Pilot

Pilot is the first episode of Season 1 and series premiere of One Tree Hill: The Next Generation.

Main Plot
Nathan and Haley's son James Lucas Scott also known as Jamie Scott, is getting ready for the Ravens reunion at Tree Hill High. He is talking to his best friends Madison Landry and Chuck Scolnik about the dance. Madison asks Jamie if his family would be okay if he skipped and partied with them instead. Chuck agrees but he tells them that Davis Baker and Andre Fields are bringing alcohol to the dance. They meet up with Davis and Andre only to run into an old acquaintance Jenny Jagielski, who has moved back to town with her father and her brother Jeremy. As they start walking towards the bleachers, Brooke Keller and Haley Baker greet them, asking if they can join them. Jamie tells them that they are drinking behind the bleachers with Melissa, Jude, Ben, Milo, and Andy already waiting for them. Elliot McFadden and Hunter Evans walk past and notice what they are doing. Elliot stares them down and Chuck asks if they had a problem. He steps forward but Hunter pulls him away with the jocks continuing to laugh. Brooke and Julian notice their son Matthew and daughter Serena are getting close to Lauren Taylor and Lucas McFadden, telling Skills, Bevin, Mouth, and Millie that she is glad they came back to Tree Hill a year ago. As the reunion starts to die down, Jamie and Chuck continue to talk until his brother Jackson Scott comes into the gym. Jamie crushes his cup and says "Stay tuned for the fireworks, Chuckie, cause we are going to make some enemies and light this school up. You in?" Chuck then smiles slyly at Jamie and they look in the direction of Elliot, Hunter, and Jackson.

Secondary Plot
The Evans family walks into the dance and are greeted by Nathan and Haley, who are excited to be with their nieces and nephews. Sarah and Vivian walk away immediately to talk with Melanie McFadden and Grace McFadden. Kelsey gets introduced to Elizabeth Scott by their mothers, Peyton and Quinn. Out of the corner of his eye, Logan Evans sees Sawyer Scott and is immediately take aback as he has never seen her before. Clay and Nathan convince him to go up and ask her to dance to get away from the boring conversation. As Logan makes his way over to Sawyer, Chase Adams and Chris Keller are seen talking with his daughter Katie Keller and her friends, Lydia Scott and Nina Scott, about their first day of school tomorrow. Logan takes their advice, asking Sawyer to dance to get away from the boring conversations, and a reluctant Sawyer says yes to dance with him. He asks her if he's seen her before, to which she says no. Her family moved back to Tree Hill last month and was dreading the first day of school as she wouldn't known anyone other than her family. She asks if he thinks that she'll have trouble adjusting and making friends. He says no and even if it is hard, she'll have at least one new friend in him. She laughs and says thank you for the dance as her sister tells them they are leaving. She says she 's Sawyer and he retorts saying he's Logan. "I'll see you around Logan'' ,she says walking away. "Yeah you will Sawyer" he mutters to himself. Whitey Durham then appears at the end of the reunion to thank everyone for coming and hope that all of the students have a memorable year. He then introduces the new principal, Rachel Gatina, shocking everyone. Rachel then says she's going to enjoy the start of a new year.

Tertiary Plot
Karen and Andy Hargrove walk in with their children with Octavia running over to Lucas and hugging him. Kevin and Chris aren't amused as their mother talks about him all the time, but they hit it off with Keith Scott and Kieran Scott. Jimmy Scott however isn't amused as he doesn't feel like he deserves any happiness due to his status as an outcast. Lily Scott isn't very happy about being here either as this is where her biological father was killed by her uncle. She walks away with Lucas catching up to her, asking how his little sister is doing. They both agree to try and make the best of this night chuckling in response. As Lucas walks away, Lily notices Nathan Smith, who is with his father Tim Smith laughing with Nathan and Clay, looking at her and smiles back at him. Taylor Scott tells Lily that her father would be proud of her and smile at the women she has become. Lily then looks down at her necklace with the initials "KS" on it, smiles, and then looks up saying "I miss you Daddy". As Sawyer and her family begins to leave, Lucas pulls her aside to talk to her. Lucas tells her that "There is only One Tree Hill and now it's your home. So get used to everything that comes with it" as he tries explaining how this town has effected his life. She tells him that "she'll miss Florida, but she wants to give Tree Hill a chance Dad", smiling.

