Million Dollar Listing is an American reality television series franchise on the Bravo network. Each show chronicles the professional and personal lives of real estate agents based in a major American city as they sell high-end properties, giving viewers an inside look at the world of high-priced real estate.[1]
The franchise began with the show Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (originally Million Dollar Listing), which debuted on August 29, 2006.[2] That series has since aired 14 seasons.
The success of the Los Angeles based version of the show spawned three other shows in the same franchise:
- Million Dollar Listing Miami[3] – 1 season, 2014
- Million Dollar Listing New York[4] – 9 seasons, 2012-2021
- Million Dollar Listing San Francisco[4] – 1 season, 2015
Additionally, Million Dollar Listing New York spawned two shows starring broker Ryan Serhant: Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan’s Wedding[5] and Sell it Like Serhant.[6] The first international version is Million Dollar Listing UAE produced by imageNation and streaming Exclusively on Starzplay as of September 15th 2023 with a featured cameo from Josh Altman, and Matt Altman stars of the LA version. The bi-lingual series, which is available to stream on the Middle East and North African region video-on-demand platform Starzplay, offers viewers a glimpse into the lives of five prominent UAE-based brokers as they navigate the competitive real estate business in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, all while balancing their personal lives.
Following the hit series from Bravo in the US, the first international version of the show in the UAE follows the journeys of Ben Bandari, Zay Brown, Riad Gohar, Nassira Sekkay and Rami Wahood. The Million Dollar Listing franchise was parodied in the 2016–19 streaming comedy series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.[7]
References
edit- ^ Kurutz, Steve (August 6, 2008). "Inflated Egos in a Deflated Market". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "It's Big Money and High-Drama with the Premiere of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing" on Tuesday, August 29 at 9:00 PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. July 26, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 23, 2013). "Bravo Media Explored the Luxury Market of Miami Real Estate and Greenlights 'Million Dollar Listing Miami'". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (July 14, 2014). "'Million Dollar Listing New York' Renewed for Season Four + Bravo Greenlights Three New Series". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: The Pressure Is On (and Awkward) in the Premiere of Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan's Wedding". People. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Serhant Is Ready to Take His Sales Pitch to the Masses on Sell It Like Serhant". Bravo TV Official Site. April 27, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Porch, Scott (18 March 2016). "Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ is a breakthrough for Seeso and showrunner Kulap Vilaysack". Decider. Retrieved 19 March 2016.