The Beautiful Life: TBL: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Young model wannabes learn about the business from the bottom up in this hourlong drama from executive producer Ashton Kutcher. Raina Marinelli is a young model on her way up, while Chris Andrews is starting at the bottom of the fashion food chain. Chris lucks out when Raina shares her expertise with him on his first assignment for Covet Modeling Agency, owned by former supermodel Claudia Foster (Elle Macpherson). Raina takes Chris under her wing and introduces him to other aspiring models, all at various early stages of their careers. As he makes his way in the cutthroat world of high-fashion modeling, Chris must decide whether he can survive in the world of dangerous excess and fleeting fame.

Series details

• Title: The Beautiful Life: TBL
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2009-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25663
• IMDb ID: tt1400580
• TVDB ID: 95501

Cast and credited roles

• Elle MacPherson — Claudia Foster
• Mischa Barton — Sonja Stone
• Sara Paxton — Raina Marinelli
• Corbin Bleu — Isaac Taylor
• Ashley Madekwe — Marissa Delfina
• Ben Hollingsworth — Chris Andrews
• Nico Tortorella — Cole Shepherd

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-09-16; final listed air date 2009-12-18; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Beautiful Life: TBL 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.