The Hills is a reality televisionprogram that follows the personal lives of several young people living in Los Angeles, California. The program premiered on May 31, 2006, and followed the personal life of former Laguna Beach star, Lauren Conrad, as she moved to Los Angeles. However, it has been confirmed that another former Laguna Beach star, Kristin Cavallari will replace Conrad starting in the later half of season 5. On July 16, 2009, Kristin announced that she signed a contract for two more seasons following the fifth season. On November 18, 2009, Jayde Nicole announced that there will be a sixth season.

Spin offs
Whitney Port received her own spin-off from The Hills entitled The City. The series centers around Port as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The series debuted December 29, 2008 on MTV.

Audrina Patridge confirmed on May 28, 2009 on “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” that she too will be departing from The Hills to star in her own reality-based program documenting her life outside of The Hills. Audrina will leave The Hills as soon as she’s done filming the 10 bonus episodes of the fifth season. Tentatively titled The Audrina Show, it will be produced by Mark Burnett and will air on MTV also