The Cold Turkey

The fourth and final season of ''The O.C.'', an American teen drama television series, aired in the United States from November 2, 2006, to February 22, 2007, and consisted of 16 episodes. ''The O.C''s final season aired Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET in the United States on Fox, a terrestrial television network. Fox tested a new timeslot by airing the second episode on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET against ABC's '' Lost'' and CBS's ''Criminal Minds''. With ''Lost'' about to enter a three-month hiatus, Fox hoped that changing the timeslot for ''The O.C.'' would attract back viewers it had lost since the end of the previous season; however, the move was unsuccessful and the show returned to its Thursday timeslot.

The season was released on DVD as a five-disc boxed set under the title ''The O.C.: The Complete Fourth Season'' on May 22, 2007, by Warner Bros. Home Video. The season was also made available in the American versions of Zune and iTunes Store. Before the season premiered on television, it was available through on demand streaming. In the US, streaming was available from October 26, 2006, at 3:01 a.m. ET onwards, through Fox Interactive Media's MySpace and MyFoxLocal stations.

In Canada, the fourth season was simulcast on the terrestrial CTV Television Network. Additionally, as a result of an agreement between Warner Bros. and CTV, the first episode was available to be streamed from October 30, 2006, at 12:00 p.m. ET onwards, through the CTV Broadband Network. In the United Kingdom the season premiered on January 9, 2007, on E4, and in Australia it was broadcast by Network Ten on November 7, 2006, at 8:30 p.m. (local time).

Synopsis

Five months after Marissa's death, Ryan, Summer and Julie find it hard to move on. Feeling neglected by her mom, Katlin decides to follow the same path Marissa followed years earlier. Ryan's past comes back to bite him. Kirsten and Sandy decides to move back to Berkeley but gets some news that puts their plans on hold.

* Julie's, Ryan's and Summer's struggle to move on, after Marissa's death.
* Julie and Kirsten Cohen, continue to manage their dating agency, but at some point, problems will arise, with the management of it.
* Summer's evolution into a hippie-girl on Brown and her getting expelled from Brown because of Ché Cook.
* Kaitlin's teenage-problems and friends.
* Sandy's change's job, going from manager of the Newport Group to public defender.
* The unexpected return of Ryan's biological father, Frank Atwood.
* Taylor's marriage, with a writer, and their subsequent divorce.
* Ryan Atwood-Cohen, starts to have feelings for Taylor Townsend, which end, to be explored, when the two, begin a relationship.
* Kirsten's second pregnancy and the transfer of her and Sandy Cohen, into their old home in Berkeley.
* The beginning and the end of the love story between Julie Cooper and Frank Atwood (Ryan's biological father), which results in a pregnancy.
* The maturation of both Julie Cooper and Kaitlin Cooper, and the beginning of their real mother-daughter relationship.
* Kirsten reveals she had an abortion while dating Jimmy before leaving for Berkley
* Kaitlin's teenage-problems and friends.
* Sandy's change's job, going from manager of the Newport Group to public defender.
* The unexpected return of Ryan's biological father
* Kirsten's second pregnancy and the transfer of her and Sandy Cohen, into their old home in Berkeley.
* The beginning and the end of the love story between Julie Cooper and Frank Atwood (Ryan's biological father), which results in a pregnancy.
* The maturation of both Julie Cooper and Kaitlin Cooper, and the beginning of their real mother-daughter relationship.
* Kirsten reveals she had an abortion while dating Jimmy before leaving for Berkley

Cast and characters

Regular

* Peter Gallagher as Sandy Cohen (16 episodes)
* Kelly Rowan as Kirsten Cohen (16 episodes)
* Benjamin McKenzie as Ryan Atwood (16 episodes)
* Adam Brody as Seth Cohen (16 episodes)
* Melinda Clarke as Julie Cooper (16 episodes)
* Rachel Bilson as Summer Roberts (16 episodes)
* Autumn Reeser as Taylor Townsend (16 episodes)
* Willa Holland as Kaitlin Cooper (16 episodes)

Recurring

* Wayne Dalglish as Brad Ward (10 episodes)
* Corey Price as Eric Ward (10 episodes)
* Chris Pratt as Che (9 episodes)
* Kevin Sorbo as Frank Atwood (7 episodes)
* Gary Grubbs as Gordan Bullit (6 episodes)
* Brandon Quinn as Spencer Bullit (6 episodes)
* Scott Krinsky as Darryl (5 episodes)
* Michael Nouri as Neil Roberts (3 episodes)

Special Guest starring

* Chris Brown as Will Tutt (3 episodes)
* Tate Donovan as Jimmy Cooper (1 episode)

Episodes

Notes

: - The second episode was shown first in Canada on Tuesday, November 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET on CTV. In the United States the episode aired the next day at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Crew

The season was produced by Warner Bros. Television, College Hill Pictures and Wonderland Sound and Vision. The executive producers were Bob DeLaurentis, creator Josh Schwartz and Wonderland co-founders McG and Stephanie Savage. Ian Toynton and John Stephens served as co-executive producers. The staff writers were Schwartz, Savage, Stephens, J.J. Philbin, Leila Gerstein and Mark Fish. The regular directors throughout the season were Toynton, Michael Lange, Norman Buckley and Patrick Norris.

Cast

The fourth season had star billing for eight major roles. Rachel Bilson as Summer, Adam Brody as Seth, Melinda Clarke as Julie, Peter Gallagher as Sandy, Benjamin McKenzie as Ryan, and Kelly Rowan as Kirsten

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