only Black cast member, Noel Roberts.
Selling The Hamptons picks up on Discovery+ in the middle of the pandemic selling season featuring only three cast from the previous show: Peggy Zabakolas, Michael Fulfree, and JB Andreassi. ing them for Selling are newcomers Bianca D'Alessio, Kenny Arias and Mia Calabrese, who inject much needed life and diversity into the show. Throughout the season, series MVP Peggy carries the show by personal growth and managing to have interesting conflicts with almost the entire cast. Peggy improved her cold persona from Beach House and shared insecurities with Bianca about being recently single, getting older and her biological clock ticking with while having no kids. Peggy's relatable content is usually juxtaposed with cast Michael or JB's common micro-aggressions.
In regards to whether the show has been "good for business," JB told Multi-million dollar real estate deals often take longer periods than the standard filming schedule of a reality television show. The reality star continued, "A lot of my clients understand, and they come to me because of the TV thing. But I’ve lost business because of it, because I couldn’t give them the attention they needed. We try to make it work, find the balance. I’m getting better with it, but it’s challenging." Also, billionaires and millionaires might not necessarily want their business broadcast on national television, which might draw unwanted attention.
Business was obviously good enough for JB because it landed him another season of Selling The Hamptons, which begins filming this June. There are no details on which cast will be returning but it would be safe to say that alums Peggy and Michael will JB for a third summer season of the Hamptons filming together. Newcomer Mia debuted in season 1 trying to get her brother, Nick Calabrese, to her in the Hamptons who is currently listed as a broker with Nest Seekers International in New York City. Her return with the addition of her brother would make sense.
From Million Dollar Beach House to Selling The Hamptons, the producers were trying to correct the "boys club" of the past from the Netflix show where four out of the five cast were men. The confusing thing is why they decided to keep two out of the three cis-gender, heteronormative white men who struggle the most on-camera with their attitudes and anger. The "boys club" was still alive and well. The show feels like an attempt for The Bachelor. The two have been cast on the wrong shows and are only in the Hamptons to sell to cater to other rich white men of the area. Perhaps if they exited and the show could focus on the far superior ladies and Kenny who actually appear to know what they're talking about and might bring about real change.
Selling The Hamptons begins filming season 2 in June for Discovery+.
Source: New York Times, YouTube