
After 15 seasons, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles ended in 2021, suggesting Bravo is moving away from real estate TV. The genre has thrived on Netflix, though, starting with Selling Sunset. This success led to more real estate shows on the platform, including Mauricio Umansky (from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) joining Buying Beverly Hills, and Ryan Serhant’s Owning Manhattan launching in 2024. Serhant’s show gives viewers an inside look at his growing real estate firm, and he believes it’s remarkably genuine. “Often, reality TV makes you question what’s real,” he explains. “But our shows are uncomfortably honest.” He even worried during the second season of Owning Manhattan that the show lacked a clear antagonist, until he realized, “I’m the villain.”