{"id":1044254,"date":"2026-09-05T04:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1044254\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T04:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:34:18","slug":"ben-mckenzie-is-up-for-a-revival-of-the-o-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1044254\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben McKenzie Is “Up For” A Revival Of ‘The O.C.’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCalifornia, here we come again. Ben McKenzie<\/a> has addressed a potential return to The O.C., nearly 20 years after the show ended.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe actor, who starred as Ryan Atwood for the Fox teen drama\u2019s four-season run from 2003 to 2007, recently commented on whether the hit show could get the reboot treatment.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t know that there has ever been serious talks, but I\u2019d be up for it, sure,\u201d he said on KIIS 1065<\/a>. \u201cYeah, I think so, under the right circumstances. It was a great show. We had a great time. I learned a lot. I was so young, we were all young.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tMcKenzie added, \u201cLet\u2019s make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough his own kids are \u201ctoo young to watch it,\u201d McKenzie said his 10-year-old \u201cloved it,\u201d as do plenty of young fans he meets these days.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI now have kids come up to me, teenagers, and they talk about what a fan they are of the show. \u2018You weren\u2019t even alive when it came out,’\u201d added McKenzie. \u201cThey watch it with their parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn The O.C., Ryan Atwood (McKenzie) is a troubled Corona teen who is taken in by his public defender Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) and his family in the titular seaside enclave. The show also starred Adam Brody, Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson.<\/p>\n