Teen Drama Links for March 7, 2023

I can’t stop thinking about Luke Perry.

Sunday marked four years since his death — a passage of time I can’t fathom.

I still can’t fathom his death, period.

Days before this heartbreaking milestone, I had dinner with my friend Dr. Vallie Lynn Watson. The timing was noteworthy because the last time we were able to get together happened to be on Perry’s birthday in October. He keeps bringing us together.

During our wide-ranging conversation, I confessed that sometimes I don’t remember that Perry is even gone. It’s not that I forget. It’s that, as I shared back in 2020, I feel he’s still here. He’s still around, existing, living his life as he always was. I just haven’t heard an interview with him lately, seen him in the news, or watched a new project. But of course he’s still around.

Then something will happen that reminds me — no, Perry has died. And I’m awash in grief all over again.

Then I think about how my grief is nothing compared to that of Perry’s loved ones. As much as it sometimes feels otherwise, I didn’t know-him know him. Though he’s shown up in my dreams for, quite literally, decades, I never met him. Never spoke to him. I fell in love with him through a television screen.

My sadness is real. My adoration is real. But while Dylan McKay may have belonged to the fans, Perry never did. He will always belong to his friends and family, whose pain I can’t imagine.

Still, it is on us to ensure his legacy endures.

Perry may have left the living but he hasn’t left us. He is still alive to us. Through us. Forever.

Teen Drama Links for March 7, 2023

Listicle Links

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

• “12 Times Movies Successfully Recast Actors And 8 Times They Failed Miserably” (BuzzFeed)

• “17 ‘Hot Guys’ From Your Childhood With Some Serious, Serious Thirst Traps” (BuzzFeed)

• “19 Bad And Embarrassing Auditions That Cost Actors Some Pretty Major Roles” (BuzzFeed)

• “Here’s How Different Famous 30-Year-Olds Of The Past 80 Years Look Compared To Famous 30-Year-Olds Today” (BuzzFeed)

• “‘Dude’s Just A Man Baby’: 14 Movie And TV Characters That Folks Think Are Beyond Redemption” (BuzzFeed)

• “15 Actors Who Struggled To Get Roles After Leaving Disney Or Nickelodeon” (BuzzFeed)

• “17 Celebs Who Called Out The Former Classmates And Fellow Celebs Who Bullied Them” (BuzzFeed)

• “I’ve Listed 20 Pictures Of Former Disney Channel Stars In 2023 — Let’s See How Many Of Them You Can Match To Their Childhood Characters” (BuzzFeed)

• “The Best Celebrity Wrestlers Ever: Logan Paul, David Arquette and More” (TVLine)

• “11 Times Michelle Williams Quietly Won the Red Carpet Style Game” (The Zoe Report)

• “How ONE TREE HILL Saved My Life In Iraq” (Barstool Sports)

  • This is pretty amazing.

• “One Tree Hill: Evan Peters’s Guest Role, Explained” (Screen Rant)

• “Shoupe Outer Banks: What else has Deputy Shoupe star Cullen Moss been in?” (Express)

• “I Finally Watched All Of The Original Gossip Girl Series And, OK, I Get The Hype” (Cinemablend)

• “An Evan Mock Party Through the Eyes of His Brother, Alika” (W)

• “17 Best Teen Drama TV Series of the Past Decade, Ranked” (Movieweb)

• “10 TV Dramas That Went Downhill After a Character Left, According To Reddit” (Collider)

• “10 Worst TV Plot Holes That Still Bother Fans” (CBR)

• “Top 10 TV Theme Songs from the 2000s and 2010s” (American Songwriter)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Theme Songs (TDW)

• “Most Surprising ‘Riverdale’ Guest Stars Over the Years: From Andy Cohen to Kelly Ripa” (Us Weekly)

• “‘7th Heaven’ Cast Through the Years: Where Are They Now?” (Us Weekly)

• “As the No. 1 show on Netflix, ‘Outer Banks’ has plenty of Wilmington connections” (StarNews Online)

• “Oscars Countdown: What to Read (and Watch) After The Fabelmans” (Lit Hub)

• “Celebs Who Were Completely Unrecognizable After Dyeing Their Hair” (The List)

Best of the Rest

• Mark Pedowitz, former head of The CW, is returning to producing and has signed with CAA for agency representation. (Deadline)

• Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210) has joined the lineup for “90s Con,” where several other “Beverly Hills, 90210” cast members are slated to appear. (That’s 4 Entertainment)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) discussed why he likes taking peptide injections. (The Wall Street Journal)

  • Guys, I can’t stress this enough: Do NOT get your medical advice from celebrities.

• Jon Gries, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210” as Dylan’s dealer, discussed what happened during an awkward on-stage moment at the SAG Awards. (Page Six)

• Babyface, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210” as himself, performed on last week’s finale of “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars.” (YouTube)

• John Eisendrath (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210) did interviews for the season finale of “Alert.”

