Production restarted on Neighbours this week after Amazon jumped in to save the Aussie soapie, and creators haven’t wasted any time announcing its new guest star… Noughties pop culture icon Mischa Barton will join the cast as “Reece, an American new to Erinsborough who’s not quite who she appears to be”… Barton is best known for playing Marissa Cooper on the hit show The OC and has since kept a relatively low profile. She won’t be the first actor to appear in both shows – Kiwi actor Alan Dale pipped her to the post, although he went in the other direction… The casting decision could get some nostalgic millennials and US viewers on board with the revival after funding issues saw Network Ten and producer Fremantle Australia shut it down. The new season is set to premiere on both Ten and Amazon Prime Video in the 2nd half of the year.