The second season of '' 90210'', an American television series, premiered in the U.S. on September 8, 2009 and ended on May 18, 2010. The season picks up at the end of summer after the events of last season's dramatic prom party.

Rob Estes Robert Estes (born July 22, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Harry Wilson on the teen drama series '' 90210'', as Sgt. Chris Lorenzo on the crime drama series '' Silk Stalkings'', and as Kyle McBride on the primetime soap ...

Shenae Grimes Shenae Grimes-Beech (; born October 24, 1989), previously credited as Shenae Grimes, is a Canadian actress. She portrayed Annie Wilson on The CW series '' 90210'', a spin-off of Fox's ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. Prior to that, she had a recurring ...

Tristan Wilds Tristan Paul Mack Wilds (born July 15, 1989) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series, ''The Wire'', and as Dixon Wilson on the CW teen drama seri ...

AnnaLynne McCord AnnaLynne McCord (born July 16, 1987) is an American actress, activist, and model. Known for playing vixen-type roles, McCord first gained prominence in 2007 as the scheming Eden Lord on the FX television series ''Nip/Tuck'', and as the pampe ...

Ryan Eggold Ryan James Eggold (born August 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for playing Ryan Matthews (90210), Ryan Matthews on the The CW, CW teen drama series ''90210 (TV series), 90210'' and List of The Blacklist characters#Tom Keen, Tom Keen o ...

Jessica Stroup Jessica Leigh Stroup (born October 23, 1986) is an American actress, best known for her role as Erin Silver on '' 90210'' (2008–2013), Max Hardy on ''The Following'' (2014–2015) and Joy Meachum on '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018), which is set in ...

Michael Steger Michael Mateus Steger (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Navid Shirazi on The CW's teen drama series '' 90210''. Early life In an interview, Steger revealed he was bullied during his childhood in the four ...

Jessica Lowndes Jessica Lowndes (; born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Adrianna Tate-Duncan on The CW teen drama series '' 90210,'' appearing in several Hallmark Channel movies, and the 2020 Lifetime Chan ...

, and

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all return as series regulars from season one, while

Dustin Milligan Dustin Wallace Milligan (born July 28, 1985) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Ethan Ward on the teen drama television series '' 90210'' from 2008 until 2009, Tom Cummings in the Canadian spy thriller television series ''X Company'' from ...

was released from his contract for "creative reasons". New executive producer Rebecca Sinclair said she felt the show needed a "complete overhaul". She hired new writing staff and had new sets built. She was also quoted as saying, "If ''

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'' is about youth in New York, I want to ake ''90210''about youth in L.A. and Beverly Hills." Sinclair also revealed that she wanted to rely less on cast members from the original ''

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'', though

Jennie Garth Jennifer Eve Garth (born April 3, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Kelly Taylor throughout the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise and Val Tyler on the sitcom '' What I Like About You'' (2002–06). In 2012, she starred ...

and

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did return for a limited time. The first episode was seen by 2.56 million viewers, the most watched episode of the show since January 2009.

Synopsis

This season follows the same characters as they enter their

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. It picks up three months after Naomi's prom party was raided by cops, landing everyone there in summer school, but not Annie, who is enduring the consequences of the hit and run when she discovers the man died and his nephew goes to West Bev. Over the summer, Ethan left California, and had moved in with his dad in

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to finish the rest of his high school education there. Having finally moved past Silver, Dixion finds a new girlfriend—but only after telling her a lie about who he really is. Kelly and Silver are informed of some upsetting news regarding their mother. Jen continues to manipulating and exploit Naomi in order to get financial independence, and she is still keeping Namoi in the dark about who Liam truly cheated on. Liam has returned to Beverly Hills after spending the summer at Military school, but he has returned with a plan to get his stepfather out of his life once and for all. He also came up with a way to destroy Jen and a way to get back with Naomi. Teddy Montgomery, a tennis player and the son of a big Hollywood Movie director, and Ivy Sullivan, Surfer, and a daughter of a popular record label enrolls into the school. Deborah and Harry's marriage is on thin ice as the new school year starts.

