Welcome to the O. C.

Twenty years after Ryan Atwood first arrived in the exclusive world of The O.C., creator Josh Schwartz and executive producer Stephanie Savage team up with Rolling Stone TV critic Alan Sepinwall to tell the show's full behind-the-scenes story. Drawing on new interviews with Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, and dozens of other cast and crew members, the book traces the making of the series across all four seasons.

Welcome to the O.C. covers the show's rocky production history, its cultural impact — from launching young stars to inventing Chrismukkah — and its lasting legacy as a blueprint for the teen dramas that followed.