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Welcome back to "The O.C.," bitch — well, sort of.

Nearly 21 years after everyone's favorite coastal drama first premiered on TV, Rachel Bilson is getting back into character for a cheeky 21Seeds campaign reintroducing audiences to Summer Roberts — and perhaps, their new favorite tequila. Aptly titled "Serving Summer," the campaign sees Bilson reprise her beloved role through a series of three 15-second ad spots: " The Spicy Delivery ," which features the 21Seeds Cucumber Jalapeño Tequila and a spicy encounter from Summer's past; " The V.O.



C. ," which features the 21Seeds Valencia Orange Tequila and a reattempt at Summer's staple catchphrase; and " The Paloma Party ," where Summer uses a 21Seeds Grapefruit Hibiscus Tequila to mix a Seed Paloma to pool-party perfection — and encounters a similar yogalates debacle from the original series. In collaboration with the show's creators, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage — who helped bring these ads to life — the campaign has everything that first made audiences fall in love with the nostalgic series: a touch of drama, a nod to the original's intro with a stunning pan over Orange County's coastline, and an inimitable West Coast vibe that few television shows have ever been able to capture.

As for how it felt slipping back into the world of the sun-drenched, Y2K-centric drama, Bilson tells PS: "It was so easy — like, alarmingly so. Some of the iconic lines from the show, we got to revisit, which was a lot of fun. It jus.

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