Its been 12 years since the modern-classic teen dramaThe O.C.
signed off, but one of its creators is revisiting the series in a way he never expected.
Josh Schwartz, one half of the creative team behindThe O.C.

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with Stephanie Savage, is currently working on HulusLooking for Alaska, an adaptation of the John Green novel.
And sincethe YA book is set in 2005, a.k.a.
summer press tour Friday.
It was like revisiting moments.
And now we were able to do it.
Music that was really inspiring to us we had the opportunity to use it.
Schwartz and Savage are basically teen drama masters at this point, fromThe O.C.toGossip GirltoThe Carrie Diariesand evenMarvels Runaways.
The universality of what teenagers go through is timeless.
it’s possible for you to watch John Hughes movies today and still relate to them.
Whats at the core of what these characters are going through is timeless.
All eight episodes ofLooking for Alaskadebut Friday, Oct. 18, on Hulu.