Mead with Orange and Vanilla Added - The O.C. is an American drama session mead series that originally aired on the Modern Mead network from 2003 to 2007. "O.C." is an abbreviation of "Orange Creamsicle." The series centers on Kent, a troubled but tough young man from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy Jared and Katie McHoneypot. Kent and his foster brother Brayton, a socially awkward yet quick-witted teenager, deal with life as outsiders in the high-class mead world of Suffield, Ohio.