TV Show · Drama · Young Adult

When Ryan Atwood, a tough, guarded, fiercely intelligent 16-year-old, plunges headlong into the wealthy, privileged community of Newport Beach, California, he soon discovers that the ruling families of Orange County are every bit as territorial as the tough crowd with which he ran on the streets of Chino. For Sandy Cohen, the idealistic public defender who takes Ryan in; his wife, Kirsten, the linchpin of O.C. society; their awkward adolescent son, Seth; and the beautiful, troubled girl next door, Marissa Cooper — Ryan's presence will forever change their lives.

2003 · 45m
  • 15+
Director Doug Liman

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Season 1

Drama

When Ryan Atwood, a tough, guarded, fiercely intelligent 16-year-old, plunges headlong into the wealthy, privileged community of Newport Beach, California, he soon discovers that the ruling families of Orange County are every bit as territorial as the tough crowd with which he ran on the streets of Chino. For Sandy Cohen, the idealistic public defender who takes Ryan in; his wife, Kirsten, the linchpin of O.C. society; their awkward adolescent son, Seth; and the beautiful, troubled girl next door, Marissa Cooper — Ryan's presence will forever change their lives.

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Studio
FOX
Released
2003
Rated
TV-14
Content Advisories
Suggestive Dialogue, Language, Sexual Content, Violence
Region of Origin
United States
© Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States), English (Australia), English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.