Cast

Regular

as Harry Wilson (20 episodes) *

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(22 episodes) *

Dixon Wilson This is a list of the characters that have appeared on '' 90210'', an American teen drama. The series introduces Annie Wilson (Shenae Grimes) and her adopted brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds), who move from Kansas to Beverly Hills with their father H ...

(22 episodes) *

Naomi Clark Naomi Clark, played by AnnaLynne McCord, is a fictional character from the CW primetime drama '' 90210'', the fourth series of the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. The character was created by Rob Thomas, Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, with lat ...

(22 episodes) *

as Ryan Matthews (16 episodes) *

Erin Silver Erin Silver, known mononymously as Silver, is a fictional character on The CW television series '' 90210'', the fourth series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. Portrayed by Jessica Stroup, the character was originally introduced in ''Be ...

(22 episodes) *

Navid Shirazi This is a list of the characters that have appeared on ''90210 (TV series), 90210'', an American teen drama. The series introduces Annie Wilson (Shenae Grimes) and her adopted brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds), who move from Kansas to Beverly Hills w ...

(19 episodes) *

Adrianna Tate-Duncan Adrianna "Ade" Tate-Duncan is a fictional character on The CW television series ''90210 (TV series), 90210'', the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. Portrayed by Jessica Lowndes, the character ...

(22 episodes) *

Matt Lanter Matthew MacKendree Lanter (born April 1, 1983) is an American actor and model. He began his modeling career in 2004. The same year, he acted in the film '' Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius'' and the television series '' Point Pleasant''. He went ...

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(22 episodes) *

as Debbie Wilson (21 episodes)

Recurring

Trevor Donovan Trevor Donovan Neubauer (born October 11, 1978), known professionally as Trevor Donovan, is an American actor and model. He is best known for his role as Teddy Montgomery on the hit teen drama television series '' 90210.'' Life and career Donova ...

as Teddy Montgomery (21 episodes) * Zachary Ray Sherman as Jasper Herman (17 episodes) *

Gillian Zinser Gillian Zinser is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Ivy Sullivan on The CW teen drama series '' 90210''. Early life Zinser was born in Washington, D.C. She is of German and Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Career Zinser's first ...

as Ivy Sullivan (14 episodes) *

Sara Foster Sara Foster (born February 5, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jen Clark on '' 90210''. She was a fashion model before moving to the film industry. Career Foster guest-starred as herself on the HBO series ''Entourage' ...

as Jennifer "Jen" Clark (10 episodes) *

Rumer Willis Rumer Glenn Willis (born August 16, 1988) is an American actress. She is the eldest daughter of actor Bruce Willis and actress Demi Moore. She has appeared in films ''Hostage'' (2005), ''The House Bunny'' (2008), ''Sorority Row'' (2009) and ''Onc ...

as Gia Mannetti (10 episodes) *

Blake Hood Blake Hood is an American actor. His best known roles include Mark Driscoll on The CW's '' 90210'' and Kyle Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is a ...

as Mark Driscoll (8 episodes) *

Kelly Lynch Kelly Ann Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American actress and model. Her notable film roles include '' Cocktail'', '' Road House'', ''Drugstore Cowboy'', ''Curly Sue''. and TV show roles in ''The L Word'' (2004–2005, 2009), and '' Magic Cit ...

as Laurel Cooper (6 episodes) *

Mekia Cox Mekia Cox (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and dancer, known for her recurring role as Sasha in the second and third seasons of The CW drama '' 90210'', Dr. Robyn Charles in the NBC medical drama ''Chicago Med'' and her role as a ...

as Sasha (6 episodes) * John Schneider as Jeffrey Sarkossian (5 episodes) *

Hal Ozsan Halil Özşan (; born 26 October 1976) is a Turkish Cypriot-origin British-American actor, screenwriter and producer. As an actor, he came to prominence for his role as Todd Carr in ''Dawson's Creek''. He has gone on to appear in various series ...

as Miles Cannon (5 episodes) *

Diego Boneta Diego Andrés González Boneta (born November 29, 1990) is an American actor, producer and singer. He gained wider recognition after starring in ''Rock of Ages'' (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and the ''Netflix'' biographical series '' Luis Miguel: ...

