‘Neighbours’: Mischa Barton Joins New Season Of Australian Soap As Guest Star

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Mischa Barton is set to swap Hollywood for Australia as she joins the cast of Aussie soap Neighbours, 20 years after finding fame in The OC.The 37-year-old actress, will be joining the soap after it was rescued by Amazon's Freevee, following its' axing by Channel 5. She will play the mysterious Reece, an American who is new to Ramsay Street, and may not be quite what she seems.

A year after TV show Neighbours was axed by Channel 5, the soap’s stars have reunited as filming has commenced on the brand-new series.The rebooted Australian soap is just on the horizon as actors Ryan Maloney, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburn, Rebekah Elmaloglou and Stefan Dennis will be resuming their roles on the series. Neighbours star Lucinda Cowden has also been confirmed to return to her role as Melanie Pearson. A sweet snap was posted to the Neighbours social media account which included a few members of the cast posing with a ribbon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on set.The caption for the post read: "Lights, camera, action, let's go! Brand new #Neighbours is officially in production!" The announcement post was instantly flooded with comments from hyped-up fans who “can’t wait” to have the Australian show back on their TV screens.

The OC, is set to join the cast of the Neighbours revival.Watch Below: The new home of NeighboursAmazon confirmed that Mischa will play Reece, an American who’s new to Ramsay Street.“I’m excited to be part of this iconic show’s next chapter, and I am really looking forward to being back in Australia, a place I know and love,” Mischa said of the somewhat surprising news.“I think the character of Reece is going to be a great role for me to explore and play with.”Neighbours’ executive producer, Jason Herbison, shed more light on why Mischa was approached to join the Aussie soap; and it’s because the revival will be available to watch in the US as well as in Australia and the UK.“With Neighbours launching on Amazon Freevee in North America, we are beyond excited to have an actor of Mischa’s calibre join us for the beginning of this exciting new chapter,” Jason said.“Mischa’s character is dynamic and unpredictable and will have an instant presence on Ramsay Street. Our loyal viewers are going to love her, locally and abroad,” he continued.RELATED: Where are the cast of The O.C now?Production has already begun on the Neighbours revival in Melbourne and it’s set to air on Channel Ten and Prime Video Australia later this year.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Mischa Barton will appear in the new season of “Neighbours” coming to Amazon Freevee. Barton will guest star in the upcoming season of the long-running Australian soap opera, which was picked up by Freevee back in November. According to her official character description, Barton will play Reece, “an American new to Erinsborough who’s not quite who she appears to be.” “With ‘Neighbours’ launching on Amazon Freevee in North America, we are beyond excited to have an actor of Mischa’s calibre join us for the beginning of this exciting new chapter,” said executive producer Jason Herbison. “Mischa’s character is dynamic and unpredictable, and will have an instant presence on Ramsay Street. Our loyal viewers are going to love her, locally and abroad.”

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