"We were two of the top salespeople in New York City history going head-to-head with cameras in our face. We both took everything very personally."
"In a lot of reality-television shows, you're unaware that these are real people. Are producers just putting us up to this? Is this fake? Our shows are uncomfortably authentic and truthful."
"The series ended in 2021, and with the pause of the original Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles after 15 seasons, it seems as though Bravo is slowly shifting away from real estate. The genre has found a new home on Netflix, however: Selling Sunset led to a gold rush of real-estate series on the streamer with RHOBH's Mauricio Umansky defecting to Buying Beverly Hills and Serhant launching Owning Manhattan in 2024."
"Because of this, Serhant was concerned while filming season two that the all-important villain character hadn't yet naturally emerged. Until he realized: "The villain is me.""
Million Dollar Listing New York premiered in 2012 and ran for nine seasons, following real estate agents competing to sell luxury property across New York. The show balanced personality and business, fueled by rivalry between Ryan Serhant and Fredrik Eklund. The series ended in 2021, while Bravo shifted away from real estate and Netflix became a new hub for similar programs. Selling Sunset helped drive additional real estate series, including Buying Beverly Hills and Owning Manhattan. Owning Manhattan follows the inner workings of Serhant’s brokerage as it struggles to keep up with rapid growth. Serhant emphasizes that the shows are uncomfortably authentic and truthful, and he identifies himself as the villain when filming season two.
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