Teen Drama Links for June 14, 2022
Teen Drama Links for June 14, 2022
I always love upfront season in May and the release of the trailers for the broadcast networks’ new shows.
I usually watch them the day they’re each released, but for various reasons, it was a few weeks before I had time to watch this year’s crop. Unfortunately, my highly anticipated viewing ended up being anticlimactic.
With the “Alaska” teaser only being 15 seconds, it was hard to form a real opinion on the upcoming ABC series, which, as I’ve reported, is starring and executive-produced by Hilary Swank (Carly, Beverly Hills, 90210). While The CW released full-length trailers and I really like Matt Barr (Wes, The O.C. / Psycho Derek, One Tree Hill / Keith, Gossip Girl), I don’t see myself watching “Walker: Independence.” I already don’t watch the flagship show.
I laughed at one line in CBS’s “True Lies” trailer, but really didn’t care for the lead actress. “East New York” stars Richard Kind, whom I love from “Mad About You,” and Amanda Warren, who appeared in both the original and new “Gossip Girl,” but I’m really not into procedurals.
Meanwhile, NBC and FOX didn’t upload trailers this year, as far as I could tell, though the trailer for FOX’s “Monarch” came out last year, before the show’s premiere was pushed. I wasn’t interested.
All in all, I can’t say there’s any new show I plan to watch this fall. It’s looking like returnees “Survivor” and “Bachelor in Paradise” will fill my time (especially with “BIP” on two nights a week). Maybe I’ll finally have time to catch up on the 837530128571846 other shows I still haven’t watched.
Teen Drama Links for June 14, 2022
Listicle Links
Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.
“22 Iconic Movie And TV Scenes Paired With Music That Had Everyone Listening To The Song On Repeat After” (BuzzFeed)
“Memorable Looks Celebrities Have Worn By Black Designers” (BuzzFeed)
“I’m Literally Obsessed Just How Shocking And Well-Done These 29 TV Character Reveals Were” (BuzzFeed)
“23 TV Father And Child Duos Who Were So Perfectly Cast Together, They’re Just Too Good To Go Unnoticed” (BuzzFeed)
“Rey Finding Out She Was A Palpatine In ‘Star Wars’ And 16 Other Reallyyyy Stupid TV And Movie Character Reveals” (BuzzFeed)
“General Hospital Fan Favorite Carolyn Hennesy Celebrates Her Birthday” (Soap Hub)
“6 of crypto’s loudest opponents that you should know about, from Dogecoin’s co-creator to a star of ‘The OC’” (Insider)
“The new ‘Jurassic Park’ movie is here! Check out Chris Pratt’s hottest on-screen moments over the years” (Wonderwall)
“How Chris Pratt went from ‘Parks and Recreation’ to ‘Jurassic World’” (CNN)
“10 Best Chris Pratt Movies To Watch Ahead Of Jurassic World Dominion” (Screen Rant)
“Chris Pratt’s 10 Best And 10 Worst Movies” (Looper)
“The Bookish Life of Sophia Bush” (Book Riot)
“Who Is Jensen Ackles’ Wife? All About Danneel Ackles” (People)
Can you spot the mistake in this one?
“Blake Lively Channels Serena van der Woodsen in a Mini Sundress and Sneakers” (PopSugar)
“Now Casting: Amazon’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Needs Talent + 3 More Gigs” (Backstage)
“10 Surprising Teen Drama Dynamic Duos” (Screen Rant)
“12 of the biggest former child-star scandals” (Insider)
“260+ Pop Culture Baby Name Ideas Inspired by Movie Stars, TV Shows, and More” (PopSugar)
“Father’s Day recipes inspired by some of our favorite TV dads” (The Washington Post)
“The Underrated CW Show Fans Wish Got More Credit” (Looper)
“Madonna, Drew Barrymore and More of Britney Spears’ Celebrity Wedding Guests” (People)
“Kate Bush, ‘Running Up That Hill,’ and the End of Music Charts As We Knew Them” (The Ringer)
“Music Supervisors Gain Emmy Respect, Yet Still Face ‘False Impressions’ About Soundtrack Work” (Variety)
Here’s my old interview with Lindsay Wolfington, who was the music supervisor for “One Tree Hill.” (TDW)
“The Numbing Rise of I.P. TV” (The New Yorker)
“Stars Whose Kids Graduated in 2022” (Us Weekly)
“5 Things to Know About Christopher John Rogers’ Joyful Brooklyn Show” (Paper)
“Amazon Prime show ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ to be a ‘postcard’ for Wilmington area” (StarNews Online)
Best of the Rest
Seasons 3-10 of “Beverly Hills, 90210” expired on Hulu last Friday. (Twitter)
Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills, 90210) are slated to take part in a Comic Con event in Germany in November. (Comic Con)
“@Home with Tori,” starring Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210), launched on VIZIO. (AdWeek)
Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) said People would have the exclusive on his baby shower, and well, here it is…
Joe E. Tata (Nat, Beverly Hills, 90210) has moved into the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s memory care facility, his daughter announced in her latest GoFundMe update. (GoFundMe)
Jessica Alba (Leanne, Beverly Hills, 90210) has joined the Yahoo board of directors. (Variety)
Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” participated in a keynote talk at the Produced By conference. (Deadline)
Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) was on the “Today” show to discuss “Dr. Death. (Today)
Jensen Ackles (CJ, Dawson’s Creek) made a few TV appearances to promote “The Boys.”
