Beverly Hills 90210 was an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling. The series ran for ten seasons on, originally
   airing from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox, and was the longest-running show produced by Spelling. The show follows the lives of a group of friends living in
   the upscale and star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California as they transition from high school to college and into the adult world. The '90210' in the title refers
   to one of the city's five ZIP codes. The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh experienced
   when they and their parents, Jim and Cindy moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Beverly Hills. In addition to chronicling the characters' friendships and romantic
   relationships, the show addressed numerous of topical issues such as sex, date rape, homophobia, animal rights, alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, eating
disorders, antisemitism, racism, teenage suicide, teenage pregnancy, and AIDS. The show became a global pop culture phenomenon with its cast members, particularly Jason Priestley and
Luke Perry, who became teen idols; the series also made actresses Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth household names in the US. The show is credited with creating or popularizing the
teen soap genre that many other successful television shows followed in the years to come. The show experienced many cast changes throughout it's run and Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling,
Ian Ziering, and Brian Austin Green were the only actors to appear during its entire run.