “Celebrating the Music of One Tree Hill” tour. (Instagram)
Hilton also announced more of his “Coffee with Tyler” events. (Instagram)
Bryan Greenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill) will recur in season 5 of “Emily in Paris,” created by Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210) and starring Lily Collins (Phoebe, 90210) and William Abadie (Jean Claude, The O.C. / Roman, Gossip Girl / Olivier, 90210). (Deadline)
Funnily enough, Greenberg’s character is named… Jake.
Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) was an answer on “Jeopardy!” last week. (J! Archive)
Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill) was on “The Patrick LabyorSheaux.” (YouTube)
Maria Menounos (Jules, One Tree Hill) was on “Live with Kelly and Mark.” (YouTube)
Cullen Moss (Junk, One Tree Hill) was promoted to series regular for the fifth and final season of Netflix’s “Outer Banks.” (Deadline)
Mark Snow (composer, One Tree Hill) has died at 78. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) did more interviews about his clothing line.
“We Chatted With Chace Crawford About His New Comfort-Driven Fashion Brand” (Inside Hook)
“The Essentials With Chace Crawford: Morning Meditation, Cabo and the Perfect T-Shirt” (Observer)
Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) covers the new issue of Regia. (Instagram)
Lind opened up about “Tackling Dark Themes in YA Adaptation ‘We Were Liars’ and Making Teens Feel Something.” (WWD)
Watch Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) in the music video for her new song “Highways.” (YouTube)