The O.C. boss Josh Schwartz has dashed the prospect of a reunion, admitting it’s not about to happen any time soon.
Hopes of a reboot of the hit US teen drama peaked earlier this week when two of its stars, Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody, posted a photo together on Instagram after bumping into each other at an airport.
Rachel – better known as Orange County’s Summer Roberts – also went on the record with her hopes to reunite the show’s cast on screen.
However, the series’ creator has said that for him, the show was neatly wrapped up when it ended back in 2007.
Speaking at the 2019 Television Critics Association press tour, Josh said: “That was brought up at one point, we were asked about doing a return to The OC to see those kids grown up. For us, that was a very, very singular story.
“We felt like we completed that tale by the end,” he added.
It’s a sentiment Adam, who played Seth Cohen, appeared to share too.
During an interview on BUILD in New York, he said he had no desire to revisit the character.
He said: “I would imagine at some point they will use the property to do [a reboot] in some way, and I’m all for it. I don’t mind these reboots or even remakes.
“All that said, I’m not gonna be [involved]. I don’t have any interest in revisiting my high school character. And frankly speaking for Ben McKenzie, I know he doesn’t either.”
He added: “I know it’s silly. How dare I turn down fake work? But creatively, I’m not that interested.”
Rachel – who dated Adam in real life 2003 to 2006, as well as on screen – previously told PopWow: “It was such a great show and a great group. I’m still super close with [series creators] Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. I would trust them with my life. So, anywhere they would go I would follow. Of course, I’d be open to it. It’s a very fond memory for me and something I’m super grateful for.”
Of where she thinks Summer – who married Seth in a flash forward at the end of the final episode – would be now, she added: “I would imagine that she’s had kids. I would also think that she’s fighting for something. Perhaps a cause, or maybe she’s a lawyer.
“She’d definitely have her hand in the philanthropy world. It’d be really interesting to see them as adults.”
The O.C., which focused on the lives of teens and their parents living in Orange County in California, ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 making stars out of Rachel, Adam and co-stars Ben McKenzie and Misha Barton.