Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke launch a podcast all about 'The O.C.'

California, here we come right back where we started from! 13 years after The O.C.’s final episode aired, we are getting a very important reason to revisit it all. 

Summer Roberts and Julie Cooper, ahem, we mean Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke, are reuniting for a rewatch podcast, titled Welcome to the OC, Bitches!

This is not a drill! Summer, Marissa Cooper's best friend and Seth Cohen's on-and-off again love interest, and Julie Cooper, Marissa Cooper's mother, are going to spill the tea while rewatching every episode of The O.C.! It's not the reboot we've been waiting for but we will definitely take it and bask in all The O.C. glory. 

If the name of the podcast sounds familar, just think back to season one episode one when Luke Ward (Chris Carmack) and Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) fought on the beach at a house party. It was right after Ryan moved to Newport and left Chino. After Luke kicked Ryan while he was on the ground (not fair) he screamed, "Welcome to the O.C., bitch. This is how it's done in Orange County."

Both actresses announced the news on social media Thursday. “Welcome to the OC, bitches! I’m Rachel Bilson and I played Summer Roberts on The O.C.,” Bilson said in a teaser clip.

“Grab your bikinis, your Juicy jumpsuits and flip phones because every Tuesday we’re going back to the early 2000s,” Bilson announced. Yasssss Summer, you are speaking our love language. 

Clarke said that Welcome to the OC, Bitches is a rewatch O.C. podcast “as only the two bitches who were there could do.” She said they are starting all the way from the beginning, back from when the pair were just “guest stars.”

“Do you remember that, Rachel?” Clarke asked Bilson. “Yes… ew!” she responded. 

Every Tuesday, Bilson and Clarke will rewatch an episode of the show and dissect everything for us from “the music, the drama, the parties, the love triangles, the fashion and the teenage angst.” They will also be joined by former cast members, writers, and musicians from the show.

If The O.C. played an integral role in the shaping of the music on your iPod in the early 2000s, raise your hand because we're all ready to go back to The Bait Shop.

“Join the original OC bitches, friends, and co-stars, Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke, for a trip back to the early 2000s,” reads a description of the Omny show. “Zip up your Juicy Couture tracksuits and grab a seat by the pool while they deliver the ultimate O.C.-rewatch podcast.”

The podcast's first episode is set to premiere on April 27 and the pair have signed on to host more than 100 episodes of the new podcast. Music to our hearts, with a hint of Death Cab for Cutie.

Clarke and Bilson both starred in The O.C. for four seasons from 2003 to 2007. The show also starred Mischa Barton as Marissa Cooper, Adam Brody as Seth Cohen, Ben McKenzie as Ryan Atwood, Peter Gallagher as Sandy Cohen, Kelly Rowan as Kirsten Cohen and Tate Donovan as Jimmy Cooper.

In an official statement, Bilson said: "I'm so excited to be doing this podcast with Mindy. I think everyone could use a little light and laughter after the year we have endured. Going back and watching all of these episodes has been so fun and I can't wait to talk about it all, my own personal experiences as well as others involved with the show. From behind the camera, to the makeup trailer to the faces on screen, I hope you will all tune in and come with us back to The OC."

We cannot wait for that Summer Roberts, Seth Cohen reunion on the podcast! Maybe their toy horses Captain Oats and Princess Sparkle will make an appearance as well?

Clarke and Bilson teased us with a "#FBF????" post in February when they posted a selfie together. "Wait for it......... #eternalsummer #covidsafe," Bilson captioned the photo.

Our calendars are marked for April 27 and we are ready to belt out that theme song, "Californ-yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah."

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