Ravens for life! One Tree Hill hooked viewers in with its dramatic story lines — but the cast’s real-life friendships are what keeps fans talking about the teen series nearly 20 years after its premiere.
“We’ve known each other for almost two decades now. Our friendships have changed immeasurably,” Sophia Bush exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2020 of her dynamic with BFFs — and former costars — Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz. “We’ve been through so many stages of life together. But I think something that we really cherish — Hilarie and I were talking about this not too long ago — is just having, interestingly enough, as we’ve all gotten older, having our friendships deepen even more.”
Bush, Burton and Lenz played high schoolers Brooke Davis, Peyton Sawyer and Haley James Scott, respectively, on the CW series, which premiered in 2003. While the show ended in 2012 after nine seasons, the women’s bond has remained intact.
“We all got to go through this wild ride together and it’s a thing that’s ours. No one else can really share it with us in the way that we can,” Bush, who cohosts the “Drama Queens” podcast with her two pals told Us. “It’s such a special thing to leave a journey like that and maintain really deep and trusted connections and we all are able to support each other and inspire each other and it’s something I just really cherish.”
Through the years, the show’s leading ladies aren’t the only ones who’ve kept in touch. The teen drama — which followed the lives of half-brothers Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) and their complex relationship as basketball players and siblings — also created long-lasting friendships among the show’s male actors.
Lafferty and Stephen Colletti (who played Chase Adams), for example, reunited in 2020 to write, produce and star on Hulu’s Everyone Is Doing Great.
“We lived enough life to realize and look back on our lives since One Tree Hill had actually ended to say things have been absurd and difficult and wonderful at the same time, enough for us to find some real humor here and a story to tell,” Lafferty told Entertainment Weekly at the time of the show, which is loosely based on their real-life experiences since leaving the teen series. “And we built some characters around some of these experiences that we’ve had or this world that we’ve been exposed to, and what we ended up doing was finding a story that both of us could really relate to.”
One Tree Hill also starred Lee Norris (Marvin “Mouth” McFadden), Paul Johansson (Dan Scott), Antwon Tanner (Antwon “Skills” Taylor), Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb Scott), Jackson Brundage (Jamie Scott), Moira Kelly (Karen Rose), Barry Corbin (Whitey) and Craig Sheffer (Keith Scott).
Shantel VanSanten, Austin Nichols and Robert Buckley joined the cast in later seasons as Quinn James, Julian Baker and Clay Evans, respectively.
Scroll down to see the cast of One Tree Hill’s best reunion moments over the years:
Ravens for life! One Tree Hill hooked viewers in with its dramatic story lines — but the cast’s real-life friendships are what keeps fans talking about the teen series nearly 20 years after its premiere.
“We’ve known each other for almost two decades now. Our friendships have changed immeasurably,” Sophia Bush exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2020 of her dynamic with BFFs — and former costars — Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz. “We’ve been through so many stages of life together. But I think something that we really cherish — Hilarie and I were talking about this not too long ago — is just having, interestingly enough, as we’ve all gotten older, having our friendships deepen even more.”
Bush, Burton and Lenz played high schoolers Brooke Davis, Peyton Sawyer and Haley James Scott, respectively, on the CW series, which premiered in 2003. While the show ended in 2012 after nine seasons, the women’s bond has remained intact.
“We all got to go through this wild ride together and it’s a thing that’s ours. No one else can really share it with us in the way that we can,” Bush, who cohosts the “Drama Queens” podcast with her two pals told Us. “It’s such a special thing to leave a journey like that and maintain really deep and trusted connections and we all are able to support each other and inspire each other and it’s something I just really cherish.”
Through the years, the show’s leading ladies aren’t the only ones who’ve kept in touch. The teen drama — which followed the lives of half-brothers Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) and their complex relationship as basketball players and siblings — also created long-lasting friendships among the show’s male actors.
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Lafferty and Stephen Colletti (who played Chase Adams), for example, reunited in 2020 to write, produce and star on Hulu’s Everyone Is Doing Great.
“We lived enough life to realize and look back on our lives since One Tree Hill had actually ended to say things have been absurd and difficult and wonderful at the same time, enough for us to find some real humor here and a story to tell,” Lafferty told Entertainment Weekly at the time of the show, which is loosely based on their real-life experiences since leaving the teen series. “And we built some characters around some of these experiences that we’ve had or this world that we’ve been exposed to, and what we ended up doing was finding a story that both of us could really relate to.”
One Tree Hill also starred Lee Norris (Marvin “Mouth” McFadden), Paul Johansson (Dan Scott), Antwon Tanner (Antwon “Skills” Taylor), Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb Scott), Jackson Brundage (Jamie Scott), Moira Kelly (Karen Rose), Barry Corbin (Whitey) and Craig Sheffer (Keith Scott).