as Javier Luna (3 episodes) *

Alex Mckenna Alex McKenna is an American actress and voice-over artist. She gained fame by playing Petunia Stupid in ''The Stupids'' (1996) and Mickey Apple in '' You Wish'' (1997). She resumed her acting career with guest appearances in CW hit teen drama ...

as Cat (3 episode)

Special Guest Stars

as Kelly Taylor (5 episodes) *

as Jackie Taylor (4 episodes)

Episodes

Production

With the reveal of The CW's 2009-10 schedule, it was announced the series would be returning to its original Tuesday 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central, as a lead-in to ''

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''. ''90210'' is produced by

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with executive producer Rebecca Sinclair. When Sinclair took over the series, she said she felt the show needed a "complete overhaul" and hired new writing staff, a new producing director, a new DP, built new sets and new wardrobe for all the cast. With the takeover, Sinclair also introduced a new inter title and opening credits, the cast list now appears after the sequence has finished. The premiere was written by Sinclair and directed by

Stuart Gillard Stuart Thomas Gillard (born April 28, 1950) is a Canadian film, writer, producer and television director. He is best known for directing the films ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' (1993) and ''RocketMan'' (1997). He also wrote and directed ...

Cast

New executive producer Rebecca Sinclair said that second season will rely much less on original characters

Tori Spelling Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress and author. Her first major role was Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', beginning in 1990. She has appeared in made for television films, including ''A Friend to Die For' ...

and

Shannen Doherty Shannen Doherty (, born April 12, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jenny Wilder in ''Little House on the Prairie'' (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985); Kris Witherspoon in '' Our Hous ...

to boost ratings. As part of the changes, the season also promotes

from a recurring character from the 16th episode to a regular character, while character

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(

) was released from his contract due to the producers feeling his character had reached its conclusion.

was cast as a charming,

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prodigy and movie star son who is also Adrianna's first boyfriend. Former ''

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'' actress

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signed on for at least one episode, as a socialite that locked horns with Naomi.

guest starred for several episodes as Gia, a "punky, cute lesbian who isn't afraid to speak her mind." On July 20, 2009, ''E! Online'' reported that actor John Schneider had been cast as Liam's plastic surgeon stepfather.

signed up to return as her character

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also signed on for a multiple episode arc for the character to mend the broken relationship with her daughters.

was cast as Ivy Sullivan, a "tomboy surfer chick" and

was cast as her mother, Laurel Cooper, a former hippie who believes in "free love, the environment, the power of music, legalized marijuana and her daughter Ivy, whom she sees as her greatest triumph". EW's Michael Ausiello announced that former ''

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'' actor

had been cast, in a recurring role, as a faculty adviser for school's paper. TV Guide confirmed that former ''

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'' actor

Scott Patterson Scott Gordon Patterson (born September 11, 1958) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Luke Danes in ''Gilmore Girls'' and as Special Agent Peter Strahm in the ''Saw'' films. He also starred as Michael Buchanan in the ...

had been cast to play Jack Court, Liam's ex-con father who opens a tackle shop and would appear in multiple episodes.

Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer. He trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera '' Peyton Place ...

was later cast to play Spence Montgomery, Teddy's dysfunctional father, in a multiple episode run that started in April 2010.

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was cast as, Jamie, as "football/frat" student at California University for "several episodes".

Story

The second season focuses on the West Beverly Hills High group as they begin their junior year and go through dramatic changes and surprises that will change their lives. Adrianna's personal life becomes as dramatic as any role she could hope to play; Annie, the good girl from Kansas, is now lost among people she used to trust; Dixon, her brother, struggles to find his own voice; Liam, the troubled New York visitor who abhors the decadent materialistic world of Beverly Hills and Naomi, who is at odds with her sister and soon finds a worse enemy.

Reception

Season 2 premiered to 2.44 million viewers and a 1.2 Adults 18-49 rating. ''90210'' was the #1 in the percentage increase for the 18-49 demo between March 22 and March 28, increasing from a 0.7 Live+Same Day rating to a 1.1 rating. DVR ratings for the show sometimes double its broadcast ratings. The second season currently has an average user score of 7.4 out of 10 on Metacritic indicating "generally favorable" reviews. This is a higher average user score than the first season.

DVD release

The DVD release of season two was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in Regions 1, 2 and 4. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes.

References

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