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At the 2026 Emmys, Adam Brody exclusively told Live From E! that he'll let his and wife Leighton Meester's kids "find their own way" to their hit shows The O.C. and Gossip Girl.
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Adam Brody isn't ready to for his kids to go right back where he started from.
In fact, the O.C. alum is letting his and wife Leighton Meester's 10-year-old daughter Arlo and a 5-year-old son, whose name has not been publicly revealed, decide for themselves if they want to watch the early aughts shows that launched their parents' acting careers.
"No O.C., no Gossip Girl yet," Brody exclusively told Justin Sylvester during Live From E!: 2026 Emmys on Sept. 14. "I'm gonna let them find their own way. And if they find their way to it, they can have it." (Click here to see all the celebs on the red carpet.)
And when they do, it could just become a family watch. After all, the 46-year-old and Meester, 40, have previously admitted they haven't revisited the teen dramas in a while themselves. But though the Nobody Wants This star and his wife of 12 years aren’t looking back at their work, he did share insight into his current TV-watching habits.
"It's a little work-related, but I've been I've been binging the World War II With Tom Hanks documentary," Brody revealed during his Live From E! interview at the 2026 Emmys. "I'm really enjoying it. They did a good job."
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While Brody didn't specify how the History Channel docuseries, which is narrated by Oscar winner Tom Hanks, played into work, the actor did share some insight into his hit comedy Nobody Wants This, in which he plays "hot rabbi" Noah Roklov opposite of Kristen Bell.
"I'm sure there's hotter," Brody, whose Netflix show is up for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Sept. 14 ceremony, quipped of his character. "I'm sure there's hotter."
He added, "It's nice to be complimented. I take the compliment."
To see Brody and more stars on the Emmys 2026 red carpet, keep reading...
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Jason Segel
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Cailee Spaeny
in Miu Miu.
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Katherine LaNasa
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Noah Kahan
in Bode.
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Mariska Hargitay
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Colman Domingo
in OMEGA watch.
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Cynthia Nixon
in Issey Miyake.
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Carl Clemons-Hopkins
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Dale Dickey
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Fioan Dourif
in Thomas Hanisch.
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Shabana Azeez
in Sophie Couture.
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Jackie Tohn
in Georges Chakra.
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Gerran Howell
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Jeff Hiller
in Bode.
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Niecy Nash-Betts
in Khaled & Marwan.
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Miriam Shor
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Lisa Ann Walter
in Christian Siriano, Spectrum earrings and Megan Piccione rings.
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Lisa Rinna & Harry Hamlin
in Lever Couture (Rinna) and OMEGA watch (Hamlin).
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Adam Brody
in custom Prada and OMEGA watch.
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Joy Sunday
in Dior.
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Louisa Jacobson
in Tom Ford.
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Luke Tennie
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Aliyah Mastin
in Teresa Helbig, Tamara Melon shoes and Clarity jewelry.
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Supriya Ganesh
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Matty Matheson
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Abby Elliott
in Erdem and Jennifer Meyer jewelry.
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Shabana Azeez
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Kristen Kish
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Ciara Miller
in Marc Bouwer.
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Melissa Rivers
Don't miss the Emmy Awards 2026 live telecast tonight, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and streaming on Peacock. E!'s red carpet kicks off at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
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