  • “Alert: MPU Boss Talks Finale’s Big Reveals, Scott Caan’s Hairline and Rubbing All Those (Pricey!) Eggs” (TVLine)

  • “‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’ Boss Breaks Down The Season Finale’s Shocking Twists” (Deadline)

  • “‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’ Boss Reveals Story He Wanted to Tell More of in Season 1” (TV Insider)

• At Sunday’s WGA Awards, WGA West president Meredith Stiehm (writer, Beverly Hills, 90210) gave a speech that touched on the upcoming studio negotiations. (Deadline)

• Mike White (producer, Dawson’s Creek) won for limited series at the WGA Awards. (Deadline)

• Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) did more press for The Fabelmans in the lead-up to Sunday’s Oscars.

  • “Steven Spielberg Reunites Michelle Williams and Paul Dano in ‘The Fabelmans Redux’” (W)

    • Fabelmans co-star Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek) is also featured in this one.

  • “Michelle Williams Shares Oscars Moment That Showed Her It’s ‘a Place That Can Have a Purpose’” (People)

    • A shorter version of this interview appears in the March 6 issue of People.

  • Also: “Steven Spielberg Says He ‘Burst Into Tears’ Seeing Michelle Williams, Paul Dano as His Parents on ‘The Fabelmans’ Set” (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Watch Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) in the teaser trailer for “Fatal Attraction.” (YouTube)

• James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) will appear in the Netflix movie Rock the Boat. (What’s on Netflix)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) has joined the cast of the Mean Girls movie musical. (Deadline)

  • Related: Teen Drama Stars Who Are Also Singers (TDW)

• Sarah Shahi (Sadia, Dawson’s Creek) and Stacy Rukeyser (writer, One Tree Hill) did interviews about the second season and possible third of “Sex/Life.”

  • “Sarah Shahi Teases ‘Sex/Life’ Season 2’s ‘Great Pay Off At The End But It Is Hell To Get There’” (Access Hollywood)

  • “Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi: ‘We have even more sex in the second season’” (The Times)

  • “Sarah Shahi Reveals Which ‘Sex/Life’ Scene Created ‘a Lot of Giggles’ Between Her and Costar Adam Demos” (People)

  • “What might happen in ‘Sex/Life’ Season 3, according to star Sarah Shahi” (Today)

  • “‘Sex/Life’ Stars Talk That Fairy Tale Ending & Possible Season 3” (TV Insider)

  • “‘Sex/Life’ Creator Explains Finale Cliffhangers, Potential Season 3 Storylines and That (Possibly) Prosthetic Penis” (Variety)

• Rogen revealed he’s amongst the voice cast for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, which he is also producing. (Deadline)

  • Watch the film’s trailer. (YouTube)

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie, featuring the voices of Rogen and Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.), will open a few days earlier than originally planned. (Deadline)

  • Also: “The Super Mario Bros Movie directors say Chris Pratt’s casting ‘makes total sense’ — and break down his Brooklyn-inspired accent” (GamesRadar+)

• Glimpse Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) in the trailer for Ghosted. (YouTube)

• Gail Berman, an executive at FOX during “The O.C.” days, has joined IMAX’s board of directors. (Deadline)

• Brett Benner and Debby Romano, casting directors on “One Tree Hill,” did an interview about “Shrinking” — and shared an “OTH” casting story. (Daily Actor)

• “Sullivan’s Crossing,” starring Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill), will premiere on CTV on March 19. (Bell Media)

  • The above link will also lead you to the show’s trailer.

• Screen Media bought the North American distribution rights for Bad Hombres, featuring Paul Johansson (Dan, One Tree Hill). (Business Wire)

• Watch Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) as he “Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions.” (Wired)

• Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) will star in and executive-produce a Netflix comedy series created and executive-produced by Erin Foster, sister of Sara Foster (Jen, 90210), who is also executive-producing. (Deadline)

• Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl) was on the “Good Guys” podcast. (YouTube)

• More interviews with Duff…

  • “Hilary Duff Isn’t Sure We’ve Met The Father Yet” (Elite Daily)

  • “Hilary Duff on Hanging with Meghan Trainor and Neil Patrick Harris on How I Met Your Father” (Consequence)

  • Missed this one last month: “Hilary Duff Admits It ‘Took a Second to Wrap My Brain Around’ John Corbett as ‘HIMYF’ Love Interest” (TV Insider)

• JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Bree, Gossip Girl) discussed “Sweet Magnolias” while doing interviews for her partnership with Mrs. T’s Pierogies. (PR Newsire)

  • “JoAnna Garcia Swisher Thinks Sweet Magnolias Is ‘A Tribute To Strong Female Friendships’” (The List)

  • “JoAnna Garcia Swisher Explains Why ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Kissing Scenes Don’t ‘Traumatize’ Her Kids: ‘They Know’ Justin Bruening” (Us Weekly)

  • “JoAnna Garcia Swisher Talks Self-Care and Teases ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3” (Parade)

  • “JoAnna Garcia Swisher On ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Return, Self-Care For Moms, And How She Recharges At Home” (Southern Living)

• Watch Dash Mihok (Richard, Gossip Girl spinoff) in the trailer for Wildflower. (YouTube)

• Johanna Braddy (Jessica, Gossip Girl spinoff) was on last week’s “A Million Little Things” and will be on this week’s episode as well.

  • “AMLT” is executive-produced by Terrence Coli (supervising producer, One Tree Hill / co-executive producer, 90210 / consulting producer, BH90210), who also serves as the showrunner.