As was the primary storyline of the original 90210, the show begins with a Midwestern family (from Kansas this time, not Minnesota) whose members find themselves a little out of place in the glam and decadent Beverly Hills.
Familiar faces Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Shannen Doherty and Joe E. Tata return as guest stars for multiple episodes, as respectively a guidance counselor, a boutique owner, a high school musical director and as owner of The Peach Pit.
This 90210 will also center on a brother and sister who attend West Beverly Hills High School. Then the differences begin...
Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon Wilson (Tristan Wilds) are not twins - as Brenda and Brandon Walsh were - Dixon was a foster child later adopted by the Wilsons.
Beverly Hills is not a completely alien world, either. Harry Wilson (Rob Estes, Women's Murder Club), the new high school principal, grew up there, and the family moves in with his mother, faded TV star Tabitha Wilson (Jessica Walter, Arrested Development). This series will also focus more on the adult counterparts of the show. As compared to the original series that only had the adults existing as a backdrop to the show, they will have their own storylines.
The entire new cast gathered recently for its first group photo shoot. but it is important to not that the roles differ from those in the Aaron Spelling/Darren Star original, Sache says. "Naturally - and I understand the confusion - when it first started, everyone was asking the kids, 'Who are you playing?' It's not that world."