Cast
Main Cast- Students
 * Zac Efron as Jamie Scott
 * Vanessa Hudgens as Madison Landry
 * Taylor Lautner as Chuck Scolnik
 * Sterling Sulieman as Andre Fields
 * Aly Michalka as Sawyer Scott
 * Nina Dobrev as Lily Scott
 * Matt Lanter as Davis Baker
 * Dylan O'Brien as Jude Baker
 * Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Hargrove
 * Penn Badgley as Logan Evans
 * Carlson Young as Brooke Keller
 * Tom Maden as Jackson Scott
 * Thomas McDonnell as Ben Chambers
 * Leven Rambin as Lydia Scott
 * Logan Lerman as Elliot McFadden
 * Danielle Campbell as Haley Baker
 * Tristan Wilds as Andy Taylor
 * Jessica Stroup as Kelsey Evans
 * Nick Robinson as Keith Scott
 * Selena Gomez as Melissa Adams
 * Paul Wesley as Nathan Smith
 * Lily Collins as Jenny Jagielski
 * Willa Holland as Elizabeth Scott
 * Colton Haynes as Matthew Baker
 * Cody Christian as Lucas McFadden
 * Minka Kelly as Sarah Evans

Adults Recurring Cast-Students Adults
 * Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott
 * James Lafferty as Nathan Scott
 * Sophia Bush as Brooke Baker
 * Robert Buckley as Clay Evans
 * Tyler Hilton as Chris Keller
 * Chace Crawford as Hunter Evans
 * Chloe Moretz as Taylor Scott
 * Zach Roerig as Jeremy Jagielski
 * Candice Accola as Katie Keller
 * Kat Graham as Lauren Taylor
 * Crystal Reed as Grace McFadden
 * Ricardo Hoyos as Milo Adams
 * Grey Damon as Chris Hargrove
 * Keegan Allen as Kieran Scott
 * Lucy Hale as Nina Scott
 * Leighton Meester as Vivian Evans
 * Ed Westwick as Kevin Hargrove
 * Tammin Sursok as Melanie McFadden
 * Bella Thorne as Serena Baker
 * Matt Barr as Jimmy Scott
 * Hilarie Burton as Peyton Scott
 * Bethany Galeotti as Haley Scott
 * Antwon Tanner as Skills Taylor
 * Shantel VanSanten as Quinn Evans
 * Lee Norris as Mouth McFadden
 * Austin Nichols as Julian Baker
 * Lisa Goldstein as Millie McFadden
 * Danneel Harris as Rachel Gatina
 * Bryan Greenburg as Jake Jagielski
 * Stephen Colletti as Chase Adams
 * Bevin Prince as Bevin Mirskey
 * Brett Claywell as Tim Smith
 * Kieren Hutchinson as Andy Hargrove
 * Moira Kelly as Karen Roe
 * Barry Corbin as Whitey Durham

Trivia & Continuity

 * This episode takes place 7 years after the One Tree Hill series finale.
 * This episode retconed most of the character's ages to fit the storyline of the series.
 * A reunion is held at Tree Hill high for the Raven's 20 year high school graduation.
 * This episode marks the return of Lucas Scott, Peyton Scott, Karen Roe, Andy Hargrove, Rachel Gatina, Whitey Durham, Jake Jagielski, and Tim Smith after not appearing in the series finale.
 * The only children characters that aren't debuting in the episode are Jamie Scott, Lydia Scott, Madison Landry, Chuck Scolnik, Sawyer Scott, Logan Evans, Lily Scott, Nathan Smith, Davis Baker, Jude Baker, Andre Fields, Jenny Jagielski, and either Elliot McFadden or Lucas McFadden.
 * It is revealed that Lucas Scott and his family move back to Tree Hill after spending the past 5 years in Florida.
 * Keith Scott is mentioned by his nephew Lucas Scott when talking to his sister Lily Roe Scott.
 * It is revealed that Rachel Gatina is the new principal of Tree Hill High School.
 * Chris Keller reveals to Chase that Nathan and Haley have kept in touch with him over the years.
 * It's revealed by Brooke that her family moved back to Tree Hill a year ago.
 * Jamie Scott is shown to be the leader of a click of popular students including: Chuck Scolnik, Andre Fields, Davis Baker, Jude Baker, Ben Chambers, Andy Taylor, Milo Adams, Brooke Keller, Haley Baker, Madison Landry, Jenny Jagielski, and Melissa Adams. Logan Evans, Octavia Hargrove, Lily Scott and Kelsey Evans have a sparing alliance with this group as they are respected by them but aren't really full members. Sawyer Scott eventually joins the group along with Elizabeth Scott and Lauren Taylor.
 * It is shown that Tree Hill High School has drastically changed since the Ravens went there, with new high tech facilities, new gym equipment, a massive field for sports, and a giant cafeteria.
 * It is revealed through his dialogue with Chuck that Jamie does not have a very close relationship with his younger brother Jackson. This action mirrors Nathan and Lucas's relationship at the beginning of the original series but with a twist.