“Jensen Ackles Was Put in Extremely Odd Adult Positions in The Boys” (Late Night with Seth Meyers)
“Jensen Ackles talks new season of ‘The Boys’” (Good Morning America)
“Jensen Ackles Talks About ‘The Boys’ Season 3” (Live with Kelly and Ryan)
More with Ackles….
“Jensen Ackles and ‘The Boys’ Showrunner on Possibility of Fellow ‘Supernatural’ Alum Jared Padalecki Doing a Cameo” (Variety)
“Jensen Ackles details the fake Soldier Boy movie he shot for The Boys” (Entertainment Weekly)
“Jensen Ackles on his naked Soldier Boy intro on The Boys: ‘Nothing on but a sock’” (Entertainment Weekly)
“The Boys’ Jensen Ackles Took Inspiration From Golden Age Actors To Portray Soldier Boy” (Slash Film)
A “Sweet Valley High” series that was to be executive-produced by Josh Schwartz (creator, The O.C. / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) and Stephanie Savage (executive producer, The O.C. / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff), and both written and EP’d by Ashley Wigfield (producer, Gossip Girl spinoff), is no longer in development at The CW. (TVLine)
Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) has started doing press for her new podcast: “Rachel Bilson says ‘growing up in a household that was so sex-positive and free and candid’ helped her be more open.” (Yahoo)
Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) is making the media rounds for Jurassic Park: Dominion.
“Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard share why this ‘Jurassic World’ movie is different from the others” (WGN)
“Chris Pratt on Playing a Navy SEAL, Jurassic World & Bill Hader Getting Pranked into Meeting Him” (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
“Chris Pratt Teases New Pyroraptor Dinosaur In ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
There are additional clips on the show page.
“Chris Pratt Says His Kids Don’t Always Understand His Jurassic World Fame” (E! Online)
“Watch Chris Pratt Make Surprise Cameo in Bryce Dallas Howard’s Jurassic World Interview” (E! Online)
“Chris Pratt Gives Details on Baby Girl Eloise With ‘Amazing’ Wife Katherine Schwarzenegger” (E! Online)
Watch Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Joe, The O.C.) in the teaser for Fall. (YouTube)
Morgan “Shares His Best Father’s Day Gifts — Including Shoes So Comfortable They Even Surprised Him!” (People)
Morgan has three kids with wife Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill).
This feature is also in the June 13 issue of People.
Burton and Morgan’s new liquor line is highlighted in “Gin Made With Wild Blackberries and a Hollywood Pedigree.” (The New York Times)
Burton shared what she “Always Does for a Confidence Boost.” (Cosmopolitan)
Similar: “4 Things That Make Hilarie Burton Feel Like Her Best Self” (Harper’s Bazaar)
Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) and Grant Hughes wed over the weekend, with the Morgan and Ackles couples believed to be in attendance. (Us Weekly)
Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill), Stephen Coletti (Chase, One Tree Hill), and Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) have joined November’s “A Week in Tree Hill” convention, along with Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill). (Instagram)
Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) was interviewed for Australia’s TV Week. (Facebook)
The interview was conducted by someone I have long admired, Cynthia Wang, who was one of the first to teach me the art of entertainment journalism in a pre-college program at Northwestern.
Paul Johansson (Dan, One Tree Hill) is among the voice cast for the radio play “Hollow’s Bend.” (ComicBook.com)
Shantel VanSanten (Quinn, One Tree Hill) was given an honorable mention for “Performer of the Week” for the “For All Mankind” premiere. (TVLine)
VanSanten also did a couple of interviews about the episode.
“For All Mankind’s Shantel VanSanten on Karen’s Unexpected Career, Intense Premiere Fallout, That Danny Moment” (TVLine)
“For All Mankind Premiere: Shantel VanSanten Talks Karen’s Big Bet and Stunning Loss” (TV Fanatic)
Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) did interviews about directing an episode of “Walker.”
“‘Walker’: Austin Nichols on Returning to Set & Directing a Helicopter Rescue” (TV Insider)
“Interview: Austin Nichols on Directing ‘Walker’” (Nerds & Beyond)
“Walker Director Austin Nichols Previews Tonight’s ‘Search and Rescue’” (KSiteTV)
In addition to Barr being mentioned here, I love that Nichols said he likes “The Staircase,” which featured Cullen Moss (Junk, One Tree Hill) and Paul Teal (Josh, One Tree Hill), as I wrote last week.
