Selling Sunset
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 Los Angeles, and follows a group of agents as they navigate their personal and professional lives. The first season premiered with eight episodes on March 21, 2019. The show returned for a second season on May 22, 2020, a third season on August 7, 2020 and a fourth season on November 24, 2021. 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. Season 5 premiered on April 22, 2022. Production. Series creator Adam DiVello got the idea for the series 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.” Spin-offs. Netflix has announced two spin-offs of the show, "Selling Tampa" and "Selling the OC." "Selling Tampa" premiered in 2021 and follows the Allure Realty firm in Florida. "Selling the OC" will follow the Oppenheim Group branch in Newport Beach. Controversies. Celebrities such as Chrissy Teigen 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.