The first season of The City

The City (MTV series)

The City is an MTV reality television series. The first spin-off of MTV's, The Hills, it follows one of the show's former cast members, Whitney Port, as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The program premiered on December 29, 2008 and concluded its first...

premiered on December 29, 2008 and concluded on March 16, 2009. It followed Whitney Port's move to New York City after leaving Los Angeles as she followed her dream job. Instead of ordering a complete 2nd season for The City MTV ordered 10 extra episodes to Season 1. Therefore, the so-called Season 2, is in fact Season 1, Part 2 which began on September 29, 2009 and thus forth concluding the entire first season on December 1, 2009. On December 1, 2009, on The Hills/The City Aftershow, Port confirmed there will be a second season coming soon.

Synopsis

In Part 1, Whitney Port

Whitney Port

Whitney Eve Port is an American television personality, clothing designer, and author. She is known for being one of the main cast members on the former MTV reality series The Hills...

 of 'The Hills' moves from her hometown of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

 to Manhattan

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

. The first half follows her, best friend Erin, and boyfriend Jay while Port tackles her new job at global design house, Diane Von Furstenberg. Jays roommate, Adam, struggles in a relationship with his on/off girlfriend, Allie. Olivia, New York socialite, and Whitney's co-worker, deals with her cousin Nevan, who's living off of her for awhile. Erin deals with an old boyfriend coming into her life, and Samantha "Sammy", is by her friends side through all the drama. Meanwhile the fashion world takes them all by storm daily in the fierce streets of New York. In the second half of season 1, newly single Port goes back to working for Kelly Cutrone while her friend/former co-worker, Olivia Palermo, is working at ELLE Magazine now. Whitney's old friend, Roxy, moves in with her and gets a job at People's Revolution, while Olivia has met her match, Erin K., at her new job. The second half focused more on the fashion world drama, instead of relationship drama. The road to Whitney's official launch of her clothing line "Whitney Eve" release was the main plot in this half of the season. The ratings went down some in the second half, but the series was picked up for a full second season run in December 2009.

Season 1, Part 1

Main Cast Member Secondary Cast Member

Name	Information
Whitney Port Whitney Port Whitney Eve Port is an American television personality, clothing designer, and author. She is known for being one of the main cast members on the former MTV reality series The Hills...	A stylist working for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg , is a Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg... . Also starred in The Hills The Hills The Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found... .
Jay Lyon	An Australian musician and Port's current boyfriend.
Erin Lucas Erin Lucas Erin Lucas is the pseudonym of model and actress, Erin Williams. She was a cast member of the MTV reality television show, The City, a spinoff of The Hills, where she reunited with long-time friend Whitney Port. She is the daughter of AC/DC bass guitarist, Cliff Williams. She graduated from NYU...	The daughter of AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...  bassist, Cliff Williams Cliff Williams Clifford Williams is an English bassist and backing vocalist, who has been a member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC since mid-1977. He had started his professional music career in 1967 and was previously in the British groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage...  and one of Port's good friends.
Adam Senn	A male model, Jay's former roommate, a restaurant owner and Allie's on and off boyfriend.
Olivia Palermo	A New York socialite and Port's new acquaintance and colleague at Diane von Fürstenberg.
Samantha Swetra	An assistant buyer at Bergdorf Goodman Bergdorf Goodman Bergdorf Goodman is a luxury goods department store based on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The company was founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf and was later owned and managed by Edwin Goodman, and later his son Andrew Goodman....  and one of Port's good friends.
Allie Crandell Alexandra Crandell Alexandra Crandell is an American fashion model and television personality best known for her appearance on MTV's The City.- Modeling :Crandell was signed to Wilhelmina Models in 2007 after sending her pictures to the agency. Within that year, Crandell was featured on models.com's model of the week...	A model and Adam's current on and off girlfriend.
Duncan Davies	A musician from Canada and Lucas' former boyfriend.
Nevan Donahue	Palermo's cousin and current roommate.
Alex Smith	A male model and Port's former crush.
Alixe Boyer	Vice President and Global Image Director at Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg , is a Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg... .
Emese Szenasy	Director of Public Relations at DVF.
Elizabeth Luby	Whitney and Olivia's co-worker at DVF.
Kelly Cutrone Kelly Cutrone Kelly Cutrone is a fashion publicist and the founder of the public relations, branding and marketing firm People's Revolution. Kelly now stars in her own reality drama Kell on Earth...	Founder of People's Revolution. Mentor to Port and former boss.
JR	Lucas' former (high school) boyfriend.
Diane von Furstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg , is a Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg...	Fashion designer.