Shantel VanSanten, Austin Nichols and Robert Buckley joined the cast in later seasons as Quinn James, Julian Baker and Clay Evans, respectively.
Scroll down to see the cast of One Tree Hill’s best reunion moments over the years:
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Back on the Court
While attending the FWB Charity Events convention in November 2022, Murray and Lafferty made social media users swoon when they put on their Ravens’ uniforms for a charity game. Tanner, Greenberg, Colletti and Robbie Jones also suited up.
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TV Time
The Good Sam star and producer enlisted Lenz and Burton to play sisters on an upcoming episode of her CBS medical drama. Bush shared the casting news in January 2022.
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Family Hikes
“Sign seems legit,” Michael Trucco, who played Cooper Lee on the series, wrote via Instagram in December 2021 after changing a park sign to read “One Tree Hill” along with pal Lafferty. “Always a good day when I get to spend time catching up with my buddy/nephew😜@jameslafferty. #onetreehill #frymancanyon #treepeople @onetreehilltvshow.”
Credit: Courtesy of Bethany Joy Lenz/instagram
Holiday Fun
Lenz hosted the ultimate Christmas party in December 2021, which several of her OTH costars attended.
Credit: Courtesy of James Lafferty/Instagram
Dinner Buds
Lafferty reunited with Bryan Greenberg, who played Jake Jagielski on the series, along with their significant others, Alexandra Park and Jamie Chung, in November 2021 for a sunny Southern California dinner.
Credit: Courtesy of Bethany Joy Lenz/Instagram
Girl Gang
The “Drama Queens” podcast hosts shared a laugh in July 2021.
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Podcast Peeps
Lafferty, Buckley and Colletti hung out with Jana Kramer, who played Alex Dupre on the show, and her then-husband Mike Caussin for a March 2020 episode of the “Whine Down” podcast.
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Hang Time
“What can I say that hasn’t been said … This is Tree Hill & it’s our home. Family Forever,” Murray captioned a group photo via Instagram in February 2020.
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The Scotts
Sheffer, Woods, Kelly and Murray posed for photos during a February 2020 reunion put on by FWB Charity Events.
Credit: Courtesy of Antwon Tanner/Instagram
Wedded Bliss
The OTH stars came out in droves to celebrate Burton’s October 2019 nuptials to Jeffrey Dean Morgan, including longtime pal Tanner.
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Movie Reunions
Woods and Burton teamed up in May 2019 to film Lifetime’s A Christmas Wish. Tyler Hilton, who appeared on OTH from 2004 to 2012 as Chris Keller, Colin Fickes, who played Jimmy Edwards on the show, Norris and Tanner were also part of the holiday movie cast.
Credit: Courtesy of Chad Michael Murray/Instagram
Courtside
Tanner and Murray enjoyed some downtime in March 2019 after attending an Eyecon reunion convention.
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Goofy Guys
“Things got silly by the end of the night! Big love to my cast mates and lifelong friends,” Burton captioned a series of photos via Instagram in February 2019, including a selfie with Greenberg and Bush. “Coming home to you is always such a joy.”
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Feeling the Love
The gang got back together in December 2018 to meet fans of the show.
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Gal Pals
“Double double, toil and trouble! I miss getting to play with these crazies every day,” Burton wrote via Instagram in October 2018, referring to Bevin Prince (who played Bevin) and Danneel Ackles (who played Rachel). The women reunited to film Lifetime’s The Christmas Contract.
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Christmas Craze
Burton also teamed up with Buckley in Louisiana in June 2018 to shoot The Christmas Contract.
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Brothers From Another Mother
“I think you all know this guy … @thisisjameslafferty — still as kind as he is talented,” Murray wrote via Instagram in November 2016 after hanging out with Lafferty. “Great seeing the whole crew this weekend.”
Credit: Courtesy of Bethany Joy Lenz/Instagram
Horsing Around
Lenz went to the racetrack with Daphne Zuniga, who played Victoria Davis, in April 2016.
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Mr. and Mrs. Scott
“As per your request! #Naley …just a few years later 😉 💋💋💛💜,” Lenz captioned an Instagram snap with her TV husband in March 2016.
Credit: Courtesy of James Lafferty/Instagram
The Scott Men
“Father/Son time,” Lafferty captioned a March 2016 photo with his TV son.
Credit: Courtesy of Stephen Colletti/Instagram
OTH, Eh!
The cast was all smiles in August 2015 when they got together in Montreal.
Credit: Courtesy of Stephen Colletti/Instagram
Festival Fun
“Guns of sun and fun in the desert last weekend,” Colletti wrote via Instagram in April 2014 after going to a concert with Lafferty.
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