The OC star Mischa Barton was spotted on the set of Neighbours with Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher, two living legends who played Karl and Susan Kennedy.
It was announced last month that the US TV personality had joined the cast of the popular soap opera’s Amazon FreeVee revival series, playing mysterious newcomer Reece Sinclair.
Although there is little information available about Reece or what brought her to Ramsay Street, it is safe to say that viewers are eager to learn more.
Mischa has received a series of promotional images from the long-running Neighbours set at Nunawading Studios, Melbourne, in which she poses with the iconic Ramsay Street sign.
The long-running series’ legendary actors Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne, who portray married pair Karl and Susan Kennedy, were also seen with the Invitation to Murder star, who has already begun filming.
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When she initially heard she had been cast in Neighbours, Mischa, who gained notoriety as Marissa Cooper in The OC, was ecstatic.
She exclaimed, “I am really looking forward to being back in Australia, a place I know and love! I am excited to be part of this iconic show’s next chapter.”
“I believe the role of Reece will be a great one for me to explore and play with,” the actor said.
Jason Herbison, the show’s executive producer, added: “We are beyond pleased to have an actor of Mischa’s calibre join us for the start of this exciting new chapter with Neighbours starting on Amazon Freevee in North America.
‘Mischa’s character is unexpected and vibrant, and he or she will be immediately recognisable on Ramsay Street. Both domestic and international fans will adore her.
Consider us incredibly excited.
After 37 years as a mainstay of UK daytime television, Neighbours was controversially cancelled by Channel 5 last year, shocking the entire world. Fans who were outraged quickly started efforts to try and salvage the show.
After a happy finale in which celebrities like Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce, and Kylie Minogue made cameos, everyone thought Neighbours was done forever. However, in November, Amazon’s ad-supported streaming service Freevee brought the series back to life.
With a fall premiere planned, filming has resumed, and we are already counting down the days. Fans may watch hundreds of old episodes of the soap opera right now on Freevee, and more are anticipated this coming week.
