CW entertainment president Dawn Ostroff is putting the best possible spin on the loss of One Tree Hill original cast members Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton, saying the show now has an opportunity to bring on new characters.
“We tried to get them to stay; we would have been thrilled if they wanted to,” Ostroff told reporters at the CW’s upfront presentation. But since Murray and Burton are moving on, Tree Hill must now reinvent itself a bit — as it did in 2007, with a four-year flash-forward.
“A show going into its seventh year is very open to reinventing itself,” says Ostroff. “And one thing I have to give [series creator] Mark Schwahn a lot of credit for is that he has kept the show so fresh all these years.”
As reported last week, Tree Hill will seek to “replace” Lucas and Peyton by adding three new characters, including Haley’s older sister, Quinn. (Learn one of Quinn’s “secrets” in this week’s Mega Minute.)
“We look at shows like ER, shows that go on for many, many years, and a lot of those casts go through different people,” notes Ostroff. “So we are sad to see [Chad and Hilarie] go — and grateful for everything they did for the show — but excited about seeing who else is going to join the cast.”
Source: TV Guide
6 Responses to “CW Boss “Sad” About Tree Hill Exits”May 24th, 2009 at 8:15 pm i love lucas scott in one tree hill he is georgeous and a fantastic character but i am so glad he and peyton go married and had a beautiful baby girl. peyton and lucas deserve all the happiness in the world and their are meant too be together true love always. i am devestated that lucas and peyton won’t be in season 7 of one tree hill but i hope they have a great future doing what ever they want to do in life. thank you for 6 years worth of fantastic seasons. i love one tree hill and i won’tstop watching one tree hill, its an fantatic show. but chad micheal murray is georgeous in real life. i think he is amazing person n i love him. x September 20th, 2009 at 8:45 pm I think that its lame! I really wanted to see what Sawyer looked like and to see what Lucas and Peyton had become in a season. They have been in ALL SIX SEASONS. This show is lame now. They should come back October 13th, 2009 at 11:28 pm will not watch it without them and know many people who wont either. GET THEM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! October 23rd, 2009 at 11:30 pm hi, you is a sexy…….i piekny papa October 26th, 2009 at 11:52 am So sorry to see the best two are leaving One Tree Hill. Have thoroughly always enjoyed the prograame but mainly because of the roles of Lucas and Peyton. November 23rd, 2009 at 6:39 am now that is not cool to hear. I expected chad and hilarie to continue even in season 7. so why is this happening when everything is getting sweeter? What does CW have to do about that? Talk to them ( hilarie and chad) so they can stay on the show Leave a Reply |
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