One Tree Hill renewed for 9th season

[Peyton Sawyer]

It's official. The cast tweeted and news is breaking across various sites!

Wilmington will be known as Tree Hill for at least one more year.

The locally produced “One Tree Hill” has been picked up for a ninth season. Actor Austin Nichols, who plays "Julian" on the show, posted this message on his Twitter account just before 4 p.m. Tuesday: "We just got picked up for 13 episodes. OTH cannot be killed thanks to the fans. Season finale tonight."

Bill Vassar, executive vice president of EUE/Screen Gems Studios, confirmed he had unofficially heard the news from multiple sources. He said it was uncertain whether it would be on the schedule for the beginning of the fall season or debut mid-season around January, or when it would come back into production.

Speculation had circulated for weeks about whether “One Tree Hill,” which rents production offices and sound stages at EUE/Screen Gems' Wilmington campus, would be renewed for another season.

This comes after new episodes of the show averaged 1.8 million total viewers this season.

According to the Wilmington Regional Film Commission, about 125 professional locals are employed on the set and the show pumps about $1 million per episode into the local economy.

“One Tree Hill” has filmed in Wilmington since 2003, and it is the longest-running project to be filmed in the Port City.The series airs at 9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW network.

According to Sophia and Austin (as the article says) it's been picked up for a 13 episode season.

We'll have to see if it stays that way.

So what are we thinking?

[Lorelai Gilmore]

I'm not suprised, but I have to admit when I read your title my heart sank, and thats not how I should feel about a show that is one of my all time favourites, although I think it stopped been that show along time ago.

I just hope these 13 episodes are to wrap everything up, but this is starting to feel a lot like last year.

[Peyton Sawyer]

I know exactly what you mean. There was definitely not a dance of joy lol

I felt bad because a part of me felt like I should have been happy but I don't think I could go so far as to say that!

[Marisa]

I agree with both of you I am kind of like okay.... not excited anymore. I haven't watched the finale yet maybe that will make me excited who knows?

I really hope this isn't a case of deja vu and Mark really ends it if not I am calling it a day.

[True Love]

I'm kind of happy. I mean, OTH does not rock anymore as it used to, but I'm glad I'm going to have it in my life for at least 13 more episodes. And maybe we'll see Lucas and Peyton again.