Full press release from CW on Season 8:
“ONE TREE HILL”After a seventh season that saw ONE TREE HILL continue to grow and break new ground, the show enters season eight with more than 150 episodes under its belt. The new season finds Brooke Davis happier than ever. Recently engaged to Julian, her wedding will be the captivating affair one might expect from a young, beautiful, successful fashion designer. As Nathan Scott prepares for his second season in the NBA, the Scott family is expecting their second child and Haley feels as though the baby will be a girl. How will she balance her pregnancy while raising Jamie and pursuing her music career? Also, Quinn and Clay’s lives hang in the balance, the victims of a brutal attack which affects all of their friends and family. Season eight of ONE TREE HILL will explore the delicate balance that contemporary twenty-somethings face as they endeavor to build and define what their lives will be, while overcoming difficulties and embracing the good things that they sometimes take for granted, shrouded in the pursuit of someday. It will be a celebration of the most important things, among them the quest for love, laughter, health, friends, career and family: timeless pursuits that have always mattered, and matter now, in a place called Tree Hill. The series stars James Lafferty as Nathan Scott, Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis, Bethany Joy Galeotti as Haley James Scott, Robert Buckley as Clay Evans, Austin Nichols as Julian Baker, Shantel VanSanten as Quinn James and Jackson Brundage as Jamie Scott. ONE TREE HILL was created by Mark Schwahn and is executive produced by Schwahn, Joe Davola, Greg Prange, Mike Tollin and
* Nathan will be starting his second season in NBA
* Haley is pregnant and continues to pursue her music career
* We’ll see Brooke’s wedding to Julian
* According to Rob, Clay will be returning with a chest wound and Quinn will be fighting for a life
* Season 8 may still be full season depending on ratings.
* OTH changes nights to Tuesday.
Rob said to E! online: “I was shot in the face! I’m kidding, I wasn’t shot in the face. It’s gonna be a chest wound. It takes a lot more to keep Clay down than just one bullet from a stalker. We’ve done a lot of work with ghosts in our show. But I think it’s safe to say that Clay will be coming back. I hope I’m not giving too much away by saying that.”
Rob told Zap2it the following: “When the series returns, Clay and Quinn will be hanging onto their lives by a thread. I’m hoping he’s not a vegetable. It would be nice to see Clay not get embroiled in quite as much drama. Between being shot, drowned, haunted an ex-wife, he’s really had a rough go of it. I really would like to see Clay get his feet underneath him and have some quiet time with Quinn.”