Selling Sunset Explained

Genre:Reality
Creator:Adam DiVello
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:7
Num Episodes:68
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:28–47 minutes
Network:Netflix
Last Aired:present

Selling Sunset is an American reality television series created for Netflix by Adam DiVello. The series revolves around the Oppenheim Group, a high-end real estate brokerage firm in the Los Angeles area (with offices in West Hollywood and Newport Beach), and follows a group of agents as they navigate their personal and professional lives.[1] [2] [3] The show premiered on March 21, 2019.

Overview

Seasons 1–3

The first season premiered with eight episodes on March 21, 2019; featuring Mary Fitzgerald, Brett Oppenheim, Jason Oppenheim, Christine Quinn, Chrishell Stause, Maya Vander and Heather Rae El Moussa (then Young) as the main realtors, alongside Romain Bonnet and Davina Potratz who served in recurring capacities.

The show returned for a second season on May 22, 2020; with the entire cast of the first season returning. Bonnet and Potratz were promoted to the main cast. Amanza Smith was added as the newest real estate agent and interior designer. The third season premiered on August 7, 2020; with the show's entire cast returning.

Season 4–7

On March 11, 2021, Netflix renewed the show for a fourth and fifth season.[4] In 2021, the series was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.[5]

The show returned for its fourth season on November 24, 2021; introducing Emma Hernan and Vanessa Villela as the latest additions to the series, whilst Bonnet was demoted to a recurring capacity. Chelsea Lazkani was added to the cast ahead of the show's fifth season, which premiered on April 22, 2022.[6]

On June 23, 2022, Netflix renewed the show for a sixth and seventh season.[7] [8] Just before production started on the sixth season it was reported that main cast member Christine Quinn would not be returning for the show's sixth and seven seasons.[9] Filming for the sixth season started in August 2022 around Los Angeles.[10]

The series' sixth season premiered on May 19, 2023 with new cast members Nicole Young and Bre Tiesi who replace Vander, Quinn and Villela.[11] The series seventh season premiered on November 3, 2023.[12]

Season 8–present

The eight season is scheduled to release on September 6, 2024 with a new cast member Alanna Whittaker. [13]

Timeline of cast members

Cast memberSeasons
12345678
Heather El Moussacolspan="1"
Mary Fitzgeraldcolspan="8"
Brett Oppenheimcolspan="8"
nowrap Jason Oppenheimcolspan="8"
Christine Quinncolspan="3"
Chrishell Stausecolspan="8"
Maya Vandercolspan="2"
Romain Bonnetcolspan="2"
Davina Potratzcolspan="1"
Amanza Smithcolspan="7"
Emma Hernancolspan="5"
Vanessa Villelacolspan="3"
Chelsea Lazkanicolspan="4"
Bre Tiesicolspan="3"
Nicole Youngcolspan="3"
Alanna Whittaker

Cast

Episodes

Season 7 (2023)

Production

Series creator Adam DiVello got the idea for the show when he saw an advertisement for the Oppenheim Group in a magazine. "I ripped it out and gave it to my development executive… and I said, 'Call these people. Get me an interview with them'", Divello told Vanity Fair in 2020. "It was pretty remarkable that it's like an all-female ensemble cast, and these two twin brothers were running it. To me, it seemed like a no-brainer."[16]

Spin-offs

Netflix has announced two spin-offs of the show, Selling Tampa and Selling the OC. Selling Tampa premiered on December 15, 2021 with 8 episodes and follows the Allure Realty firm in Florida.[17] Selling the OC follows the Oppenheim Group branch in Newport Beach.[18] The show premiered on August 24, 2022[19] with 8 episodes.

Controversies

Celebrities such as Chrissy Teigen have questioned the authenticity of the show.[20] A long-term real estate agent in LA told the Mail that "The Oppenheim brothers are the real deal but none of us have ever come across the women they have working for them. It's clear these 'girls', as they call them on the show, were hired to make the show sizzle."[21] Star Chrishell Stause has fought back against the accusations, going so far as to post a picture of her real estate license online to dismiss the rumors.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stream It Or Skip It: 'Selling Sunset' On Netflix, A Bravo-Style Reality Show About Women Who Sell High-End Houses . Decider . 22 March 2019 . August 3, 2019.
  2. Web site: Selling Sunset Season 1 Netflix Review – Gouge your eyes out instead . Ready Steady Cut . 22 March 2019 . August 3, 2019.
  3. Web site: 'Selling Sunset' is 'The Hills' for people in their 30s with real jobs . The Daily Dot . 12 April 2019 . August 3, 2019.
  4. Web site: Netflix Renews 'Selling Sunset' for Seasons 4 and 5. 11 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Emmy Awards: 'Bridgerton,' 'I May Destroy You,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'WandaVision' Among Nominees . The Hollywood Reporter . 13 July 2021 . 16 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Selling Sunset Season 6 Release Date and Why isn't Christine on Selling Sunset reunion? . Open Sky News . 8 May 2022 . 8 May 2022.
  7. Web site: White . Peter . 'Selling Sunset' Renewed For Seasons 6 & 7 At Netflix As Streamer Builds Out Property Slate . Deadline Hollywood . June 23, 2022 . June 23, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2022-08-07 . Bre Tiesi And Nicole Young Join 'Selling Sunset' Cast . 2022-08-12 . The Inquisitr.
  9. Web site: Amin . Meghna . 2022-08-20 . Selling Sunset's Jason Oppenheim has 'zero concerns' over Christine Quinn's exit . 2022-08-31 . Metro . en.
  10. Web site: Amin . Meghna . 2022-08-20 . Selling Sunset's Jason Oppenheim has 'zero concerns' over Christine Quinn's exit . 2022-08-31 . Metro . en.
  11. There's a lot of dramatic, slow-mo mansion walking in this Selling Sunset season 6 teaser. Entertainment Weekly. Lester Fabian. Brathwaite. April 20, 2023. November 6, 2023.
  12. Selling Sunset heads to Mexico in sneak-peek images of season 7, premiere date revealed. Entertainment Weekly. Ashley. Boucher. October 5, 2023. November 6, 2023.
  13. Web site: 2024-08-13 . Selling Sunset Season 8 Is Moving in with New Drama, Agents, and … More Drama . August 13, 2024 . Cosmopolitan . en-GB.
  14. Web site: 2022-01-24. Mary Fitzgerald – Famous Reality TV Star. 2022-02-15. BetterAuds. en-US.
  15. Web site: Make Room, Christine! Meet Selling Sunset's 2 New Cast Members. 26 May 2021.
  16. News: Morse . Sarah . Reality "It Was a Little Traumatic": In Season Four, Selling Sunset Gets Real . Vanity Fair . 22 November 2020.
  17. Web site: Netflix Renews 'Selling Sunset' and 'Bling Empire,' Orders New Series From Creators of Both. Kate. Aurthur. March 10, 2021.
  18. Web site: 'Selling Sunset' Gets Orange County Spinoff 'Selling the OC' at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE). Kate. Aurthur. November 8, 2021.
  19. Web site: The 'Selling the OC' Release Date Has Been Listed for August . Netflix Tudum . June 23, 2022.
  20. Web site: Henry . Grace . Is Selling Sunset real or scripted? The truth about "amped up" Netflix series . Radio Times . 23 February 2021.
  21. Web site: 2020-08-24. Selling Sunset: Netflix reality show hit by 'fake' claims. 2020-08-28. HELLO!. en.
  22. Web site: 2020-08-26. Selling Sunset: Chrishell Shows Proof After Claims She's A Fake Realtor Circulate. 2020-08-28. ScreenRant. en-US.

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