the hills,cosmopolitan magazine
Photographer: Ben Watts

They’re back… and so is the bingeable drama that defined the early aughts—both in fiction (The O.C.) and “reality” (The Hills, Laguna Beach).

Back then, MischaWhitneyHeidi and Audrina launched a different kind of celebrity: one who looked like us, talked like us, and cried like us. But that was 15 years ago. Times have changed, and so have they.

Credit: Ben Watts

The four are now getting ready to promote The Hills’ long-awaited reboot, a sequel of sorts called The Hills: New Beginnings. The series (returning this summer on MTV) includes this crew and other memorable faces from the previous franchises, like Brody Jenner, Stephanie Pratt, Frankie Delgado, Justin (Bobby) Brescia, and Jason Wahler.