Teen Drama Links for November 12, 2024

I know a lot of you have felt disappointed and let down over the last week.

I’m about to disappoint some of you too — but fortunately, in much more trivial ways.

First off, after I revealed back in March that “Dawson’s Creek” executive producer and showrunner Greg Berlanti and producer Julie Plec would be hosting my college reunion at Northwestern University in November, a number of you strongly encouraged me to attend. As I shared then, Berlanti and Plec are marking their 30th reunion and this will be my 15th. That they of all people were chosen as the co-chairs for my milestone year is quite remarkable.

But with the big event taking place this weekend, now is the time to share that I won’t be attending. I said earlier this year it was doubtful I would attend and, well, for various reasons I won’t get into, I made the decision not to. But man, oh, man… I know I will have major FOMO knowing Berlanti and Plec are back on our old stomping grounds and I’m not there.

Second, there will be no “Teen Drama Links” next week, albeit for a personally exciting reason. After going to Los Angeles for work in June, I didn’t think I’d have the opportunity to go again this year. Lo and behold, I’m headed back on Monday. I could pretend this work trip is the reason I’m not going to my reunion, but then I’d be lying to myself and to you.

Yes, yes — I know in the grand scheme of things, not going to my reunion and skipping “Teen Drama Links” are no big deal. But isn’t it better to be bummed about that than who won and lost the election? If only it were that simple.

Teen Drama Links for November 12, 2024

Listicle Links

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

• “The Real Life Loves of the Cast of Dawson’s Creek” (People)

• “James Van Der Beek’s diagnosis puts spotlight on rise of colorectal cancer in young people” (Good Morning America)

• “Jensen Ackles’ 10 Best Movies & TV Shows, Ranked” (Screen Rant)

• “10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching Gossip Girl, 17 Years After Its Premiere” (Screen Rant)

• “9 Famous Actors You Forgot Were In Gossip Girl” (Screen Rant)

• “Gossip Girl’s Original Identity Reveal Would Have Been Way Worse Than The Real Finale” (Screen Rant)

• “Attention Upper East-Siders: Gossip Girl Fans Spot Continuity Errors in Series” (E! Online)

• “Thanksgiving Hairstyles Blair Waldorf Would Approve Of” (NewBeauty)

• “20 iconic TV show couples we still ship” (SoapCentral)

• “7 Addictive TV Shows to Watch Next If You Miss ‘Tell Me Lies’” (The Wrap)

• “The 20 most famous catchphrases in all of TV history” (Yardbarker)

• “As Netflix axe more shows, 9 legendary TV series that should’ve ended after season 1” (Metro)

• “The Best TV Shows to Watch When You’re Feeling Petty” (TV Fanatic)

  • Spot the mistake here?

• “Meet the Real-Life Loves of the Nobody Wants This Cast (Who Ship Noah and Joanne Just as Hard as We Do!)” (People)

• “See the Star-Studded Cast of the I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel (Including Which Character Is Returning from the Original!)” (People)

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Best of the Rest

• Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) was a guest judge on the QVC+ series “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge.” (QVC+)

• Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210) is starring in and executive producing Lost in The Everglades. (Deadline / Instagram)

• Spelling was on last week’s “House of Villains.” (NBC)

• Here’s part two of Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) on the “MisSpelling” podcast, hosted by Spelling. (Apple Podcasts)

• Green’s ex-wife Megan Fox, with whom he shares three children, revealed she and Machine Gun Kelly are expecting a baby. (Instagram)

  • In an Instagram Story, Green’s ex Vanessa Marcil (Gina, Beverly Hills, 90210) congratulated their son Kassius on his future sibling, calling Kassius the “best & most protective oldest brother of 7.” It’s not really his sibling, but okay…

• David Lascher (Kyle, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on Australia’s “The Morning Show.” (7news.com.au)

• Tony Todd, who appeared in an episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died at age 69. (The New York Times)

• James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) covers the November 18 issue of People, opening up about his cancer diagnosis. (People)

  • “James Van Der Beek Explains Why He Thought He Needed to ‘Stop Coffee’ After Seeing First Cancer Warning Signs” (People)

  • “James Van Der Beek, Who Shares 6 Kids with Wife Kimberly, Reveals He Got a Vasectomy Before Cancer Diagnosis” (People)

  • “James Van Der Beek Says the Outpouring of Love He’s Received amid Cancer Announcement ‘Means the World’” (People)

  • “Why Starring on Dawson’s Creek Gave James Van Der Beek the ‘Lamest Form of PTSD Ever’” (People)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) shared video of her speech from when she was recently honored by the ACLU. (Instagram)

• John Wesley Shipp (Mitch, Dawson’s Creek) will appear at “FAN EXPO San Francisco” at the end of the month. (Instagram)

• Julie Bowen (Gwen, Dawson’s Creek) did another interview promoting “Hysteria!”

  • “Julie Bowen’s Latest Role Is Wildly Different from Modern Family’s Claire Dunphy: ‘I’m Not Just a Suburban Mom’” (People)

  • “Why Julie Bowen Says Her 3 Teenage Boys Are ‘More Expensive Than Horses’” (People)

• Ali Larter (Kristy, Dawson’s Creek) was on “Late Night” to promote “Landman.” (YouTube)

• Here’s another interview Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) did tied to her SimpliSafe partnership. (New York Post)

• Premiere Entertainment Group bought the North American distribution rights to Desert Dawn, starring Cam Gigdanet (Volchok, The O.C.) and Kellan Lutz (George, 90210), but no release plans were announced yet. (Deadline)

  • The film also features Texas Battle (Tony, One Tree Hill). Funnily enough, there’s another cast member named Chad Michael Collins — not to be confused with Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill).

