* DawsonCasting: Played straight, naturally. The youngest cast member of the main cast, Creator/BrittRobertson, is 21 and the oldest, Creator/JessicaParkerKennedy is 27. The rest of the cast members include Thomas Dekker who's 24, Creator/PhoebeTonkin who's 23, Creator/LouisHunter who's 22, Creator/ChrisZylka who's 27, and Creator/ShelleyHennig who's 25. Not to mention Creator/AdamHarrington plays the younger version of Ethan from the 90s (Adam Harrington is 42).
* FakeAmerican: Phoebe Tonkin, the actress who plays Faye, is actually from Australia.
** Louis Hunter and Jessica Parker Kennedy are from Australia and Canada, respectively.
** Natasha Henstridge is Canadian as well.
* PlayingAgainstType: Chris Zylka usually plays BrainlessBeauty types. Not so much here.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Despite decent ratings, the show was cancelled by Creator/TheCW after one season. Apparently, [[KickTheDog it's not even going to get a DVD release]].
** Though the complete series is available for streaming on {{Creator/Netflix}}
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Creator/AndreaBrooks, who plays the teenage version of Amelia looks likes she could be Britt Robertson's twin.