00:00 In its nine seasons on the air, One Tree Hill never failed to deliver the drama.
00:12 The hit television series got fans glued to the screen with all of the romance and emotional
00:16 moments, plus the heart-pounding action and high-stakes drama.
00:19 There were countless shocking storylines that left viewers' jaws on the floor.
00:23 One of the wildest turns of events was when Peyton met who she thought was her half-brother
00:27 Derek, but he turned out to be a stalker that had been watching her on her webcam.
00:36 Lucas and the real Derek were able to stop him from harming Peyton.
00:58 But that wasn't the last of him.
01:00 The stalker, whose real name is Ian, returned on prom night.
01:13 He locked Peyton and Brooke in a basement, but the girls ultimately took him down, and
01:17 he was sent to prison.
01:27 Ian wasn't the only outsider that targeted the Tree Hill pals.
01:30 Carrie, the nanny of Hayley and Nathan's son, Jamie, got fired for trying to seduce Nathan
01:35 and insert herself into the family.
01:45 Then at Lucas' wedding, she kidnapped Jamie, but Dan put a stop to it.
01:49 The drama was far from over, though.
01:51 Carrie got revenge by hitting Dan with a car, posing as his nurse, and kidnapping him.
01:55 She tried to snatch Jamie again, but Dan's ex-wife, Deb, stopped her, hitting her with
01:59 a wine bottle.
02:04 Dan broke free from where he was being held and shot and killed Carrie to save them all.
02:08 Dan was the center of a lot of wild moments, the most shocking of which was when he killed
02:12 his brother Keith following a school shooting, taking the gunman's pistol and turning it
02:16 on his sibling.
02:17 He was convinced Keith was the one that drugged him and set fire to his car dealership, but
02:20 he later found out it was actually Deb, and he turned himself in for his crime in season
02:24 four.
02:25 By season six, Dan was out of jail and in dire need of a heart transplant.
02:29 But things didn't go as planned.
02:31 The man transporting the heart tripped, spilling it on the floor, and a dog ate the organ.
02:48 Another shocking OTH moment came when Dante tried to hit Nathan with his car as revenge
02:52 for not throwing a basketball game, but Dante hit Haley instead.
03:05 A devastated Nathan beat up Dante, then realized he was dead, and Dan took the fall in his
03:09 son's place.
03:16 Lucas meanwhile, went into cardiac arrest by Haley's side, but he of course ultimately
03:21 lived.
03:22 Flash forward to season nine, and Nathan was shockingly kidnapped after trying to sign
03:26 a Russian basketball player.
03:34 Dan ended up taking on the kidnappers and saving the day.
03:43 Another shocker we'll never forget came in the season three finale, when Haley and Nathan
03:46 were driving after their wedding and swerved to avoid Cooper and Rachel's limo.
03:50 Dan dove in to save them, but only his special Nelly bracelet floated back to the surface.
03:55 After the cliffhanger finale, the next season started with Lucas diving in and pulling Nathan
03:59 out of the water, saving his life.
04:08 These are just some of the many, many wild moments in One Tree Hill history, so let us
04:12 know in the comments if we missed any of your favorites.
04:15 While OTH brought the drama on screen, off screen, the cast formed bonds to last a lifetime.
04:20 Hollywood was on set with Chad Michael Murray in 2003 while they were filming the first
04:24 season, and he talked about how shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina, rather than LA,
04:28 allowed them all to become fast friends.
04:54 Sophia Bush told Access that the cast was already having so much fun together, including
05:05 pulling some pranks.
05:16 The
05:42 series continued for Chad and his on-screen brother, James Lafferty.
06:12 When they weren't pulling pranks, the cast was having fun shooting hoops, and Chad and
06:26 Sophia gave Access a taste of their skills.
06:48 James
07:18 Lafferty was the real basketball star of the cast, since he played prior to taking
07:21 the role, and his skills were part of his audition.
07:32 James also told Access about the rewarding and challenging process of portraying Nathan.
07:58 By the end of season one, One Tree Hill was already a fan-favorite series, and beloved
08:13 by viewers of all ages, as Sophia, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Hilary Burton told Access.
08:35 They
08:53 also reflected on the fan frenzy, sharing how they got stopped by viewers at the mall
08:57 and on the street, which was a surprise coming from Wilmington, where they kept a low profile
09:26 and were not allowed to talk to anyone.
09:38 Sophia talked to Access later that year about dealing with a sudden rush of fame.
10:09 When the WB merged with UPN to form The CW, there were some questions if One Tree Hill
10:13 would get picked up for season four, and when it did, Chad told us it was a big moment for
10:17 him.
10:18 "I was in Wilmington trying to decide what I was going to do with my life.
10:34 I really didn't know.
10:35 So many things were changing.
10:36 If the show didn't come back, all right, I'm going to have to sell my house in Wilmington,
10:37 move out to Los Angeles, get a house that's dog-friendly, and go and do some films.
10:38 Or the show comes back, I keep my house.
10:39 It was a really tough call.
10:40 Until 24 hours ago, I had no idea, and I was just sitting at home going, 'I really can't
10:43 make any future plans,' because I had no idea what my choices were.
10:46 Well, you know what?
10:47 I'm excited.
10:48 It's the first year of a new network, and in 50 years, I'll always be able to look back
10:54 and go, 'You know what?
10:55 I was there in the first season.
10:56 I was there with the first upfront.
10:57 So I was there to see the respect that they've generated over the years.'
11:02 So I think it's exciting."
11:04 One Tree Hill went on to air for nine seasons and maintained a passionate fan base through
11:08 the years.
11:09 Back in 2008, Lee Norris told Access that those fans were the secret to their success.
11:13 "We're just so happy to be going.
11:15 It's our sixth season.
11:16 I don't think we ever thought we'd get that far, 100 episodes in, and it's been incredible.
11:20 The secret formula for us is just good writing, and honestly, we have the most passionate
11:24 fans in television.
11:25 They're just crazy.
11:26 They show up everywhere, and they've kept us on the air this long, and that's the truth.
11:30 It's all about the fans."
11:31 - One Tree Hill, One Tree Hill.
11:46 (upbeat music)
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