Where Is West Beverly High School in 'Beverly Hills, 90210'?
The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' gang graduate from West Bev High (above via Paramount+), which is a high school in Torrance, SoCal IRL (below via LCfam) Surely a show called "Beverly Hills, 90210" would be filmed in the famous zip code itself, right? Hollywood's gonna Hollywood and throw you a curveball. The classic 90s teen series was filmed all over Southern California, miles away from the streets of the titular Los Angeles suburb. Take the show's central playground, West Beverly Hills High School, for example. The school where Brenda, Brandon, Dylan, Kelly, and the gang navigated teenage angst doesn’t exist. In real life, it’s Torrance High School, the same campus that stood as the literal school from hell on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." The show didn't even come from a Los Angeles state of mind. Creator Darren Star originally wanted to bring his high school experiences in Maryland to national television, pitching the show as "Potomac 20854....
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