TV SERIES · 2008– · USA
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- #001
Hilary Duff was initially offered the role of Annie Wilson but turned it down. Shenae Grimes-Beech was later cast in the part.
- #002
Jessica Lowndes was originally signed for a maximum of only four episodes and appeared in every episode except one.
- #003
The school shown as West Beverly High is the same school used in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), She's All That (1999) and Not Another Teen Movie (2001).
- #004
Among the actors from the original Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) who appeared in this follow-up were Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, Ann Gillespie and Joe E. Tata. Jason Priestley directed one episode.
- #005
AnnaLynne McCord and Shenae Grimes-Beech did not get along throughout the series. Their friendship did not rekindle until a surprise phone call from Grimes-Beech to McCord one day before the show wrapped.
- #006
Jessica Stroup, who played (Erin) Silver, originally auditioned for the role of Annie Wilson.
- #007
AnnaLynne McCord admitted she was initially reluctant to take on the role of Naomi Clark.
- #008
Original cast member Dustin Milligan was written out by the producers after Season 1 and was not asked to return for Season 2.
- #009
At the end of Season 3, Annie planned to attend Carnegie Mellon University, while Liam was to go to Drexel University and the two would live together. Both schools are in Pennsylvania, but Drexel is in Philadelphia and Carnegie Mellon is in Pittsburgh, roughly a five-hour drive apart.
- #010
The first season focused on paying tribute to the original series, but after the first season was barely picked up for another, the show brought in new producers who changed its entire direction and removed many elements from the original series.
- #011
Trevor Donovan was 30 years old when he began playing the 16-year-old Teddy Montgomery.
- #012
The house bought by Naomi and then by her sister Jen is the same house Nolan Ross bought in Revenge (2011). Both shows take place in separate parts of the country but both are located near a beach. Revenge (2011) is set in the Hamptons on the East Coast, while 90210 (2008) is set in Beverly Hills on the West Coast.
- #013
Justin Deeley, who played Austin in Seasons 4 and 5, appeared in the final episode of Season 3 as a stripper named Terry.
- #014
Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes-Beech are good friends in real life.
- #015
Rob Estes, who played Harry Wilson, had previously played Kyle McBride on Melrose Place (1992), a spin-off of the series predecessor Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).
- #016
Jessica Stroup, Shenae Grimes-Beech and AnnaLynne McCord appeared in every episode.
- #017
Asked to describe his character, Tristan Mack Wilds called Dixon Wilson a mix of Ferris Bueller, the Fresh Prince and Zack Morris.
- #018
The producers claimed that when they saw Shenae Grimes-Beech's audition tape, they immediately knew she would be perfect for the role of Annie Wilson.
- #019
Dustin Milligan was the first actor cast.
- #020
The soft drink Dr. Pepper features prominently in many episodes, usually at the Peach Pit.
- #021
Tristan Mack Wilds was part of the original main cast. By the time he joined, the cast and crew were already busy with promotional shoots.
- #022
The series was cancelled on February 28, 2013.
- #023
From season 1, Aimee Teegarden (Rhonda) and Matt Lanter (Liam) went on to star together as love interests in the film Star-Crossed (2014).
- #024
AnnaLynne McCord's character, Naomi Clark, arranged for her boyfriend to cheat on her after prom in the first season. McCord also had a small role on The O.C. (2003), playing a prom-goer who catches her boyfriend cheating on her.
- #025
On Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Erin Silver was a baby, and she is now fully grown and played by Jessica Stroup.
- #026
Jessica Stroup auditioned for the role of Annie Wilson, but felt she wasn't Midwestern enough.
- #027
Several cast members and recurring actors also filmed horror remakes and sequels. Shenae Grimes-Beech and Aimee Teegarden appeared in Scream 4 (2011). AnnaLynne McCord and Jessica Lowndes filmed The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008). Matt Lanter and Rumer Willis appeared in Sorority Row (2009). Jessica Stroup starred alongside Kellan Lutz and Kelly Blatz in The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) and Prom Night (2008). Dustin Milligan appeared in Final Destination 3 (2006) and Shark Night (2011). Arielle Kebbel appeared in The Uninvited (2009). Jessica Lucas appeared in The Covenant (2006), Cloverfield (2008) and Evil Dead (2013), while Julianna Guill appeared in the Friday the 13th remake (2009) and Mine Games (2012). Also, Dina Meyer from Saw (2004), Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006) and Saw IV (2007), and Scott Patterson from Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008) and Saw VI (2009), were both part of the Saw film series.
- #028
The season 5 finale had already been completed before the network announced the show's cancellation. As a result, the entire cast and crew had to come back and redo the whole episode so it could serve as the series finale. This required rewriting some scenes to make them more definitive and cutting exciting moments planned for season 6.
- #029
Naomi's rape scene was emotionally painful for AnnaLynne McCord. At 18, she was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance. McCord did not disclose this until a year after the series ended. Her 90210 co-stars reached out to offer their support.
- #030
Although Michael Steger played an Iranian-American character, he is of Ecuadorian, Austrian and Norwegian descent.
- #031
Jessica Stroup received a phone call while driving telling her she had been cast as Erin Silver on the series, and she was so excited she nearly pulled over.
- #032
Annie and Dixon's grandmother Tabitha, played by Jessica Walter, and Ivy's mother Laurel, played by Kelly Lynch, share the same birthday.
- #033
CHP officers patrolling right next to Beverly Hills had to send suspects to the Beverly Hills Police Department jail because West Hollywood was often overcrowded. CHP officer Daniel Cameron's ID number is 9021, a bit like 9021-Oh! or Beverly Hills' zip code.
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