The Simple Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Simple Life is a totally unscripted series starring everyone's favorite spoiled socialites, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie! During the shows first season, Paris and Nicole got a reality check when they learned what it was really like to live among the middle-class as they moved from their posh Beverly Hills pads to the small town of Altus, Arkansas (population 817) for a one-month stay. Paris and Nicole were horribly inept at their jobs, which were the first they had ever had-including gigs at a dairy farm and a fast-food joint. But pretty soon they were up to their old tricks, picking up guys and causing mischief along the way, all in an effort to spice up the lives of their small town family and to win the hearts of the town's simple, kind-hearted residents. In the end, the girls survived the challenge, and most certainly served to prove that you can take the girl out of the city...

Series details

• Title: The Simple Life
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2003-12-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-08-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: E!
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 2566

Cast and credited roles

• Paris Hilton — Paris Hilton
• Nicole Richie — Nicole Richie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-12-02; final listed air date 2004-01-26; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-06-16; final listed air date 2004-11-17; episode order: 11.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-01-26; final listed air date 2005-05-12; episode order: 15.
• Season 4: premiered 2006-06-04; final listed air date 2006-08-13; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2007-05-28; final listed air date 2007-08-05; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Simple Life on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.