The original Laguna Beach cast is back together for a Roku reunion special — and it wasn’t an automatic yes from everyone. The reunion, which premieres on Roku on Friday, April 10, gives fans a first look at healed friendships, honest hesitations and a few notable absences.
What happened
The Reunion: Laguna Beach brings the season 1 and 2 cast back to revisit early-2000s drama and friendships. The group filmed scenes — including a one-on-one between Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari, which never happened on the original series — and recreated their infamous senior-class bonfire for the special.
Who was involved
Executive producers include Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti. Other season 1 and 2 faces in the special are Lo Bosworth, Christina Schuller (Sinclair), Morgan Olsen (Smith), Trey Phillips, Dieter Schmitz, Talan Torriero, Jessica Smith Evans and Alex Hooser (now Lauren Olsen).
What’s new — and why it mattered
Conrad, 40, told reporters the reunion required conversations behind the scenes because “a lot of people were hesitant.” She said she personally spoke with Christina, Morgan and Lo to answer honest questions about whether they wanted to return to public life after years away.
Kristin Cavallari, 39, praised Conrad during promotions, calling her “the full package. She’s a mom, she’s a wife, she’s a business woman, she’s a girl’s girl.” Both women said reconnecting in adulthood — after being part of a televised high-school love triangle — felt different and restorative. Conrad added it was “so nice” to see Cavallari again and that they’ve bonded over parenthood.
Why one cast member missed the press day
Lo Bosworth, who appears in the reunion special, missed the March 26 press event in Santa Monica. In an Instagram video she explained she had just had a baby and still needed a follow-up surgical procedure. Bosworth shared that she welcomed daughter Nelle earlier this year and sent love from the East Coast while wearing the event’s black-and-white theme at home in solidarity.
Fan and industry response
At the Santa Monica event the cast embraced a black-and-white dress code, recreating the look from the show’s famous season 1 party. Cast members posed on the red carpet and spoke about how maturing has changed their perspectives on the show’s intense spotlight.
Fans have been vocal online about seeing the OGs together again, with social posts celebrating reconciliations and callbacks to iconic moments. The reunion also includes a podcast tie-in: Conrad joins Cavallari on an upcoming episode of Honestly Cavallari the week the special debuts, offering a deeper, unfiltered conversation between the two.
What to expect and next steps
- The Reunion: Laguna Beach streams on The Roku Channel on April 10.
- Expect behind-the-scenes stories, cast reactions to past episodes and new conversations between longtime castmates.
- Conrad said the reunion was a positive experience but indicated she doesn’t plan to return regularly to reality TV, calling it “hard” and saying she can’t enjoy it the same way knowing “how the sausage is made.”
For fans of early MTV reality, the special promises nostalgia, reconciliation and a candid look at how the original Laguna Beach cast has changed since 2004.