A troubled young man becomes involved in the lives of a close-knit group of people in an upper-class neighborhood in Newport Beach, Orange County, and faces many challenges with them.
This season deals with the turbulent relationships between Marissa, Ryan, Summer, and Seth. Kirsten becomes more withdrawn from life, while Julie's crime-filled past comes back to haunt her, and her relationship with Caleb quickly becomes strained.
Ryan and his friends move forward as they enter their senior year of high school, as Sandy takes over Kirsten's position at the Newport Group and tries to deal with the threat of expulsion. Caitlin is trying her best not to return to Newport. While Julie tries to become the richest woman in Newport...Read more after Caleb's death.
In season 4, Seth begins working at a comic book shop, while Ryan struggles to move on from his past, before refusing to return after Marissa's shocking and untimely death.