A year after Fox’s success The OC, MTV took a look at the city’s actual launch Laguna Beach: the real Orange County in 2004.
The reality show focused on the personal lives of then-high school students Stephen Colletti, Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Lo Bosworth and more. Laguna beach was originally intended to be a high school drama, but was not allowed to film in the actual high school setting, meaning it was completely shifted to focus on the cast’s home lives.
Conrad led the first season as narrator, as the main storyline focused on a love triangle she found herself in with Cavallari and Colletti. In season 2, Conrad went to college, with Cavallari taking over as narrator. When her season ended, a new group was introduced, but fell flat without the series’ original cast.
Scroll through the gallery below for an update on where the cast is today: