---
title: "Beverly Hills, 90210"
year: 1990
kind: "series"
canonical: "https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210"
fi1m_id: "beverly-hills-90210"
imdb_id: "tt0098749"
tmdb_id: 2025
wikidata_id: "Q117590"
fi1m_score: 74
critics_reviews: 1
published: "2026-09-23T12:05:38.908854+00:00"
updated: "2026-09-23T12:05:50.356429+00:00"
region: "CL"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Created by Aaron Spelling, Darren Star · Drama

## Identity

Beverly Hills, 90210

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210
- **Type:** Series
- **Fi1m ID:** beverly-hills-90210
- **IMDb ID:** tt0098749
- **TMDB ID:** 2025
- **Wikidata ID:** Q117590
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098749/, https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2025, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117590

**Fi1m score: 74** · Critics: 1 of 6 reviews so far

*In a sentence:* The neighbours in Beverly Hills are good company, once they stop explaining themselves

> The Walsh family’s arrival in Beverly Hills makes for engaging, sometimes over-instructive television. Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth give the drama enough prickliness to keep it interesting, even when the writing insists on explaining how everyone should behave.

## Synopsis

A Midwestern family moves to Beverly Hills, bringing twins Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) into unfamiliar surroundings. Both need to find a place for themselves, but sharing a home does not mean approaching their new lives in the same way. Around them are Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering) and Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris). Through the twins, the opening explores the difficulty of arriving somewhere whose social rules seem to be understood by everyone except the newcomers.

## Review

*Beverly Hills, 90210* is an engaging ensemble drama with an unfortunate urge to offer guidance. Created by Aaron Spelling and Darren Star, it begins with a Midwestern family’s move to Beverly Hills, making the audience as unsure of the social rules as the newcomers. The twins, Brandon Walsh and Brenda Walsh, give that opening different temperaments to work with. We recommend it to anyone who enjoys an earnest soap, though the programme can seem anxious to prove that it is also doing something worthy.

Jason Priestley makes Brandon easy company, although his steadiness can become a little too pleased with itself. Shannen Doherty gives Brenda more friction: her performance has the impatience of someone who wants acceptance without wanting to admit the need. We felt for Brenda, because the effort of entering this unfamiliar social world looks tiring. That irritability matters; it keeps her from becoming merely the person through whom the audience gets shown around.

Jennie Garth, as Kelly Taylor, is particularly good at suggesting how much attention goes into appearing at ease. She gives us a reason to keep looking at a character who might otherwise seem easy to read. The contrast with Brenda is more involving than the programme’s attempts to explain how people ought to behave. The cast make room for mixed feelings even when the writing would prefer a clear lesson.

With writers including Charles Rosin and Jessica Klein, the series takes its characters’ troubles seriously enough to risk being square. That sincerity helps: there is no suggestion that their need to belong is too trivial to deserve our attention. At weaker moments, however, a conversation keeps explaining itself after an actor has already made the point. We would happily lose some of the guidance and spend longer with the awkwardness, particularly when the cast are doing such persuasive work.

The editing, credited to Daniel A. Valverde, is clear enough to keep our attention on the actors. The music credited to Dennis McCarthy and John E. Davis feels more insistent than it needs to be. There is enough emphasis in the performances without further encouragement to know what we should feel. These are serviceable choices for a soap, though they can make an already emphatic exchange feel laboured.

The first season alone has 22 episodes, and there are ten seasons in all. That is a substantial commitment, so we would let the opening establish whether these are people whose company we want. By the standards of ensemble soaps, this one passes that test: the cast give us reasons to stay interested after the point of a conversation has become obvious. Try it if earnest drama suits the evening; a low tolerance for lectures is the chief reservation.

*Fi1m score 74, published 23 September 2026.*

## Straight answers

**Is Beverly Hills, 90210 worth watching?**

*Beverly Hills, 90210* is worth watching if we want an earnest ensemble soap with engaging characters; we score it 74 out of 100. Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth give the social awkwardness enough friction to keep us interested. The reservation is the writing’s habit of explaining how everyone should behave after the performances have already made the point.

**Where can I watch Beverly Hills, 90210 in Chile?**

*Beverly Hills, 90210* is streaming on Netflix in Chile. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service.

**How violent or frightening is Beverly Hills, 90210, and is it suitable for children?**

*Beverly Hills, 90210* carries a UK 15 certificate, so it is not suitable for children under 15. That rating provides an age threshold rather than a specific measure of violence or fright; we cannot give a more detailed content warning from the material assessed here. For younger teenagers, the UK certificate is the clearest guide.

