Danneel Harris has closed a deal to reprise her role as pot-stirrer Rachel Gatina in at least seven episodes next season, beginning with eppy 7.02.
Harris made her Tree Hill debut as Brooke’s high school nemesis in season 3 but wasn’t made a series regular until season 4. She was written out in season 5 after only a handful of episodes, an apparent victim of the show’s four-year flash forward.
In other Tree Hill news, the last of next season’s new contract roles has gone to Nuevo 90210 grad Jana Kramer. She’ll play Alexis, a model who becomes the new face of Brooke’s clothing line. As previously reported, Lipstick Jungle‘s Robert Buckley and relative newcomer Shantel VanSanten are also joining the cast as Nathan’s sports agent and Haley’s sister respectively.
It’s about damn time. I missed Rachel on OTH. She’s instant drama all the time, something OTH can use now that Luke, Peyton and Dan are gone. I love her scenes with Brooke and can’t wait to see the two of them getting into it again.
Blah. Even more screentime the show doesn’t have to spare.
F. YES.
I didn’t think I could get any more excited about next season. First Peyton and Lucas finally disappear, then Austin Nichols signs on for the season and now Rachel returns. This show might actually be half-decent from now on.
@Nicotine there have been news that dan is back paul supposedly signed on
and yeah it will be good to have rachel back so they can resolve the ‘cliff’ if she really took the money
i am looking forward to season 7
Just great! We really need more pointless characters like her to waste screentime. Thank you!
THANK YOU!I love Rachel and they gave her a poor storyline in Season 5 SHE WAS ONLY IN TWO EPISODES!So thank you Mark for bring her back for seven or more.Now all you have to do is get rid of Mouth & Milli.Then the show will be great.
YES!
what about Skills …is he going to jail???
ugh, rachel.
boo rachel.
whhhaaat? i thought the show ended forever? when is it coming back?
Well, actually, she was only in like 2 episodes season 5 and not from the beginning. So she was technically inadvertently written out after season 4, returned briefly in 5 and will be back briefly again it seems in 7.
YES. i have been waiting for this lol to bad she is coming for the worst season. Danneel Harris is Awesome. Just Saying
Awful character. Bad actress. I hope they get ride of her as soon as possible.