{
  "id": 5697954,
  "title": "Ben McKenzie Would “Be Up For” A Revival Of ‘The O.C.’: “It Was A Great Show”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/ben-mckenzie-would-be-up-for-a-revival-of-the-o-c-it-was-a-great-show",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:47:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/ben-mckenzie-up-for-revival-the-oc-1237068781/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "California, here we come again. Ben McKenzie has addressed a potential return to The O.C., nearly 20 years after the show ended. The actor, who starred as Ryan Atwood for the Fox teen drama’s four-season run from 2003 to 2007, recently commented on whether the hit show could get the reboot treatment. “I don’t know […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}