A Kansas family relocates to Beverly Hills, where their two children adapt to the infamous social drama of West Beverly Hills High.
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Annie and Dixon Wilson move from Kansas to the very wealthy area of Beverly Hills, and begin attending the famed West Beverly High School in the 90210 zip code. They quickly encounter queen bee Naomi, rebel Silver, troubled Adrianna and others as the drama unfolds in 90210.
Series cast summary: | |||
Shenae Grimes-Beech | - | Annie Wilson 114 episodes, 2008-2013 | |
Tristan Mack Wilds | - | Dixon Wilson 114 episodes, 2008-2013 | |
AnnaLynne McCord | - | Naomi Clark 114 episodes, 2008-2013 | |
Jessica Stroup | - | Erin Silver 114 episodes, 2008-2013 | |
Michael Steger | - | Navid Shirazi 114 episodes, 2008-2013 | |
Jessica Lowndes | - | Adrianna Tate-Duncan 114 episodes, 2008-2013 | |
Matt Lanter | - | Liam Court 98 episodes, 2009-2013 | |
Trevor Donovan | - | Teddy Montgomery 76 episodes, 2009-2013 | |
Lori Loughlin | - | Debbie Wilson 69 episodes, 2008-2012 | |
Ryan Eggold | - | Ryan Matthews 68 episodes, 2008-2011 | |
Gillian Zinser | - | Ivy Sullivan 60 episodes, 2009-2012 | |
Rob Estes | - | Harry Wilson 46 episodes, 2008-2010 | |
Hilary Duff was first offered the part of Annie Wilson but declined the role. Shenae Grimes-Beech was then cast as Annie.
Jessica Lowndes was originally contracted for a maximum of four episodes only and wound up being on every episode but one.
Original cast member Dustin Milligan was dropped from the show by the producers after Season 1, and he was not asked to return for Season 2.
Jessica Stroup, who played (Erin) Silver, originally auditioned for the role of Annie Wilson.
AnnaLynne McCord admitted that she was initially reluctant to take the role of Naomi Clark.
The school featured as West Beverly High School is the same school lot used in Beverli Hilsas, 90210 (1990), Vampyru zudike (1996), She's All That (1999), and Kitoks parodiju filmas (2001).
Cast members from the original Beverli Hilsas, 90210 (1990) to appear on this follow-up included: Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, Ann Gillespie, and Joe E. Tata. Jason Priestley directed an episode.
The producers claimed that when they saw Shenae Grimes-Beech's auditioning tape, they immediately knew she would be perfect for the role of Annie Wilson.
When asked to describe his character, Tristan Mack Wilds called Dixon Wilson a mixture of Ferris Bueller, the Fresh Prince, and Zack Morris.
Dustin Milligan was the first actor to be cast.
The house bought by Naomi and then by her sister, Jen, is the same house Nolan Ross bought on TV series Kerstas (2011). Both shows take place across the country from each other, but both are at locations with a beach near by Kerstas (2011) is set in the Hamptons, which is on the east coast; 90210 (2008) is set in Beverly Hills, which is on the west coast.
The first season focused on paying tribute to the original series, however, after the first season barely got picked up for another season, the show got new producers who changed the entire direction of the show, and lots of elements of the original series were dropped.
In an earlier episode, Naomi shows up to school in sweats and UGG boots while Annie says, "Is she wearing UGG boots? What is it? 2002?" In the same season a few episodes later, Annie is seen sitting on her couch at home wearing gold UGG boots herself.
Jessica Stroup, Shenae Grimes-Beech, and AnnaLynne McCord appeared in every single episode.
The show was cancelled on February 28, 2013.
Justin Deeley, who played Austin in Season 4 and 5, appeared in the last episode of Season 3 as a stripper named Terry.
The soft drink Dr. Pepper is featured prominently in many episodes, usually at the Peach Pit.
Tristan Mack Wilds was the last original main character cast. When he came in, the cast and crew were already busy shooting promos.
Rob Estes, who plays Harry Wilson, previously played Kyle McBride on Melrouzas (1992), which is a spin-off of Beverli Hilsas, 90210 (1990), the show's predecessor.
AnnaLynne McCord and Shenae Grimes-Beech did not get along throughout the series' run. It wasn't until a surprise phone call from Grimes-Beech to McCord the day before the series wrapped that their relationship rekindled.
Trevor Donovan was 30 years old when he began playing the 16-year-old Teddy Montgomery.
Jessica Stroup auditioned for the role of Annie Wilson. However, she felt she was not Midwestern enough.
Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes-Beech are good friends in real life.
AnnaLynne McCord's character, Naomi Clark, had her boyfriend cheat on her after prom in the first season. McCord also had a brief role on The O.C. (2003) as a prom goer who is caught with Marissa's boyfriend cheating on her.
Aimee Teegarden (Rhonda) from Season 1 and Matt Lanter (Liam) both starred in Star-Crossed (2014) together as love interests.
Upon its first season, 90210 (2008) was heavily criticized for its three leading actresses being considerably thin and underweight (considering their height). Jessica Stroup, at 5'8," weighed a mere 100 lbs, approximately; Shenae Grimes-Beech, at 5'3," weighed approximately 90 lbs; AnnaLynne McCord, at 5'7," weighed approximately 110 lbs.
Jessica Stroup was driving on the road when she received a call that she was cast as Erin Silver on the show, and she was so excited that she almost got pulled over.
Annie and Dixon's grandmother, Tabitha, played by Jessica Walter and Ivy's mom, Laurel, played by Kelly Lynch share the same birthday.
At the end of Season 3, Annie was planning on attending Carnegie Mellon University, Liam was going to go to Drexel University, and they were going to live together. While both schools are in Pennsylvania, Drexel is in Philadelphia and Carnegie Mellon is in Pittsburgh, which is roughly a five-hour drive from each other.
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