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Selling Sunset ( Netflix)

The series that follows the goings-on at the Oppenheim Group, a Los Angeles real estate agent specialising in luxurious properties, quickly rose from being a sort-of reality show to a genuine TV phenomenon. It’s now Netflix’s highest-rated programme, both here and across the Atlantic.

Much of the allure is the propertyporn backdrop: swooping walk-throughs of multi-milliondollar homes, the kind where people enjoy infinity pools with views over the glowing city. (The developers of a newly built $40 million property even had nearby telephone poles knocked down so that the new owners could have a completely unobstructed view while entertaining on their roof terrace).

However, the real reason why Selling Sunset is unmissable is the obviously fake friendships and real beef between the six impossibly glamorous women who work at the Oppenheim Group.

The women include wholesome newbie Chrishell Stause, TV’s perfect sassy villain Christine Quinn, quiet assassin Davina Potratz, Mary Fitzgerald, nononsense Maya Vander (right with Fitzgerald) and Heather Rae Young. The producers maintain the show isn’t scripted, but that some storylines are ‘amped up’ a bit to enhance the drama.

After the third season was released, Christine revealed that founder Brett has left Oppenheim to set up a new agency so we can expect to see even more fireworks in the next season.