Sober House is a continuation of Celebrity Rehab, in which celebrities with substance addictions transition from a drug-rehabilitation center to a less structured, drug-free, sober living home, which is housed in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills.

[1] The facility, at which the recovering addicts stay for 30 days,[2] is run by House Manager Jennifer Gimenez and rehab tech Will Smith, a former stuntman.

The camera crews are instructed not to interfere with the cast, but to alert producers if they observe unsafe behavior.

[3] Pinsky announced in December 2010 that he has stopped production of future seasons of Sober House, as it was deemed too intrusive, and interfered with the treatment plan.

Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred called the series "more harrowing, compelling, and entertaining" than its parent show.