Chad Michael Murray reveals he and James Lafferty didnt get a call about One Tree Hill sequel series
He’s not heading back to North Carolina.Chad Michael Murray has broken his silence about the upcoming “One Tree Hill” reboot.Murray, 43, told The Los Angeles Times, “We’re not doing it because no one’s ever picked up the phone and said, ‘Hey, we’re doing this,’ so we’re not doing it.”He was referring to himself and James Lafferty, who co-starred in the show as his half-brother, Nathan Scott. “One Tree Hill” aired for nine seasons from 2003 to 2012 on The WB, which then turned into The CW. The show followed teens in the fictional town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.In addition to Murray and Lafferty, it starred Sophia Bush (Murray’s real life ex-wife, as they were married from 2005 to 2006), Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz.Murray and Bush got married in 2005, when he was 23 and she was 22 — and they got divorced later that same year.
In early 2006, Bush filed for an annulment, citing fraud, but her request was denied.Their divorce was finalized in December 2006.In August, sources revealed to Variety that the early 2000s teen drama is getting a reboot on Netflix.
The insiders said the sequel series was already in the works, with Bush, Burton and Danneel Ackles producing the project.Ackle’s husband, “Supernatural” star Jensen Ackles, will also produce. Bush and Burton, both 42, are allegedly reprising their roles as Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer, respectively. The news wasn’t met with mass enthusiasm.
Fans noted that a sequel series only makes sense with the entire core group involved.Others brought up cast feuds and all the alleged behind-the-scenes tension with “One Tree Hill” creator Mark Schwahn, which Bush, Burton and Lenz exposed on the “Drama Queens” podcast.
They shared a story about him allegedly threatening two of them into posing for Maxim against their will.Schwahn will not be involved in the reboot. Murray didn’t say why he was not invited to participate on the show, but his divorce from Bush ...