The O.C.
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2003-08-05
Synopsis
Just a freeway's ride away. And yet worlds apart. Rejected by his parents after a brush with the law, Ryan Atwood moves temporarily into the pool house of his attorney's posh Newport Beach home... and finds both friends and foes among the privileged O.C. youth.
In the series
This episode is part of The O.C. (2003–2007) on Fox.
Welcome to the O.C., bitch — teen soap with a killer soundtrack.
Key cast
- Benjamin McKenzie as Ryan Atwood
- Mischa Barton as Marissa Cooper
- Adam Brody as Seth Cohen
- Rachel Bilson as Summer Roberts
- Peter Gallagher as Sandy Cohen
- Kelly Rowan as Kirsten Cohen