Glimpse Moss in the trailer for the Apple+ series “Black Bird.” (YouTube)
Jamie Chung revealed why she and Bryan Greenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill) went the surrogacy route. (Today)
Brett Claywell (Tim, One Tree Hill) was on the “Livin’ Good Currency” podcast. (Good News Network)
Gregory Harrison (Paul, One Tree Hill) was upgraded from recurring to contract on “General Hospital.” (Soap Opera Network)
Funny timing: Amanda Setton (Penelope, Gossip Girl) spoke about her work on “General Hospital” on last week’s “XOXO” podcast.
Kid Cudi, who appeared on “One Tree Hill,” leads the cast for the Netflix show “Entergalactic,” which is based on his upcoming album of the same name. (Deadline)
In addition to starring, Cudi is writing and executive-producing the series.
Gavin DeGraw “Originally Didn’t Want His Song To Be On ‘One Tree Hill.’” (The Bobby Bones Show)
Related: The Teen Drama Theme Songs (TDW)
By the way, like Hilton, DeGraw will also be performing a concert timed to the aforementioned “One Tree Hill” convention.
Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) did more interviews tied to his new podcast.
““We Can’t Get Over Adolescence”: Penn Badgley on Middle School Angst and His Alternate Life as a Child Psychologist” (Vanity Fair)
Badgley said of appearing on the “Gossip Girl” spinoff, “I think it’s finished for me.”
“Penn Badgley Teases ‘You’ Season 4: ‘We’re Shifting the Genre Slightly’” (Entertainment Tonight)
Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) is still doing press for “The Boys.”
“EXCLUSIVE: Chace Crawford reveals why his bulge was edited out of Amazon Prime Video series The Boys” (Daily Mail)
“Chace Crawford From The Boys Reveals Why He Thinks Nate Archibald Was A Better Gossip Girl” (The Project)
Also: “The Boys” was renewed by Amazon for season 4. (Deadline)
This is quite the headline: “Jennifer Aniston and Sebastian Stan Bond Over ‘Friends,’ TikTok Hurting Acting and That ‘Pam & Tommy’ Penis” (Variety)
Matt Doyle (Jonathan, Gossip Girl) won Featured Actor in a Musical at Sunday’s Tonys, where he also performed with the cast of Company, which won Best Revival of a Musical. (Broadway World)
Related…
“‘Company’ Star Matt Doyle on Channeling His Own Panic Attacks Into ‘Getting Married Today’ Showstopper” (Variety)
“Matt Doyle receives Tony nomination for performance in Broadway’s ‘Company’” (CBS Mornings)
“Tony Award winner Matt Doyle opens up about meaningful star turn in ‘Company’” (Today)
“Exclusive: Tony Nominee Matt Doyle on the Friendship within the Cast of Company” (Broadway Direct)
“‘A Thrill’: Matt Doyle on Being in Sondheim’s ‘Company’ With Patti LuPone” (Newsweek)
“In ‘Company,’ Matt Doyle Finds A Broadway Breakout That Reflects His Lived Experience” (HuffPost)
“What’s Your Fancy?: Matt Doyle Shares What He Can’t Live Without” (Town & Country)
Aaron Tveit (Tripp, Gossip Girl), who was a Tonys presenter this year after winning last year, will return for season 2 of Apple’s “Schmigadoon!” (TVLine)
Felicia D. Henderson (co-executive producer, Gossip Girl) did a number of interviews for her new show “First Kill.”
“‘I wanted to see myself in Buffy’: Netflix ‘First Kill’ showrunner, author on queer vampire series” (Yahoo)
“Victoria Schwab & Felicia D. Henderson Interview: First Kill Season 1” (Screen Rant)
“Felicia D. Henderson Talks Netflix Series ‘First Kill’ and the Importance of Representation” (Black Girl Nerds)
“Exclusive: Sarah Catherine Hook, Imani Lewis, & EP Felicia D. Henderson Talk New Netflix Show ‘First Kill’” (The Knockturnal)
Evan Mock (Aki, Gossip Girl spinoff) did some more press for his new fashion line.
“Evan Mock’s New Fashion Brand Wahine Is Inspired By Hawaii” (Nylon)
“‘Everything I Do Is Sh*t’: Evan Mock On ‘Gossip Girl’ & What Keeps Him Pushing Forward” (Elle Australia)
Uh, I don’t think this line is going to go over well: “It was tricky because I know I needed to convenience the old fat white people at HBO to kind of believe that I could do the job.”
Watch Mason Versaw (Simon, Gossip Girl spinoff) in the trailer for “Boo, Bitch.” (YouTube)
Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) will participate in the RomaDrama convention in Florida later this month. (RomaDrama)
Harrison is also on the bill, as is Eric Mabius (Dean Hess, The O.C.).
Missed this last month: Watch Diego Boneta (Javier, 90210) in the trailer for the Father of the Bride remake. (YouTube)