In 2012, fans of One Tree Hill said goodbye to characters who had accompanied them every week for 9 seasons. Twelve years later, they could find some of them on Netflix, the streaming platform working on a sequel, as confirmed Sophia Bush et Hilarie Burton on their social networks. But what does the cast of the original series think? Some actors spoke on the subject during the convention Tree Hill is Your Home which was held in Paris on September 28 and 29, 2024.
What should the One Tree Hill sequel be about?
According to information revealed by the American media, the sequel to One Tree Hill should take place 20 years later and will follow Brooke (Sophia Bush) and Peyton (Hilarie Burton) while they are now mothers of teenagers who face challenges similar to those they encountered when they were younger.
Will any members of the original cast be back?
And Sophia Bush et Hilarie Burton are backed by this project, is this the case for other members of the original cast? Convention guests Tree Hill is Your Home have confirmed that at present this is not the case for them. As a reminder, the actors present on stage at that time were James Lafferty (Nathan Scott), Paul Johansson (Dan Scott), Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb Scott), Robert Buckley (Clay Evans), Craig Sheffer (Keith Scott), Austin Nichols (Julian Baker), Ashley Rickards (Samantha Walker), Stephen Colletti (Chase Adams), Tyler Hilton (Chris Keller) and Kate Voegele (Mia Catalano).
Most of them were open to the idea of making an appearance there, Paul Johansson even suggesting to intervene as director if James Lafferty also directs an episode. If the interpreter of Nathan Scott did not speak about the continuation of the series during the convention Tree Hill is Your Homehe had already raised the issue at Variety a few days earlier. James Lafferty then confided: “ “Personally, I’m blown away by the fans who make such a conversation possible. On a professional level, I am fully dedicated to finding a broadcaster for season 2 of ‘Everyone is Doing Great’. In the meantime, consider me grateful for this moment and encourage everyone! »
Bethany Joy Lenzalso interviewed by the American media, had confided, for her part, that she was “open to the idea of being part of a new adaptation of Tree Hill” while specifying: “As for this particular series, I don’t know. It’s still too early. I don’t know if it’s a pilot, I don’t know if it’s a series. I don’t know where it is.”.
