Jonah Miller was a struggling filmmaker who attended NYU and moved to Los Angeles a year and a half before the show began. At the start of the series, he got engaged to his girlfriend of five years, Riley Richmond, despite a slight hesitation in her decision to agree to the marriage. His first proposal was interrupted by the scream of Violet Foster, who had found the body of Sydney Andrews floating dead in the pool. Jonah was on his way to Las Vegas to get married when he received the news. After fighting with Riley, he slept with Ella.