On foreign series of the 90s, not only the American, but also the Russian generation grew up. We all remember “Beverly Hills, 90210,” which talks about high school and its inhabitants. Then the series enjoyed wild success among young people, and its actors instantly became recognized stars of America. In 2008, the long-awaited reboot took place under the name “90210: new generation”. Actors, characters, features of creation - in the center of our article.
main idea
The idea of a reboot that fans of the original project had been expecting for many years belongs to Darren Star, who presented many cult TV shows. The rights to the show were acquired by The CW. The plot of the new story revolves around Harry Wilson and his family who moved to Los Angeles. He himself becomes the director of a secondary school, where students who differ in race, religion, and financial condition study. The narrative involves a number of new characters, because the actors in the movie “Beverly Hills, 90210: The New Generation” are mostly from little-known stars. For fans of the original, the creators prepared a small surprise - the episodic appearance of the leading artists of the predecessor series.
Fast start
It is difficult to unambiguously judge the success of the sequel, but the five seasons shown speak for themselves. According to critics, over time, the show has exhausted itself, because its closure was predictable. Nevertheless, the actors of the series “90210: The New Generation” got a powerful start for their future career. So, the performer of the key role of the daughter of the Wilson spouses, Annie was born in Canada, and then moved to the States. Here, Shanei Grimes received an invitation to Ashton Kutcher’s comedy reality show “Podstav”, where she was noticed by the producers. The girl appeared in episodes of several series at once (“Kevin Hill”, “Teens from Degrassi Street”, “Skateboarders”), and in 2011 she played in the thriller “Scream 4”.
Some stars of the series have come a long way to gain the recognition that the series “90210: The New Generation” gave them. Actors, such as Tristan Wildes (in the series - Dixon Wilson), made their debut on television, including in childhood. Wiles first appeared in front of the camera at the age of 7. His first projects were the shows “Wonder Boys” and “Listening”, followed by “Law and Order” and “Detective Rush”. In 2012, Wydes played in the military drama “Red Tails” and took up a musical career, which he still prefers.
Girls are different
Any long-playing project includes negative and even extraordinary characters, without which the plot would not be so interesting. The “90210: New Generation” show was not an exception, the actors and roles of which were especially remembered by the audience due to the dissimilarity of the images created on the screen. This can be traced to the example of two heroines, joyfully embodied by actresses Anna-Lynn McCord and Jessica Strope. The first, Naomi Miller-Clark, is represented by a typical spoiled teenager, the main antagonist of the picture. The girl’s special “status” is emphasized by her romance with an adult man, who ended up as a married family man. Subsequently, the writers added to the character “humanity” and versatility. This was in an interview with Anna-Lynn McCord. According to the actress, she is flattered by the increased attention of fans of the series to her heroine, despite the fact that she is not considered the main one in the plot. By the way, for the role of Naomi Anna-Lynn received several prestigious nominations.
The actress herself began her career with the television series “The Ugly Girl”, “Detective Rush”, “Lonely Hearts”. She was especially remembered by the audience for the role of Eden Lord from “Parts of the Body”. In 2014, Anna-Lynn joined the cast of the Dallas series, a sequel to the original 80s project.
Eirin Silver is shown as a lone rebel without friends. She has betrayed those who had previously communicated with her without a twinge of conscience, thereby blackening herself in the eyes of those around her.
About the performer of the role of Eirin, American Jessica Strope, we can say that she is the “golden child” of Hollywood. The young star began her career as a model, and only after she moved to television. Among her film works are the films “The Hills Have Eyes 2”, “He Loves - He Doesn't Love”, “The Third Extra”.
“90210: The New Generation.” Actors who created male images
In his young, but already “acting” years, Michael Stager visited different roles, but the charming Navid Shirazi from “90210” remains his best. A native of Los Angeles, Michael was raised in a large family. Stager has not only attractive appearance, but also bright charisma. The blood of several nationalities flows in his veins. The actor has a master's degree in theater art and a black belt in taekwon-do. With the end of the series, the actor received the main roles in the films “Headlight on the Edge” and “Priestesses of Love”.
Ryan Eggold has a more modest character, a literature teacher. Screenwriters Ryan Matthews was coined specifically and positioned as the “older generation." It is noteworthy that he should be older than his students by age, but in fact he is only a few years older than many fellow actors. Due to the reduction in the budget of the series, Eggold's hero was withdrawn from the show.
“Beverly Hills, 90210: The New Generation.” Lovelace actors
And although Liam Kurt appeared in 98 of 114 episodes, the departure of the performer of this role, Matt Latner, was not easily accepted by the fans. Still, handsome and smart, Latner for many is the ideal man. Since childhood, he has been fond of sports, devoted to one girl for several years, and also does charity work. In addition to “90210,” the actor is known for a “twilight” parody of Edward Cullen in the film “The Vampire Suck”.
Teddy Montgomery is represented by a real lovelace, who is noticeably different from other male characters in his maturity. For the sake of his beloved, he is trying to change, but it does not work out much ... What can be said about the performer of the role of the main playboy of the series? Trevor Donovan has been fond of surfing since childhood. He now loves to swim in the pool or the open sea, and manages to do it even in between filming. The actor is known for a number of successful paintings - “Surrogates”, “Boy Raiders”, “Especially Dangerous”.
Cameo imagery or unusual comeback
For fans of the original series of the early 90s, the good news was the appearance of their favorite stars in the long-awaited sequel - “90210: The New Generation”. The actors who starred in the predecessor, with pleasure agreed to return to the project, which once made them idols of youth. They appeared in the first series of the show in order to further raise the rating of the launched project. Among them are Jenny Garth, Tori Spelling, Anne Gilespie, Shannen Doherty and Jason Priestley. The latter, in addition, became the director of one of the episodes of the first season.