Parents' Guide to

The Hills: New Beginnings

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Predictable reality reboot has drinking, arguing, innuendo.

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Based on 2 parent reviews

Rinimoonmua
Rinimoonmua Adult
July 8, 2019
age 17+

IRRELEVANT CHARACTERS

They put the most irrelevant characters on the show! They didn’t put the main person with the sweet smile I miss LC! And Whitney! Wtf?! She started the show! Heidi is just doing the show to get more plastic surgery and spencer is doing it so his lazy ass doesn’t have to work still. Audrina is so boring! And bitchy! Justin bobby?! DOUCHE! Stephanie? SNAKE! Mischa? Idk why she’s on here? Brody doing it cause the karjenners don’t acknowledge him and he wants to be known. He’s the only one I feel for. But the rest of the cast BOOOO! Bring LC AND WHITNEY BACK THEY MADE THIS BIG NOW THE SNAKES TAKING OVER!? No!!!!! Won’t be watching anymore. BORING!!!

This title has:

Too much consumerism
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
Anonymos
Anonymos Adult
June 27, 2019
age 2+
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What's the Story?

THE HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS, a reboot of the The Hills franchise, features 30-something-year-olds trying to reconnect and restart their lives together in Southern California. Members of the original cast, including Audrina Partridge, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Frankie Delgado, and Brody Jenner have reunited to talk about what they've been doing, the challenges they've faced over the years, and what new life paths they are taking. Joining them are friends like Spencer's estranged sister Stephanie, actress Mischa Barton, and Brandon Thomas Lee, the son of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson. From negotiating different relationships to finding romance, the cast spends its time keeping up with Hollywood's social world.

Is It Any Good?

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Parents say: (2):
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This predictable reality series features B-list reality stars and former celebrities supposedly trying to revitalize the old and strained connections between them. Many admit, albeit subtly, that they're trying to make entertainment career comebacks, some after well-publicized falls from grace. Meanwhile, despite starting successful businesses, getting married, and having children, few seem to have outgrown their narcissism. As a result, The Hills: New Beginnings feels like a tired extension of the old version, with some older, but not necessarily wiser, people.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how reality series are produced to create a story, versus showing exactly what's real. How is this illusion achieved? Many people know that reality shows aren't real but still watch them. Why?

  • What do the original cast members of The Hills have to gain by starring in New Beginnings? Is there a downside to them being on it?

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