MTV Sets ‘The Hills’ Reboot

By R. Thomas Umstead
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MTV will bring back its classic reality series The Hills in 2019 after a nine-year hiatus, the network announced Monday at its MTV Video Music Awards telecast.

The Hills: New Beginnings will reunite original cast members, alongside their children and friends, and follow their personal and professional lives while living in Los Angeles, according to MTV officials.

The Hills, a spinoff of the network’s Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, initially aired from 2006 to 2010. The series reboot will be produced by MTV and Evolution Media, according to the network. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.