Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County
Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County is an MTV reality television series, documenting the lives of several teenagers of affluent families in Newport Harbor, a seaside community located in Orange County, California, United States. It differs from the usual reality show in that it is structured as a traditional narrative than a straightforward observant documentary style.
The series premiered on August 13, 2007, and concluded on January 2, 2008. The series was created as a successor to Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County to avoid cancelling the series for lack of a fourth season plotline. However, Newport Harbor proved to be unsuccessful and was cancelled after two seasons.
Development
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County was initially developed as a documentary of teens living in the wealthy, beachside community of the same name. The first two seasons were successful, which led to the creation of the spin-off, The Hills, though the third season's ratings took a massive dip after the original cast left the series and was replaced by a set of current high school students.With a lack of interest in casting for the fourth season, MTV and the producers considered relocating, scouting numerous other wealthy Southern California towns, including San Marino, Anaheim Hills, Rancho Santa Fe, and Malibu before deciding to base the show in Newport Harbor, an area of the city of Newport Beach. This series was labeled a "love story show", since it seemed most of the series was based around Chrissy Schwartz and Clay Adler.
MTV decided to pull the plug on Newport Harbor due to under-performance of ratings. The show was officially cancelled on January 2, 2008.
Cast
Main
- Chrissy Schwartz
- Clay Adler
- Allie Stockton
- Grant Newman
- Sasha Dunlap
- Chase Cornwell
- Taylor Geiney
Supporting
- Samantha Kuhns, Allie's friend
- Steve & Linda Schwartz, Chrissy's dad & mom
- Art & Carolyn Stockton, Allie's dad & mom
- Courtney Briglio, Chrissy & Sasha's friend
- Jasen Ruiz, Clay & Grant's friend
- Andrew Skjonsby, Clay & Grant's friend
- Matt "Krutch" Kretschmar, Chase's friend
- Kylie Cusick & Allie, Chrissy's sorority sisters
- Billy Hahn, Chrissy's friend
Episodes