Baldwin Hills (TV series)

*Baldwin Hills*
Baldwin Hills
Genre	Reality
Directed by	Michael McNamara
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producers	Sheri Maroufkhani; Michael McNamara; Bill Rademaekers; Mark Brown;
Producer	Murithi Mike Marangu
Cinematography	Chris Mosio
Editors	Martin Aristidou; Diana Fishman; Joe LaMattina; Erika K. Rupp; Mike Wurzlebacher;
Running time	20–22 min
Production company	C4 Pictures
Original release
Network	BET
Release	July 10, 2007 –; March 17, 2009

Baldwin Hills is an American reality television series featuring African-American teenagers from the Baldwin Hills district in Los Angeles, California.^[1] The series aired on BET from July 2007 to March 2009.

Overview[edit]

Baldwin Hills features the lives of wealthy African American teens growing up in the Los Angeles neighborhood Baldwin Hills, sometimes referred to as the "Black Beverly Hills".^[2]^[3] Baldwin Hills gives BET's primarily black audience an alternative to MTV's Laguna Beach.^[4] The shows first season focused mainly on Moriah and his relationship with Gerren, it also focuses on Jordan trying to get his career in the promoting industry up and running.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Ashley Calloway	Y	Y
Moriah Johnson	Y	Y	Y
Gerren Taylor	Y	Y	Y
Gaven	Y
Jordan	Y
Rocqui	Y	Y
Sal	Y	Y
Staci	Y	Y	Y
Willie	Y
Seiko		Y	Y
Johnathan Franklin		Y
Justin		Y	Y
Lo'Rena		Y
Etienne			Y
Trason			Y
Tyler			Y

Recurring[edit]

	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Daymeon	Y
Garnette	Y
Makensy	Y
Tee'Nee	Y	Y
Aunjel		Y	Y
La La		Y
Aysia			Y
Jojo			Y
Kenny			Y

Episodes[edit]

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	10	July 10, 2007 (2007-07-10)	August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)
2	10	June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)	August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
3	10	January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)	March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)

Season 1 (2007)[edit]

No.	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Life! No Limits"	July 10, 2007 (2007-07-10)	101
2	"Party Aftermath"	July 10, 2007 (2007-07-10)	102
3	"We Wanna Know"	July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17)	103
4	"Beach Party Fiasco"	July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)	104
5	"Date Night Drama"	July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)	105
6	"Don't Call Me"	August 7, 2007 (2007-08-07)	106
7	"Setting Things Straight"	August 14, 2007 (2007-08-14)	107
8	"Prom Night Tears"	August 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)	108
9	"Steppin' It Up"	August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)	109
10	"Road to Success"	August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)	110

Season 2 (2008)[edit]

No.	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"The Pop Off"	June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)	201
2	"Test of Will"	July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)	202
3	"Going at It!"	July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15)	203
4	"Big Shots"	July 22, 2008 (2008-07-22)	204
5	"Fashion Flair"	July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)	205
6	"It's Like That!"	July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)	206
7	"Decisions, Decisions"	August 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)	207
8	"Famous Aunties"	August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)	208
9	"The Glamorous Life"	August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)	209
10	"Separate Ways"	August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)	210

Season 3 (2009)[edit]

No.	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Turning Points"	January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)	301
2	"Lets Talk..."	January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)	302
3	"Put Your Game On"	February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03)	303
4	"Oh, That's Awkward"	February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10)	304
5	"Keeping Their Cool"	February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)	305
6	"Tough Questions"	February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)	306
7	"The Grill"	March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)	307
8	"Vegas Dreaming"	March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10)	308
9	"Just Friends?"	March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)	309
10	"Facing The Truth"	March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)	310

References[edit]

^ Bellafante, Ginia (March 23, 2009). "On BET, Lifestyles of the Rich and Real". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ Komonibo, Ineye (August 12, 2021). "HBO Max's "Sweet Life" Is All Black Excellence (With A Serving Of Drama)". Refinery29. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ Croop, Kari. "Baldwin Hills TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ Hale, Mike (August 7, 2007). "Posh Princes and Princesses of the Hills". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

External links[edit]

On BET
Baldwin Hills at IMDb

[1] Bellafante, Ginia (March 23, 2009). "On BET, Lifestyles of the Rich and Real". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[2] Komonibo, Ineye (August 12, 2021). "HBO Max's "Sweet Life" Is All Black Excellence (With A Serving Of Drama)". Refinery29. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[3] Croop, Kari. "Baldwin Hills TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[4] Hale, Mike (August 7, 2007). "Posh Princes and Princesses of the Hills". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

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