"Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams. Let it wash away my sanity..."
There was a time, twenty-odd years ago, when a plucky group of rich teenagers defined surf and surf-adjacent lifestyles to the outside world. Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County premiered on Music Television in 2004 and followed Laguna Beach High School students as they loved, lost, went to prom and, of course, shredded.
Housewives in Houston, stay-at-home-husbands in Hackensack, hoteliers in Hacienda Heights thrilled to sun-kissed lives of Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti and Kristin Cavallari, Lo Bosworth, Talan Torriero, Trey Phillips, Christina Shuller, Dieter Schmitz, Jessica Smith, and, of course, Alex Hooser.
Especially the episode when Kristin and Alex H. confronted Jessica about her alleged hookup with Jason in Girl in the Curl Surf Shop.
Well, you can imagine the thrill, then, when the streamer Roku announced a 20 year reunion special bringing the entire cast back together.
Liz Gateley, who created the series, told Deadline, “When I first pitched the show to my bosses at MTV, never in a million years did I think we would find such a perfect group of real friends. The show not only changed my life and the cast’s lives, but the series meant so much to a generation of fans who’ve been waiting for this. To partner with Roku to reunite the cast and produce this special with Lauren, Stephen & Kristin as Executive Producers 20 years later is a dream.”
Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Roku Originals, Roku Media, added, “Laguna Beach wasn’t just a television series; it defined a generation of pop culture and paved the way for the reality genre as we know it. Reuniting this cast two decades later is a dream, and we are delighted to give streamers a front-row seat to the nostalgia.”
Surf fans, everywhere, excited to return to halcyon days of yore.
The two-hour special is slated to air in 2026. BeachGrit will, of course, have a watch party.
Which character will you dress up like?
Stay tuned.
Commented on Disqus? Log out, tap the Disqus button, and your old name and comments come back. The box is ours.
Your comments are still here. Every one of them.
Twelve years of BeachGrit comments came across from Disqus. Connect and we will show you how many are yours. We get your username, nothing else.
Connect Disqus to reveal.
Laguna Beach Grit, the real Newport blow.
I have it on good authority that Laguna Surf and Sport will grace the updated Lagunified skyline of Roku City. Watto is over the moon about it
Is that dude Jason still alive?
The blonde in the middle started a wildly successful supplement company that sells pills designed to make vaginas smell better. They’re gonna do more than $100 million in sales this year. Weird world
How many do you take a day?
whatever’s left after your wife takes her daily handful
Such a great idea. I’ve had to break things off more than twice because of that issue. And I really liked those sheilas. That was the only problem.
Try drinking more tequila mate it works 👍
Waiting for the Grit discus reunion, where VONR, Dane S&S, and Cavvy reminisce on tequila, jungle living, microwaved sandwiches, bonzers and the eating habits of the subjugated.
Blame Negs?
don’t forget Pauly, ScottSanDiego, Longtom….and Where’s OTTO
Chris Cote to commentate.
Wiggoly?
I’ll happily step in as the tequila sponsor for this event.
Come on Chas make it happen!!!!
after seeing the pic of “Laguna Beach surf cast”, I understand why Laguna Beach is a haven for gay men.
And here I thought all of the closeted retired military men hung out in San Clemente?
they do
it’s called Man Clemente for that reason
to be perfectly honest, when I have work in L.A., I usually stay in Laguna.
Great walking town and safe for the family.
I kept looking for the punch line as I spend a fair amount of time in Laguna and I seem to only see tourists, the pretty people along with few of the long-term residents dating back to the artist colony roots of Laguna.
Any given day, you should find exponentially much hotter girls in Laguna.
guarans ball bearins.
that’s why I mentioned the pic.
Sandpiper
Oh Tannenbaum.