The OC fans go wild after Mischa Barton ‘basically confirms reunion is happening’

The OC fans could finally have their dreams come true after lead star Mischa Barton teased a potential reunion is on the cards.

The 00s icon played beloved character Marissa Cooper on the show for three seasons, with the original series running for a total of four between 2003 and 2007.

The American drama helped launch the careers of several big stars today, including Mischa herself as well as Adam Brody, and supporting stars like Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt, Shailene Woodley and Amber Heard all before mainstream fame.

Of course, Marissa’s character arc also remains one of the most shocking TV moments in history after she died in a fiery car crash at the end of season three (I would say spoiler warning, but it has been 20 years).

Still, the cast holds a special place in the hearts of the OC fans, especially 40-year-old star Mischa.

Now, she’s renewed hope that the whole gang could be getting back together, as she said in a new interview with RTL when asked about a potential reunion.

The interviewer pointed out that there have been mini-reunions already happening, including Nobody Wants This star Adam joining co-star Ben McKenzie to moderate a Q&A for Ben’s new film, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money.

Mischa herself also added that she joined friends Melinda Clarke and Rachel Bilson on The OC recap podcast, although this was further back in 2023.

The million-dollar question, however, is: will all of the cast come back together to reflect on the iconic legacy of the show any time soon?

‘There might be a reunion coming up; we’ll see,’ she cryptically said. And when pressed as to whether anything was planned, just repeated: ‘We’ll see’.

But the eyes don’t lie, and there was definitely a glint in them that fans could expect more soon. The timing of the revelation is even more apt as the 23rd anniversary of the first season happened just this week.

Naturally, the high likelihood has put loyal viewers into a tailspin.

‘There so is a reunion you can see by her eyes,’ TikTok user Lils shared.

‘This would literally heal me,’ another fan commented.

‘Wow this is EVERYTHING,’ Brizel declared.

‘PLEASEEEEE I NEED TO SEE KIRSTEN AND RYAN TOGETHER AGAIN,’ letsgoflyairs said on X.

Although a reunion isn’t a reboot, Mischa has addressed whether she would return to the show before, although some spooky happenings would have to take place to bring her character back from the dead.

In 2023, when promoting her stint on the short-lived Neighbours reboot, she was asked whether she would return in some shape or form.

‘Oh maybe, I mean how that would ever happen like you said. I always think it’s more likely that some weird offshoot could happen… I know it’s been talked about that she might have faked her death, but it’s unlikely,’ she told Access Hollywood.

In 2021, her TV mom, played by Melinda, and co-star Rachel reflected on how shocking Marissa’s death was at the time.

‘It was like a member of our family dying. We’ve talked about all the scenes we had after the fact, and how emotional it really was, because it was pretty surreal,’ Rachel said.

Melinda added to InStyle: ‘And you have to give it to Mischa. I mean being killed off on a show, it’s hard not to take that personally …

‘That girl acted, she did such an amazing job at her performance in that last episode. I remember acting with her in some of her final scenes, and just really being blown away about how brave and present she was.’