‘Summerland’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Lori Loughlin, Jesse McCartney, Zac Efron and More

Summerland lasted only two seasons, but it launched many of its actors into stardom and continues to be a memorable show for its fans.

The WB series, which ran from 2004 to 2005, centered on Ava Gregory (Lori Loughlin), who became the guardian to her two nephews Bradin (Jesse McCartney) and Derrick Westerly (Nick Benson) and her niece Nikki (Kay Panabaker) after their parents died in a tragic car accident.

Ava, who resided in Summerland, California, had some help from her roommates and friends in taking care of the trio. She lived with her BFF and business partner Susannah Rexford (Merrin Dungey), former boyfriend, Johnny Durant (Shawn Christian) — who never stopped loving her — and former pro-surfing pal Jay Robertson (Ryan Kwanten).

The cast was rounded out with Taylor Cole, who played Erika Spalding, Jay’s — and later Bradin’s — love interest and Zac Efron’s Cameron Bale, who dated Nikki.

“I wish it was on longer,” Loughlin exclusively told Us Weekly of the series in May 2018. “I helped create that show so it was my baby.”

McCartney, for his part, exclusively told Us in May 2020, that he hasn’t ruled out a Summerland reboot. “Never say never,” he said at the time. “I love Summerland, it was such a fun time in my life, it was right when I first moved to L.A. I was the bright eyed, green young actor out to do it and we worked in Malibu. It was the picture-perfect time. I have such fond memories of that show."

Scroll down to see what the cast of Summerland has been up to since 2005: