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'One Tree Hill' Synopsis and Essential Information

By Rachel Thomas, About.com

One Tree Hill Cast© The CW/Timothy White

Series Premiere:

September 23, 2003

When is it on?:

Mondays at 8pm ET on the CW (Check local listings). The series is also in syndication on SoapNet.

Cast:

  • Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Eugene Scott
  • James Lafferty as Nathan Scott
  • Hilarie Burton as Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer
  • Bethany Joy Galeotti as Haley James Scott
  • Paul Johansson as Dan Scott
  • Sophia Bush as Brooke Penelope Davis
  • Jackson Brundage as James Lucas Scott
  • Antwon Tanner as Skills
  • Lee Norris as "Mouth" McFadden
  • Lisa Goldstein as Millicent Huxtable

Trivia:

  • The show was originally titled, Ravens.
  • Several of the episode names are names of punk rock songs.
  • Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush were married for a short time.
  • After barely scoring a fifth season renewal, the series changed gears and jumped ahead several years in the future. It was the best move the show could have made as it seemed to breathe new life into this struggling series.

The Music:

Music on One Tree Hill can almost be consider a character of its own. Many big artists have appeared on the show including Nick Lachey, Fall Out Boy, Gavin DeGraw, and Sheryl Crow.

Extras:

'One Tree Hill' Synopsis:

Aside from a love for hoops, it seemed that Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan (James Lafferty) were two young men with little in common, but they were bound by the fact that they share the same father. The star of the high school basketball team, Nathan hails from a wealthy family, while his half-brother Lucas is the only child of a single mom.

Despite their differences (and a couple of years), the brothers do bond and become close.

Nathan is married to his high school sweetheart Haley and the two have a son named Jamie.

Lucas is married to Peyton (in season 6) and they have daughter named Sawyer. The happy family left town at the end of season 6.

With those high school years behind them, One Tree Hill jumped ahead into the future where Lucas is a published author, and Nathan is in a deep depression after a major injury leaves him almost paralyzed.

As these characters venture through adulthood, can they learn from their past mistakes and build upon their successes? Stay tuned, the best is yet to come.

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