• Chris Patt (Che, The O.C.) and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger announced they welcomed a son. (Instagram)

• Bella Thorne (Young Taylor, The O.C.) will star in a film called Bunny-Man. (Deadline)

• Lucy Hale (Hadley, The O.C.) will star in White Mars. (Deadline)

• James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) and Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb, One Tree Hill) have signed on for Friends with Benefit’s “Tric-mukkah Holiday Fundraiser.” (Facebook)

• Here’s coverage of Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) campaigning for Harris-Walz before the election…

  • “Actress Sophia Bush stumps for Harris, abortion rights on ASU Tempe campus” (azcentral)

  • “After working a phone bank on election day, Sophia Bush will relax with a baby and a dog” (Associated Press)

• Bush did red carpet interviews at the Wicked premiere.

  • “Sophia Bush’s Love For Wicked Has a Sweet One Tree Hill Connection” (E! Online)

  • “Sophia Bush on Kissing Kim Raver in Her ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Debut” (Entertainment Tonight)

• Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) joined the cast of the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel. (Deadline)

• Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill) dropped the music video for her recent single, “Warrior.” (YouTube)

  • The video is made up of footage from her July wedding to Allan Russell.

• Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) announced he’ll be touring in Australia in February. (Instagram)

• Kelsey Asbille (Gigi, One Tree Hill) is doing press for “Yellowstone” and Don’t Move.

  • “Kelsey Asbille Talks Her Character Monica and Kayce’s Storyline in ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “Yellowstone’s Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille Preview Kayce and Monica’s Impossible Choices in Season 5, Part 2” (TVLine)

  • “‘Yellowstone’: Kelsey Asbille Reflects on ‘Emotional’ Final Premiere With Cast” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “‘Yellowstone’s Kelsey Asbille Promises ‘Epic’ Ending to Kayce and Monica’s Story” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “‘Don’t Move’ ending explained by star Kelsey Asbille: What happens to Iris?” (Today)

  • “Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock Explain Why Making Their New Netflix Movie Was a Physical and Psychological Challenge” (Collider)

  • “Don’t Move Stars Kelsey Asbille & Finn Wittrock On Creating Tension Through Stillness” (Screen Rant)

  • “Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock on Playing Paralyzed and a Psychopath in Don’t Move” (Kyle Meredith With…)

  • …and more.

• Maria Menounos (Jules, One Tree Hill) is doing interviews for Christmas at Plumhill Manor.

  • “Maria Menounos on Filming ‘Christmas at Plumhill Manor’ in London” (Live with Kelly and Mark)

    • There’s an additional clip.

  • “Maria Menounos on best time to put up Christmas tree” (NBC New York)

  • Related: 2024 Holiday Movies with Teen Drama Stars (TDW)

• Watch Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) in the new trailer for Thunderbolts*. (YouTube)

• Elizabeth Hurley (Diana, Gossip Girl) did a Q&A in which she answered questions submitted by fans. (The Guardian)

  • Among the projects mentioned is “The Royals,” which was created by Mark Schwahn (creator, One Tree Hill). He was fired from the series due to his sexual misconduct.

• Hurley stars in Debenhams’ new holiday campaign. (DesignRush)

• Tika Sumpter (Raina, Gossip Girl) “Talks ‘Gossip Girl’ Makeup, Mario Badescu and Mixing Her Own Skin Care.” (NewBeauty)

• Marina Squerciati (Alessandra, Gossip Girl) did interviews for “Chicago P.D.”

  • “‘Chicago P.D.’: Marina Squerciati Talks ‘Tainted’ Detective Promotion, Wrench Coming for Burzek “ (TV Insider)

  • “Chicago P.D.’s Marina Squerciati Talks Burgess’ Rocky Road to Detective and How It Impacts #Burzek” (TVLine)

  • “CHICAGO P.D. Post-Mortem: Marina Squerciati and Gwen Sigan on Burgess’ Big Career Move” (Give Me My Remote)

  • “‘It’s A Rite Of Passage’: Chicago P.D.’s Marina Squerciati Unpacks Burgess Getting A Win And Clears Up My Big Burzek Concern” (Cinemablend)

  • “Chicago P.D.’s Marina Squerciati Reveals If Burgess Will Be Voight’s Right Hand After Making Detective” (Us Weekly)

  • “Exclusive: Chicago PD star teases what comes next for Kim Burgess and Hank Voight after surprise ending” (HELLO!)

  • …and more.

• Sherri Saum (Holland, Gossip Girl) teased her appearance in “Accused.” (FOX11)

• Watch Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210) in the trailer for the BET+ movie The Day Before Christmas. (Instagram)

• Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210) reprised her “Blue Bloods” role on last week’s episode. (TV Insider)

• Loughlin has joined the cast of the new Amazon series “On Call.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Keke Palmer (Elizabeth, 90210) is doing interviews about her upcoming memoir, Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative.

  • “Keke Palmer isn’t worried about Keke Palmer. Why is everyone else?” (Los Angeles Times)

  • “‘I am the industry!’: Keke Palmer on being Hollywood’s queen of content” (The Guardian)

  • Also: Palmer announced a book tour. (Instagram)

• Watch Natalie Morales (Ashley, 90210) in the trailer for My Dead Friend Zoe. (YouTube)

• Watch Tania Raymonde (Sonia, 90210) in the trailer for Futra Days. (YouTube)