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OBX: Press Tours and a Cast that Feels like Family

Keionna Herrera
The opinions expressed in this article are the writer’s own and do not reflect the views of Her Campus.
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at TAMU chapter.

A good press tour and a cast that feels like family can make all the difference. 

Specifically, Outer Banks has just had one of the best press tours for the rollout of seasons four of the series. Fans have always loved the Outer Banks cast, consisting of Madelyn Cline, Rudy Pankow, Chase Stokes, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Drew Starkey, Austin North, and Carlacia Grant since they were introduced to us back in 2020. Even in 2020, with a pandemic at its height, OBX was able to take the world by a storm with the strong cast dynamic, fun (virtual) press tour, relatability, and an overall fresh teen show. 

Since the show kicked off in April 2020, the cast quarantined all together, living together in the same apartment complex. Rudy and Chase even lived together while filming. This created a strong family bond between the cast and made the world fall in love with them. From the most chaotic Instagram lives, photo dumps on instagram, and behind the scenes clips, we got to know and love the cast of OBX. The classic Buzzfeed interviews and magazine covers took over social media and added so much excitement to the roll out of the first season, during a time we were all glued to our phones trying to find a way to pass the time while quarantining. This nostalgic style of promotion pushed OBX far just in a few weeks. Aside from the press run, OBX also rose to fame because of the fun summer outfits and being such a nostalgic teen drama. It brought us back to the days of Pretty Little Liars or Gossip Girl. 

Now today, season four promotion has reminded me of season one promotion. The cast has all been working on their own endeavors but they have always been so supportive of each other. This press tour, they are here stronger than ever and the magazine covers, fun interviews, and cast content is back. Season four is even more bittersweet because it definitely could be the last. In each interview the cast will never fail to mention that the cast is a family. This season is (unfortunately) being released in two parts, and the first part is out now! OBX is probably the best teen drama right now – and we are SO back!

Keionna Herrera, from New Orleans, Louisiana, is a part of the social media committee for the Her Campus at Texas A&M chapter. She writes fun entertainment and pop culture pieces ranging from the music industry to reality television. She also touches on important topics and things that readers care about and can relate to such as mental health, college life, friendships, and more. Outside of Her Campus, Keionna is a freshman at Texas A&M University, majoring in Communication with a minor in Journalism and certification in Social Media. She is a Posse Foundation Leadership Scholarship recipient and participates in lots of community service, social, and other various events around campus. She is also a part of a women's organization on campus, Aggie Classics. She also has an on campus job and works at American Eagle back in New Orleans. Aside from school and writing, Keionna is a pop culture fanatic and spends majority of her free time engaging in different forms of media. She loves going to concerts, hanging out with friends, online shopping, trying new foods, and scrolling endlessly on TikTok or X. She also loves to facetime her dog and cat back at home! Keionna hopes to have a career and presence in the media industry in a variety of ways — maybe one day interviewing on the Met Gala carpet or at New York Fashion Week!