Beverly Hills, 90210 

A group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.

Creator:

Darren Star

Stars:

Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 14 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jennie Garth	...	Kelly Taylor / ... 292 episodes, 1990-2000
Ian Ziering	...	Steve Sanders / ... 292 episodes, 1990-2000
Brian Austin Green	...	David Silver / ... 292 episodes, 1990-2000
Tori Spelling	...	Donna Martin / ... 292 episodes, 1990-2000
Jason Priestley	...	Brandon Walsh / ... 245 episodes, 1990-2000
Joe E. Tata	...	Nat Bussichio / ... 238 episodes, 1990-2000
Luke Perry	...	Dylan McKay / ... 199 episodes, 1990-2000
Gabrielle Carteris	...	Andrea Zuckerman / ... 147 episodes, 1990-2000
Carol Potter	...	Cindy Walsh / ... 147 episodes, 1990-1998
James Eckhouse	...	Jim Walsh / ... 146 episodes, 1990-1998
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Valerie Malone 136 episodes, 1994-2000

Storyline

Originally based around the lives of a group of high school students living in the wealthy Beverly Hills neighborhood, then later moving on to their college days as they got older. The kids become friends and enemies, fall in and out of love, and go through an endless series of crises as this small group somehow becomes personally involved in every newsworthy social issue from alcoholism to South African apartheid to pregnancy to AIDS.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | beverly hills california | 1990s | high school newspaper | high school friends | 

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Taglines:

New faces and dangerous places!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brandon Walsh was the last role cast, and Jason Priestley had a single weekend to prepare. He read for Aaron Spelling on Thursday and got the job Friday afternoon. That Monday, the crew started production.

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Goofs

In the pilot, Brenda tells her date she's a Junior at West Beverly, which means they would've graduated at the end of the second season. They didn't graduated at the end of the third season.

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Quotes

[Dylan surprises Gina by showing up at a dance]
Gina: Oh, my gosh! What are you... What are you doing here?
Dylan: Well, as you never went to you own prom, I figured when you did, you might wanna go with someone whose voice had dropped.
Gina: Has your voice dropped? I hadn't noticed.

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Alternate Versions

During the original run and earlier syndication airings, the show featured a lot of music from up to the time the episode takes place. However, due to issues with rights regarding the songs, all DVD and Hulu versions change the majority of the original soundtrack with generic replacements. There are also episodes with scenes edited out that would mention certain songs or music artists. It is not known if there will ever be a future release that retains the original music with unedited episodes.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 TV BFFs Who Hated Each Other in Real Life (2019)

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Soundtracks

Theme From Beverly Hills, 90210
by John E. Davis

User Reviews

This is one of the best shows you will ever see !!...

This is one of the best shows you will ever see !! I remember the first episode, all of the characters being sophomores in high school, just starting to gain some identity . To me, each character is a fantastic representation of the different situation a teenager faces in life. You've got the girls Kelly , Brenda, Donna (the good girl) , and Andrea (pronounced ON-dreea), and the guys Brandon (won my vote for best looking!) Steve, nerdy David, and soon to follow cool hand Luke - Dylan . The gang is as close as a bunch of high-schoolers are going to get, but let me tell you why to watch . This show crosses everything - drugs, sex , abuse, you name it . The characters bring the topics into their own hands and show how it affects their friends, family and lives. It has actually taught me a few lessons as well . One being that you never know your friends, and don't be surprised by their actions . This show proves that you never really know anyone . 90210 doesn't hold anything back, it shows emotion, and best of all rescues

My favorite episode, well let's just say I don't have just one, because I happened to enjoy all of them, but I will narrow it down if you're looking into checking it out . One episode that you must see is the episode where Dylan's dad dies, I myself was sympathetic to the character . The next best episode was of the 97-98 season, when the gang takes a trip to Hawaii, love is in the air, and everyone for that moment is just happy, but until the end where Kelly is shot .

If you are looking for a reason to quit doing drugs and drinking, check out the episode where David is addicted to speed , or when Kelly's co-dependency leads to her addiction with cocaine. Watch the chain of episodes where Dylan is over his head in drinking . If you are looking for abuse intervention, tune into the episode where Brandon mentors a physically abused boy, or when Donna overcomes her battering boyfriend (ray). If you are looking for some good-old fun episodes , check out the early college ones, when everybody is either pledging a fraternity or a sorority .

I strongly recommend this show to anyone who is interested in a reality based show, that is not focused on just the snobs of Beverly Hills, and is always teaching a different lesson .

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Class of Beverly Hills

Filming Locations:

15001 Calvert Street, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

90210 Productions, Fair Dinkum Productions, Propaganda Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 60 min 60 min (293 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1