The Oc - Temporada 1 «Top — PLAYBOOK»

| Character | Actor | Description | |-----------|-------|-------------| | Ryan Atwood | Ben McKenzie | Loyal, quiet, troubled kid with a good heart. | | Marissa Cooper | Mischa Barton | Beautiful but emotionally fragile neighbor, Ryan’s love interest. | | Seth Cohen | Adam Brody | Quick-witted, comic-loving son of Sandy and Kirsten, Ryan’s surrogate brother. | | Summer Roberts | Rachel Bilson | Popular, sarcastic girl who becomes Seth’s love interest. | | Sandy Cohen | Peter Gallagher | Idealistic public defender, moral compass of the show. | | Kirsten Cohen | Kelly Rowan | Sandy’s wife, daughter of a Newport tycoon, balancing family and wealth. | | Julie Cooper-Nichol | Melinda Clarke | Manipulative socialite, Marissa’s mother. | | Jimmy Cooper | Tate Donovan | Marissa’s lovable but financially inept father. | | Luke Ward | Chris Carmack | Marissa’s jock ex-boyfriend, later becomes a friend. | | Anna Stern | Samaire Armstrong | Witty, kind girl who competes with Summer for Seth’s attention. | | Oliver Trask | Taylor Handley | Manipulative teen who befriends Ryan and obsesses over Marissa. | | Theresa Diaz | Navi Rawat | Ryan’s ex-girlfriend from Chino. |

The fish-out-of-water trope has never been executed better. Ryan is thrown into a world of private schools, $500 haircuts, and moral bankruptcy hidden behind picket fences. His savior is the Cohens' lonely, neurotic son, Seth (Adam Brody), a self-deprecating comic book nerd who finally has a friend. Across the street lives the girl next door, Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton), the beautiful but deeply troubled queen bee, and her best friend, the sarcastic, pragmatic Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson). The OC - Temporada 1

Crucially, the adults aren’t window dressing. Sandy and Kirsten’s marriage is tested by lies, past flames (a spectacular Olivia Wilde as Alex), and alcoholism. Julie Cooper (Melinda Clarke), Marissa’s social-climbing mother, is one of television’s great villains—calculating, hilarious, and occasionally heartbreaking as she marries Caleb Nichol (Alan Dale), Kirsten’s ruthless father. | | Summer Roberts | Rachel Bilson |

Welcome back to the OC, bitch. You’re going to cry. You’re going to laugh. And you will never hear "Hallelujah" the same way again. | | Julie Cooper-Nichol | Melinda Clarke |