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by Adam DiVello. The series revolves around the Oppenheim Group, a high-end real estate brokerage firm in the

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neighborhood of San Diego), and follows a group of agents as they navigate their personal and professional lives. The show premiered on March 21, 2019. It spawned a franchise with a direct spin-off titled '' Selling the OC'', which focuses on the

branch of the group, and two series focusing on others firms, ''Selling Tampa'' and '' Selling the City''.

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. In 2021, the series was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. 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. On June 23, 2022, Netflix renewed the show for a sixth and seventh season. 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. Filming for the sixth season started in August 2022 around Los Angeles. The series' sixth season premiered on May 19, 2023 with new cast members Nicole Young and Bre Tiesi who replace Vander, Quinn and Villela. The series seventh season premiered on November 3, 2023.

Season 8–present

The eighth season was released on September 6, 2024 with a new cast member, Alanna Whittaker. In December 2024, Lazkani confirmed that the show was renewed for a ninth season, and that filming was underway.

Timeline of cast members

Cast

* Brett and Jason Oppenheim, co-founders of the Oppenheim Group, twin brothers * Heather Rae El Moussa (), real estate agent, former ''

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'' and actress, is married to television personality Tarek El Moussa * Mary Fitzgerald, real estate agent, previously dated Jason, marries Romain in season two's finale * Christine Quinn, real estate agent, Chrishell's rival, marries entrepreneur Christian Richard in season three's finale * Chrishell Stause, actress, real estate agent and recent addition to the Oppenheim Group, currently married to Australian musician G-Flip, previously married to actor

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* Maya Vander, real estate agent, commutes between Los Angeles and Miami * Romain Bonnet, model, marries Mary in season two's finale * Davina Potratz, real estate agent, joins rival agency Douglas Elliman and returns in season four * Amanza Smith, real estate agent, interior designer, joins the Oppenheim Group from season two * Emma Hernan, real estate agent, former ''

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'' model, Christine's rival, joins the Oppenheim Group from season four * Vanessa Villela, real estate agent, Mexican-American novela star, joins the Oppenheim Group from season four * Chelsea Lazkani, real estate agent, originally from London, joins the Oppenheim Group from season five * Bre Tiesi, real estate agent, recent mother of a child to

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, former wife of Johnny Manziel, joins the Oppenheim Group from season six * Nicole Young, real estate agent, longest-running Oppenheim Group staff member who joins the cast in a main role from season six * Alanna Whittaker, real estate agent, joins the Oppenheim Group from season eight

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Season 3 (2020)

Season 4 (2021)

Season 5 (2022)

Season 6 (2023)

Season 7 (2023)

Season 8 (2024)

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."

Franchise

''Selling Sunset'' became a franchise with the premiere of a second series, titled ''Selling Tampa'', on December 15, 2021. This series follows the Allure Realty firm in Florida. It was cancelled after one season. A third series, '' Selling the OC'', premiered on August 24, 2022. It is a direct spin-off to ''Selling Sunset'', focusing on another branch of the Oppenheim Group in Newport Beach. Many members of the original series makes appearances in the spin-off while some members of ''OC'' also appears in ''Sunset''. On January 3, 2025, a fourth series, '' Selling the City'', premiered on Netflix. It follows the Douglas Elliman firm agents in New York City.

Controversies

Celebrities such as

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have questioned the authenticity of the show. 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." 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.

References

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