The Hills is an MTV pseudo-reality television series and a spin-off of the popular MTV show Laguna Beach. It documents the life of Lauren Conrad and her friends in Los Angeles after leaving her home in Laguna Beach, California.
Entertainment Weekly labeled the show a "New Classic" in their special 1000th issue and ranked it number 82 on their list of The 100 Best Shows of the Last 25 Years.
Lauren's road to independence was documented shortly after leaving Laguna Beach and moving to Los Angeles where she met up with close friend, Heidi Montag. During her time in LA, Lauren spent her days balancing school at FIDM and working at Teen Vogue. Audrina Patridge, a young and beautiful 'mactress' became the girls' first close friend in LA, and always seemed to offer much advice to Heidi. After a hard day of work, Lauren received a shocking phone call from Jason Wahler. After much consideration, Lauren decided to give Jason a second chance. Meanwhile, Heidi confessed that school was not for her; she unofficially withdrew and began working for an event-planning firm, Bolthouse Productions. Heidi was also seen dating Jordan Eubanks, a relationship that grew strong but eventually ended, and Audrina struggled to find love. In the season finale, Lauren was offered a summer internship in Paris that she ultimately turned down so that she could spend the summer with Jason. Fellow intern, Whitney Port, was offered an internship in New York, but when the one in Paris opened up, Whitney immediately took the offer. Heidi confessed to Audrina that she was completely over Jordan, and the two began spending their summer nights as single socialites. .