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The Simple Life

2003–2007 · 5 seasons

A breezy, silly fish-out-of-water comedy where wealthy socialites bumble through ordinary jobs, inviting laughs at their cluelessness.

Created by
Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray
Genres
Reality, Comedy
Starring
Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Lionel Richie
Overview
The Simple Life is an American reality television series. The series aired from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!. The series depicts two wealthy socialites, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, as they struggle to do manual, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fast-food restaurants and working as camp counselors.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Sky Go
  • Hayu
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray
Genres
Reality, Comedy
Starring
Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Lionel Richie
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • work
  • friendship
  • celebrity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
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Created by
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Starring
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Length
5 seasons, 55 episodes, 20 min each
Network
FOX
Languages
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