Ryan Atwood, a gifted teenager from a broken home, finds himself in Newport Beach, CA, where he meets the Cohens, a wealthy family living in one of the richest neighbourhoods of Orange County. When Ryan is officially adopted by Sandy and Kirsten Cohen, he begins a new life, and high school turns out to be the hardest part. Between snarky rich kids, drama, and crushes, there's no shortage of teen angst in this modern soap opera.
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