There are many classic TV shows which have been revived or rebooted. Beverly Hills, 90210 stands a cut above — new life has been breathed into the iconic Fox hit not once, but twice.
Based on the shock that the Walsh family, a small town, experienced when moving from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Beverly Hills in California, Brandon was the first person to be introduced to the nation.Jason PriestleyBrenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) and the cast of characters they encountered thereafter — including Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), Donna Martin (Tori Spelling), David Silver (Brian Austin Green), Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering), Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris), Valerie Macon (Tiffani Thiessen) and Emily Valentine (Christine McCarthy) — from 1990 to 2000.
The show was originally rebooted in 2008 with a new cast (although several of the original teen soap’s stars, including Garth, Doherty and Spelling, made appearances at times) and in summer 2019, it took on a new form entirely, as much of the original cast reunited as “heightened versions of themselves” in BH90210.
“Having gone their separate ways since the original series ended 19 years ago, Jason, Jennie, Ian, Gabrielle, Brian and Tori reunite when one of them suggests it’s time to get a Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot up and running,” the newest revival’s longline read. “But getting it going may make for an even more delicious soap than the reboot itself. What will happen when first loves, old romances, friends and frenemies come back together, as this iconic cast – whom the whole world watched grow up together – attempts to continue from where they left off?”
Masked SingerSpelling, alumnus, gushed about the project. Us Weekly in February 2019, saying, “We are all so excited to go back to work together because it’s like family coming back together,” she said at the time.
The group was hit hard by tragedy before the air date. Perry, 52, died on March 4, 2019, after suffering a massive stroke. Doherty, who was his ex-love, paid tribute to him on his most recent show. Riverdale, in October 2019, following the gang’s TV reunion earlier that summer.
Scroll through to see how the rest of the show’s stars have grown since their days on the beloved TV drama.
