Pilot (One Tree Hill)

"Pilot"
One Tree Hill episode
Lucas and Nathan during a basketball game, in the episode's climactic scene.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1
Directed by	Bryan Gordon
Written by	Mark Schwahn
Production code	475360
Original air date	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Guest appearances
Antwon Tanner as Antwon "Skills" Taylor Bryan Greenberg as Jake Jagielski
Episode chronology
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"Pilot" is the first episode of One Tree Hill's first season. It first aired on The WB television network in the United States on September 23, 2003. It was written by the show's creator, Mark Schwahn, and directed by Bryan Gordon. It introduces the character of Lucas Scott – a high school student – and his friends and relatives in the fictional town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.