The Hills: New Beginnings

### Executive Producers

Douglas Ross, Alex Baskin, Tina Gazzerro Clapp, Lauren Weber, Adam DiVello, Megan Estrada, Jim Fraenkel, Sandi Johnson, Toni Gallagher, Robert Carroll, Cecily Deutsch and Brent Gauches

### Production Company

Evolution Media
 MTV Entertainment Studios

### Preceded By

The Hills

**The Hills: New Beginnings** is an American reality television series. The show premiered on June 24, 2019 and aired for two seasons.

The series focuses on the original cast members as they navigate from the carefree days that were their 20s to the more complicated reality of life in their mid 30s while still living in Los Angeles, California. The series is a sequel to The Hills.

## Development

The Hills is an American reality television series that aired for six seasons on MTV from May 31, 2006, until July 13, 2010. Developed as a spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, the series aired six seasons and focused on the personal and professional lives of several young men and women residing in Los Angeles, California. Its premise was conceived by Adam DiVello, while Liz Gateley and Sean Travis served as executive producers. On August 20, 2018, at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV announced a revival of the series entitled The Hills: New Beginnings, set to air in 2019. On April 2, 2019, it was announced that the series was set to premiere on June 24, 2019.

On July 22, 2019, due to high viewership and ratings, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on May 12, 2021. Production began in early 2020, with only a few episodes completed filming before being halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan was to resume mid-late summer, with MTV at one point even considering filming in a quarantine bubble. The network ultimately chose against this, and normal production resumed in November 2020 with strict COVID-19 safety protocols in place after California began to lifts its lockdowns. However, due to long delay of season 2, the series received low ratings. On January 18, 2022, MTV cancelled the series after two seasons.

### Casting

Original cast members Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Stephanie Pratt, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port, Jason Wahler, Frankie Delgado and Brody Jenner were all set to return. It was revealed by People that Lauren Conrad, the original star of The Hills, would not return for the revival. Us Weekly confirmed that Kristin Cavallari, who replaced Conrad as star of The Hills in season six, and Lo Bosworth, who was a main cast member for season six, would also not return. Us Weekly also reported that Cory in the House star Kyle Massey would have been part of the cast, as well as two bloggers, however, this did not eventuate. Kathy Hilton revealed daughters Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton and son Barron Hilton II were asked to join but declined. Stephen Coletti also revealed he declined MTV's offer to appear on the series. On October 3, 2018, it was reported that actress Mischa Barton would be joining the cast. Barton starred in the Fox television series The O.C., which inspired the creation of Laguna Beach. Other new cast members included Kaitlynn Carter, Jennifer Delgado and Ashley Wahler, the wives of Jenner, Frankie Delgado and Jason Wahler, respectively. On October 15, 2018, it was confirmed that Brandon Thomas Lee, son of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, would be joining the cast.

In March 2020, Cavallari announced that she was set to appear as a guest star on the second season. In late 2020, it was announced that socialite Caroline D'Amore joined the cast of the second season, while Stephanie Pratt and Mischa Barton left the series.

## Cast Members

### Main

* Brody Jenner (Season 1-2)
* Audrina Patridge (Season 1-2)
* Heidi Montag (Season 1-2)
* Spencer Pratt (Season 1-2)
* Justin Brescia (Season 1-2)
* Frankie Delgago (Season 1-2)
* Brandon Thomas Lee (Season 1-2)
* Stephanie Pratt (Season 1)
* Mischa Barton (Season 1)
* Whitney Port (Season 1; recurring in Season 2)
* Jason Wahler (Season 2; recurring in Season 1)
* Ashley Wahler (Season 2; recurring in Season 1)
* Kaitlynn Carter (Season 2; recurring in Season 1)

### Supporting

* Jennifer Delgado (Season 1-2)
* Caroline D'Amore (Season 2)

### Guest Stars

* Linda Thompson (Season 1-2)
* Pamela Anderson (Season 1)
* Perez Hilton (Season 1)
* Brandon Jenner (Season 1)
* Ryan Cabrera (Season 1)
* Kristin Cavallari (Season 2)

## Episodes

List of The Hills: New Beginnings Episodes

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## Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 45% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 4 out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, "For a show called New Beginnings, The Hills is unfortunately stuck in its old ways, though for fans looking to catch up with their favourite characters there is plenty of drama to dive back into." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 27 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavourable reviews".