

Even the faculty seems hip and sophisticated at WBHHS, such as smart and funny teacher Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold, Dirt ) and beautiful guidance counsellor Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth, the original Beverly Hills, 90210 ). Annie and Dixon have a close sibling relationship, which they'll need to help them cope with all the new cliques and classmates, including Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord, Nip/Tuck ), a hot, spoiled, rich girl Ethan (Dustin Milligan, Runaway ), a popular jock whose abilities rival Dixon's Navid (Michael Steger, The Winner ), an aspiring journalist who heads up the school's daily newscast and Silver (Jessica Stroup, Prom Night ), a rebel who produces and stars in a YouTube-type video series. The school is one big culture shock for Annie, a sweet and friendly girl with a passion for the theatre, and Dixon, a star athlete and scholar who was adopted by the Wilson family after they took him in as a foster child.

For Annie and Dixon, the awkwardness of being the new kids is made worse by the fact that their dad has taken a job as the high school principal. The Wilson family, including dad Harry (Rob Estes, Melrose Place ) and mom Debbie (Lori Loughlin, Summerland ), has relocated to Beverly Hills to keep an eye on Harry's mother Tabitha (Jessica Walter, Arrested Development ), a feisty-but-faded former television star and a charter member of the Betty Ford Clinic. An edgy, contemporary spin-off of the iconic drama Beverly Hills, 90210, the new 90210 looks at life through the eyes of Annie Wilson (Shenae Grimes, Degrassi: The Next Generation ) and her brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds, The Wire ), whose first day at West Beverly Hills High School leaves no doubt they're not in Kansas anymore.
