E! is bringing “Gossip Girl” to the Left Coast with its newly announced reality series, “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills.” It has ordered eight episodes of the series, which which will premiere in January 2014.
The show follows five friends belonging to very wealthy families as they spend their (or their parents’) money, date, paint the town red and live it in public via social media like Twitter and Instagram.
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“These kids are larger than life personalities who are charismatic, shockingly wealthy and born into lifestyles that are outrageously spectacular,” said E!’s programming and development executive vice president, Jeff Olde, in a statement.