Teen Drama Links for March 8, 2022

You win some, you lose some. And sometimes it’s both.

WIN: “Next Level Chef” was renewed by FOX.

LOSS: “The Big Leap,” starring Scott Foley (Cliff, Dawson’s Creek), was canceled by FOX (as I sadly predicted).

BOTH: The upcoming season of Hulu’s “Love, Victor,” featuring Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill), will be its last.

WIN: “MasterChef Junior” is FINALLY returning on FOX next week.

LOSS: “Ordinary Joe,” starring Elizabeth Lail (Lola, Gossip Girl spinoff), was canceled by NBC.

BOTH: “Euphoria” was renewed by HBO Max for season 3, but isn’t expected to air until 2024.

And that concludes my quick TV news scorecard!

Teen Drama Links for March 8, 2022

• “17 Messy AF TV Moments Where Everyone Was Dragged, Roasted, Hoodwinked, And Bamboozled” (BuzzFeed)

• “24 TV Couples That Made Perfect Sense Until They Actually Got Together” (BuzzFeed)

• “48 Extremely Dumb Choices Teens On TV Shows Never, Ever, EVER Should’ve Made In The First Place” (BuzzFeed)

• “24 Former Famous Couples Who Had To Continue Working Together After Their Break Up” (BuzzFeed)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) credited Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210) for bringing him to the attention of her dad, Aaron Spelling (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210), when they were casting “Beverly Hills, 90210.” (WTOP News)

• James Pickens Jr. (Henry, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.) are featured in “‘Grey’s Anatomy’s 30 All-Time Best Characters, Ranked: Which Docs Rock?” (TVLine)

• Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) being recast in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy is listed in “5 Movie Recastings That Ultimately Proved Successful.” (Collider)

• Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) is included in “Cruel Intentions Turns 23! See the Cast from the Hit Teen Movie Then and Now.” (People)

• Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) will executive-produce an NBC pilot called “Found.” (Deadline)

• Episodes of “Dawson’s Creek,” “The O.C.,” and “One Tree Hill” are highlighted in “Blizzards and Twisters and Hurricanes, Oh My! When Weather Walloped ‘9-1-1,’ ‘ER,’ ‘Roseanne,’ ‘Tree Hill’ and 21 Others.” (TVLine)

  • Related: Let’s Compare Scenes: Earthquake and Hurricane Episodes (TDW)

• Ben McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) is the subject of a new profile that rhetorically asks, “Who knew the world needed a celebrity crypto anti-influencer influencer and it would be Ryan from ‘The O.C.’?” (The Cut)

  • The interview took place exactly 15 years after the series finale of “The O.C.” aired.

• Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) discussed “the return of Y2K fashion.” (The Sunday Times)

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Joe, The O.C.) will star in a spinoff of “The Walking Dead” called “Isle of the Dead.” (TVLine)

  • Morgan, of course, is married to Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill).

• ITV’s new streaming service, ITVX, will feature “The O.C.” and “One Tree Hill” when it eventually launches. (Deadline)

• We TeenDramaWhores remember them all, but… “‘One Tree Hill’ on HBO Max: 10 Famous Guest Stars You May Not Remember.” (TVLine)

  • The article claims the show is no longer available on Hulu, but as of right now, it still is.

  • I highlighted one of the mentioned guest stars on my 2009 list of “Most Memorable Guest-Stars and Cameos.” (TDW)

    • Many of the videos in that feature are no longer available and I haven’t had time to replace them.

• Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) discussed Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) guest-starring on “Good Sam.” (Associated Press)

  • Bush revealed that some of the things they talk about on “Drama Queens” is edited out before the podcast drops because “not everything is fit for public consumption.” Makes you wonder what’s been left on the (figurative) cutting-room floor…

• Watch Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) in the trailer for Fortress: Sniper’s Eye, the second film in the Fortress trilogy. (YouTube)

  • Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210) was in the first installment, but it’s unclear if she’s in this one too.

• Torrey DeVitto (Carrie, One Tree Hill) opened up about how she “Advocates for Animals and the Planet, On-Screen and Off.” (Brightly)

• The Taylor Swift music video Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) directed lost “Video of the Year” at last night’s ACM Awards. (CNN)

• There are lots of interviews with and articles about Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) timed to the release of The Weekend Away on Netflix.

  • “Leighton Meester opens up about Netflix’s The Weekend Away and new music” (Cosmopolitan UK)

  • “Leighton Meester on Her New Movie, the ‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot, and Why She Hasn’t Watched ‘Euphoria’” (Elle)

    • Meester reveals she’s watched the “Gossip Girl” spinoff and thinks “it’s great.”

  • “Leighton Meester’s new thriller is about murder — and the complexity of female friendships” (NBC News)

  • “Leighton Meester wants you to ‘trust your gut’ while watching ‘The Weekend Away’” (Today)

  • “Leighton Meester on the ‘Ultimate Guilt’ of Being a Working Mom and Her ‘Weekend Away’ Role” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “Leighton Meester On New Thriller ‘The Weekend Away’” (ET Canada)

  • “Leighton Meester Still Isn’t a Movie Star. She’s More Interesting That Way” (Paste)

  • “Why Hasn’t Leighton Meester Had the Career She Deserves?” (Thrillist)

• “From Villanelle to Katherine Pierce: 9 Best Female TV Antagonists You Love to Hate” includes Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg, Gossip Girl) on “Gossip Girl.” (Collider)

  • You’ll also see Jane Lynch (Mrs. Witter, Dawson’s Creek) on the list for her role on “Glee.”

• Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) did some interviews to promote his new movie Fresh.

  • “‘Fresh’ Stars Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones on Finding the ‘Fun’ in Filming a Bloody Cannibal Love Story” (Variety)

  • “Sebastian Stan on the twisted psyche of his ‘Fresh’ role: ‘What he is seeking is a willing partner’” (Salon)

  • “‘Fresh’ Star Sebastian Stan Unlocked His Character by Working with Famous Ted Bundy Expert” (IndieWire)

  • “From ‘Fresh’ to ‘Pam & Tommy,’ Sebastian Stan Is All About Embracing the Roles That ‘Freak Him Out a Bit’” (IndieWire)

  • “Sebastian Stan says longtime Marvel buddy Anthony Mackie hasn’t texted in months: ‘We’re taking a break’” (Yahoo)

  • “‘Pam & Tommy’ Star Sebastian Stan Is Looking Forward to Pamela Anderson’s Netflix Documentary” (Variety)

• Kevin Zegers (Damien, Gossip Girl) spoke at the memorial for Chris Huvane, who died last month, according to Puck’s “What I’m Hearing” newsletter.

  • Zegers previously posted a moving tribute to the late manager on Instagram.

• “Panhandle,” a series starring Luke Kirby (Davis, Gossip Girl spinoff), will air on Spectrum and Roku. (Deadline)