Mid-Season Changes

Instead of ordering a complete 2nd season for The City MTV ordered 10 extra episodes to Season 1. Therefore, the so-called Season 2, is in fact Season 1, Part 2. Whitney quit DVF and went back to work for Kelly Cutrone

Kelly Cutrone

Kelly Cutrone is a fashion publicist and the founder of the public relations, branding and marketing firm People's Revolution. Kelly now stars in her own reality drama Kell on Earth...

 at People's Revolution. Jay is no longer a part of the series, now that his relationship with Whitney is officially over. Olivia left her job at DVF, for Elle Magazine. Erin got into a public fight with ex Duncan, and is single. Erin quit the series, as well as Jay. And according to Allie's official twitter page, she stated that she and Adam haven't been filming, so she doubts that they were going to be on the new season. Since the three leads left the theme opening sequence was cut down to a few scenes of New York and a final shot of Whitney.

Season 1, Part 2

Main Cast Member Secondary Cast Member

Name	Information
Whitney Port Whitney Port Whitney Eve Port is an American television personality, clothing designer, and author. She is known for being one of the main cast members on the former MTV reality series The Hills...	A stylist working for Kelly Cutrone Kelly Cutrone Kelly Cutrone is a fashion publicist and the founder of the public relations, branding and marketing firm People's Revolution. Kelly now stars in her own reality drama Kell on Earth... . Also starred in The Hills.
Olivia Palermo	A New York socialite, Ports friend and former co-worker who works at Elle (magazine) Elle (magazine) Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in... .
Roxy Olin Roxy Olin Roxanne Elizabeth "Roxy" Olin is an American actress and socialite who appeared on the MTV reality show The City. She also has a recurring role in the ABC drama Brothers and Sisters. She is the daughter of actors Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig. She suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity...	One of Port's good friends, and co-worker (daughter of Ken Olin Ken Olin Kenneth Edward "Ken" Olin is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for his starring role on the television series Thirtysomething, and most recently as Executive Producer, director, and recurring guest star of the television series Brothers & Sisters .-Career:As an actor, Olin... ).
Erin Kaplan	Palermo's new co-worker at Elle (magazine) Elle (magazine) Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in... .
Samantha Swetra	An assistant buyer at Bergdorf Goodman Bergdorf Goodman Bergdorf Goodman is a luxury goods department store based on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The company was founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf and was later owned and managed by Edwin Goodman, and later his son Andrew Goodman....  and one of Port's good friends.
Joe Zee	Erin and Olivia's boss at Elle (magazine) Elle (magazine) Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in... .
Kelly Cutrone Kelly Cutrone Kelly Cutrone is a fashion publicist and the founder of the public relations, branding and marketing firm People's Revolution. Kelly now stars in her own reality drama Kell on Earth...	Whitney and Roxy's boss at People's Revolution.
Allie Crandell Alexandra Crandell Alexandra Crandell is an American fashion model and television personality best known for her appearance on MTV's The City.- Modeling :Crandell was signed to Wilhelmina Models in 2007 after sending her pictures to the agency. Within that year, Crandell was featured on models.com's model of the week...	A model and one of Port's good friends.
Jay Lyon	An Australian musician and Port's ex-boyfriend. (regular eps. 1-13)
Adam Senn	A male model, Jay's roommate, a restaurant owner and Allie's on/off boyfriend. (regular eps. 1-13)
Bryn Poulos	Palermo & Kaplan's friend and co-worker at Elle (magazine) Elle (magazine) Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in... .
Freddie Fackelmayer	Samantha's "pal".
Harry Fackelmayer	Freddie's brother.
Zac	Roxy's "fling".

Episodes

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