When Ryan Atwood moves from the tough neighbourhood of Chino to the privileged community of Newport Beach, California he swiftly discovers that his new surroundings can be just as ruthless as the world he's just left behind, but the pleasures....ooooh, the pleasures! O.C. is a mix and match of everything from Dawson's Creek to Beverley Hills 90210, oozing with teenage angst, burgeoning sexuality and razor sharp one liners...be warned, it's a dangerously addictive brew.