The 'One Tree Hill' Cast Just Had A HUGE Reunion — See The Adorable Pics!
I don't think I've stopped singing Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Want to Be" since I first watched One Tree Hill my freshman year of college. Every time I hear it on the radio, I get chills! I still haven't found a teen drama that captures and celebrates small moments the way One Tree Hill does. In classic CW fashion, the majority of the plot lines are as outlandish as they come, but the series really captures the beauty and strength of deep-rooted friendships.
To this day, my favorite scene of the show (which is also my favorite scene in any show, TBH), comes at the end of season 7. After 22 episodes of heartbreak, depression, and devastation, the group celebrates Julian's movie premiere in Utah. The play in the snow, go sledding, and just mess around — and the montage makes me cry every single time. Watch for yourself — it's just too good!!
It's such a small moment in the landscape of the series, which ran for 9 seasons from 2003-2012, but it really captures how the heartbeat of One Tree Hill is its relationships. The show features the kind of friendships you drop everything for at a moment's notice, the friends who know you to your core and don't shy away from all your sharp edges.
But the best news is that, just like Nathan, Haley, Brooke, and the rest of the gang are best friends in the show, the One Tree Hill cast is still close today! The show turned 21 on September 23, and the cast reunited for a One Tree Hill Anniversary Celebration (and a Tree Hill Ravens basketball game, of course).
The One Tree Hill Cast Reunite for the 21st Anniversary pic.twitter.com/laBkV86ugk
— xrememberoth ♡ (@xRememberOTH) September 22, 2024
Almost all our favorite stars were in attendance, but the most important reunion for me was James Lafferty and Bethany Joy Lenz, AKA Nathan and Haley! Sophia Bush, Bevin Prince, Danneel Ackles, Daphne Zuniga, Jana Kramer, Austin Nichols, Antwon Tanner, Lee Norris, Paul Johansson, Stephen Colletti, Bryan Greeberg, Tyler Hilton, Barbara Alyn Woods, and more of the One Tree Hill cast were in attendance for a Tree Hill basketball game.
Sophia (who played the ICONIC Brooke Davis) confirmed she'd be at the celebration with an Instagram video. "Friends! I’ll be back in Wilmington with my pals @danneelackles512 @bevinaprince @daphnezuniga @kramergirl @austinnichols and more on September 22nd," she says in the caption. "Come hang for photos and more friendship bracelets (don’t say I never gave you anything IYKYK 😉)."
a whole family reunion 💙 pic.twitter.com/s5e0BTvsnI
— one tree hill comfort (@othcomfort) September 22, 2024
Fans also got some time with their favorite actors during photo opps and meet and greets, and I was over the moon to see Sophia and Austin (who got married on the show) were paired up! I L-O-V-E them.
When is the One Tree Hill Anniversary Celebration?
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This year's celebration took place from September 19-23, 2024 in Tree Hill, North Carolina (er, Wilmington!).
Will there be a One Tree Hill reunion?
In addition to the One Tree Hill Anniversary Celebration, the One Tree Hill cast is teaming up for a Netflix sequel series! While we don't have the full plot or cast list yet, Chad Michael Murray revealed what his dream spinoff would look like earlier this year.
"They could do, like, a Tree Hill Generations and deal with all the trials and tribulations the youth are going through today," he suggests on The Today Show. "Social media and discrimination and everything else that's out there in the world that we could bring to light so these kids could learn to say, 'Hey! I identify with this and that.' That's what was great about the show was everyone had someone to identify with."
"If there wasn’t some sort of like spinoff or something, I would be so surprised," Barbara Alyn Woods says in an Entertainment Tonight interview. "Because we’re all on board, we’re all friends, it would be the most fun show anybody has ever been on."
What day is One Tree Hill Day?
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One Tree Hill Day is September 23 every year. This makes since considering the show originally premiered on September 23, 2003.
Tag us with your favorite One Tree Hill moments on Instagram, and let us know if you plan to go to the anniversary celebration!
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