Torand Productions was used by the production company for several seasons on the show.
^ After leaving as a series regular, Jamie Walters returns for one later episode in season 6 as a guest star.Main article: List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters Character The show follows the siblings as they bear witness and take part in the dramatic lives that their wealthy and privileged peers lead. In the first episode, Brandon and Brenda begin attending West Beverly Hills High School, where they befriend several classmates: the self-centered and promiscuous Kelly Taylor, carefree and spoiled Steve Sanders, smart and driven Andrea Zuckerman, ditzy and virtuous Donna Martin, brooding loner Dylan McKay, and younger and naive students David Silver and Scott Scanlon. The series begins with the introduction of the Walsh family-Jim, Cindy, Brandon, and Brenda-who have recently moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Beverly Hills, California, as a result of Jim's job promotion. On May 8, 2019, it was announced that the reboot would premiere on August 7, 2019, at 9/8c on Fox. On February 27, 2019, it was announced that a six-episode reboot has been ordered by Fox and that the show would simply be titled BH90210. The show had many cast changes Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, and Ian Ziering were the only actors to appear during its entire run and appeared on the first episode of the spin-off Melrose Place. The show is credited with creating or popularizing the teen soap genre that many other successful television shows followed in the years to come. The show became a global pop culture phenomenon with its cast members, particularly Jason Priestley and Luke Perry, who became teen idols the series also made actresses Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth household names in the United States. Viewership increased dramatically, and 90210 became one of Fox's top shows when it returned that fall. Īfter poor ratings during its first season, the series gained popularity during the summer of 1991, when Fox aired a special "summer season" of the show while most other series were in reruns. In addition to chronicling the characters' friendships and romantic relationships, the show addressed topical issues such as sex, date rape, homophobia, animal rights, alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, eating disorders, antisemitism, racism, teenage suicide, teenage pregnancy, and AIDS. The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon ( Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh ( Shannen Doherty) experienced when they and their parents, Jim ( James Eckhouse) and Cindy ( Carol Potter), moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Beverly Hills, California.
"90210" refers to one of the city's five ZIP codes. The series follows the lives of a group of friends living in the upscale and star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California, as they transition from high school to college and into the adult world.
The series ran for ten seasons on Fox from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, and is the first of six television series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. Beverly Hills, 90210 (often referred to by its short title, 90210 ) is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television.