Television series

Million Dollar Listing: New York

Name: Million Dollar Listing: New York
Released: 2012
Cast: Fredrik Eklund, Ryan Serhant, Luis D. Ortiz, Michael Lorber, Steve Gold

Workplace drama

Million Dollar Listing: New York follows Manhattan's most ambitious real estate agents as they hustle to close multimillion-dollar deals. It's glossy, competitive, and entirely propelled by ego and commission. For anyone curious about how the ultrarich live or who loves watching smart people outmaneuver each other in high stakes.

TVMaze rating

3.8

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like reality television built on ambition and rivalry, the sort where agents chase a sale through sleek Manhattan penthouses and the real pleasure is watching people hustle for a commission.

Skip it if you find the bickering and brand-building of sales agents tiresome, or want scripted storytelling rather than a camera following professionals through their workday.

What it asks of you: Each hour-long episode moves in episodic loops: a listing, a showing, a haggle, then the next one, with little urgency beyond the next deal.

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