**How does Beverly Hills, 90210 compare to My So-Called Life?**

*Beverly Hills, 90210* is the broader, more instructive ensemble soap; we favour [*My So-Called Life*](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life) for its more intimate treatment of teenage self-consciousness. Both sometimes explain feelings their actors have already conveyed, but *My So-Called Life* is more perceptive about the effort of fitting in. Choose *Beverly Hills, 90210* if an earnest soap and a larger social circle appeal.

**What should I watch after Beverly Hills, 90210?**

After *Beverly Hills, 90210*, try [*My So-Called Life*](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life) (1994, Fi1m 87): More hesitant, more intimate, and painfully alert to the effort of fitting in. Then [*Rebel Without a Cause*](https://film.one/film/rebel-without-a-cause) (1955, Fi1m 84): For family friction and young people making enormous demands of one another; and [*Skins*](https://film.one/tv/skins) (2007, Fi1m 72): Try this for messier friendships and much less faith in adult supervision.

### Reviews we read (1)

- **The Hollywood Reporter**, Miles Beller (76/100, inferred): The critic finds the pilot an interesting fish-out-of-water story about a Midwestern family moving to Beverly Hills. It establishes the central twins' entry into this alien world well, drawing from films like American Graffiti. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/beverly-hills-90210-read-thrs-738053/)

## Details

- **Created by:** Aaron Spelling, Darren Star
- **Creator:** Aaron Spelling, Darren Star
- **Director:** Chip Chalmers, Jason Priestley, Bethany Rooney, Gilbert M. Shilton, David Semel, James Whitmore Jr., Michael Lange, Jeff Melman, Kevin Inch, Anson Williams, Christopher Hibler, Charles Braverman, Charles Correll, Richard Lang, Jefferson Kibbee, Victor Lobl, Joel J. Feigenbaum, Burt Brinckerhoff, Les Landau, Paul Schneider, Scott Paulin, Michael Ray Rhodes, Richard Denault, Jack Bender, Artie Mandelberg, Bill D'Elia, James Eckhouse, Darren Star, Gabrielle Beaumont, Jennie Garth, David Carson, Ian Ziering, Les Sheldon, Kim Friedman, James Darren, Allan Kroeker, Luke Perry, Allison Liddi-Brown, Michael Katleman, Bobby Roth, Brian Austin Green, Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Paul Lazarus, Harry Harris, Georg Fenady, Gwen Arner, Nancy Malone, John McPherson, Roy Campanella II, Dan Attias, Tim Hunter, Brad Lachman, Tori Spelling, Catlin Adams, Christian I. Nyby II
- **Writer:** Laurie McCarthy, Chip Johannessen, Darren Star, Meredith Stiehm, Michael Cassutt, Matt Dearborn, Kenneth Biller, Chris Brancato, Allison Adler, Steve Wasserman, Jessica Klein, Carl Sautter, Judi Ann Mason, John Eisendrath, Paul Barber, Garry Bormet, Ann Donahue, Larry Barber, Karen Rosin, Star Frohman, Charles Rosin, Jonathan Lemkin
- **Editor:** Daniel A. Valverde
- **Music:** John E. Davis, Dennis McCarthy
- **Cast:** Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor; Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh; Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders; Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh; Luke Perry as Dylan McKay; Brian Austin Green as David Silver; Tori Spelling as Donna Martin; Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio
- **Release (Chile):** 4 October 1990
- **Genres:** Drama

## Where to watch in Chile

- Netflix: streaming

*Checked 2026-09-23.*

Also available in: AR, AT, AU, BR, CA, CL, CO, CZ, DE, EC, ES, GB, HU, IE, MX, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PT, RO, SE, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country.

## Awards

- Primetime Emmy Awards 1995: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)
- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show 1993: Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show (won)
- Golden Globes 1992: Best Television Series – Drama (nominated)

## If you liked this

- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87: More hesitant, more intimate, and painfully alert to the effort of fitting in. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955), Fi1m 84: For family friction and young people making enormous demands of one another. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/rebel-without-a-cause.md)
- *Show Me Love* (1998): A smaller social circle makes every attraction and rejection harder to escape.
- *Heartbreak High* (1994): A school ensemble with rougher edges and less protection from everyday pressures.
- *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72: Try this for messier friendships and much less faith in adult supervision. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)

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