Million Dollar Listing UAE returns this year with a second season that positions itself as a more grounded take on the region’s luxury property market. The series, a STARZPLAY original co-produced with Image Nation Abu Dhabi, begins streaming today and continues the platform’s investment in locally produced reality programming. While the show carries sponsorship from Aldar and DAMAC, its stated emphasis this season shifts toward the interpersonal dynamics and day-to-day pressures that come with working in Abu Dhabi and Dubai’s competitive real estate sectors.
Season 2 brings back familiar faces, including long-time broker and executive producer Ben Bandari, alongside Riad Gohar and Rami Wahood. Their established rivalry and occasional cooperation form the base of the show’s narrative, but the arrival of two newcomers, Sarah Serhan and Mai Khaled, is positioned to alter that balance. The series again uses high-value listings as a backdrop, though the focus remains on how agents negotiate shifting alliances, personal hurdles, and a market that often demands rapid decision-making. These themes mirror the broader Middle Eastern property landscape, where fluctuating demand and ambitious development projects consistently reshape how agents operate.
The UAE edition is adapted from Bravo’s Emmy-nominated Million Dollar Listing format, marking the franchise’s first expansion outside the United States. NBCUniversal Formats continues to license the format internationally, while Navigation Films leads production, as it has on other regional reality series. Across its 12-episode run, the new season examines what drives its cast in a market defined by rapid growth, large-scale investment, and heightened competition. Instead of leaning heavily on spectacle, the show adopts a tone that aims to present the negotiation process and personal motivations with fewer dramatized embellishments than are common in international counterparts.
Drawing inspiration from the New York and Los Angeles editions, the UAE series retains the structural elements familiar to global audiences while framing them through local market conditions. The tagline, ‘No Bling. All Real,’ signals the production’s intention to highlight personality, persistence, and professional tension over pure opulence. Episodes will roll out weekly on STARZPLAY, with two new installments released every cycle. Season 1 also remains available for those who want context before diving into the new episodes.
