The original premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) experienced when they and their parents, Jim (James Eckhouse) and Cindy (Carol Potter) moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Beverly Hills.
Serija prikazuje življenje skupine najstnikov, ki živijo v prestižni, z zvezdami posejani skupnost Beverly Hills v Kaliforniji, in obiskuje fiktivno srednjo šolo West Beverly High School po končani srednji šoli pa fiktivno univerzo California University.