"The Hills," which premiered on MTV in 2006 and lasted for six seasons, followed the success of "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County." One of the new additions to "The Hills: New Beginnings" is Mischa Barton. The actress became well-known in the early 2000s when she starred as Marissa Cooper on the scripted drama "The O.C.," which served as inspiration for "Laguna Beach."
After Cosmopolitan released an April 2019 cover story that featured Port, Patridge, Heidi Pratt, and Barton, fans took to Twitter to react to the "O.C." star joining the cast. Many were confused since Barton wasn't part of the original "Hills."
Others are wondering how the reboot will work, considering that Conrad, one of the most prominent "Hills" stars, won't be participating.
Conrad isn't the only "Hills" member who's missing from the reboot. Kristin Cavallari also won't be part of the show.
"They're not part of the story line," Port told Cosmopolitan.
"It's weird because I remember going out with Nicole Richie and people at the time, and we would come by set when they were filming 'The Hills,'" she told Cosmopolitan. "She would drag me to the producer van to see what you guys had been up to all day. All these years later ... it sounds corny, but it felt like this was supposed to happen."
The 33-year-old added that she "was approached by a million different people for a long period of time" before finally signing on for "The Hills: New Beginnings."
