Key Takeaways:
– Mauricio Umansky’s Netflix series, “Buying Beverly Hills,” won’t be returning for its third season.
– The series’s cancellation might be due to high production costs in relation to viewers’ figures.
– Kyle Richards, Umansky’s wife and partner in “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (RHOBH), appeared seasonally on the show.
– Umansky’s recent separation from Richards emerged as a primary plotline in “Buying Beverly Hills.”
Umansky’s Real Estate Reality Show Comes to an Unexpected Halt
Mauricio Umansky, a former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant, recently had his Netflix series, “Buying Beverly Hills,” nixed after airing for two seasons. According to Deadline reports, low viewing numbers versus the high production costs led to the end of the reality show.
Buying Beverly Hills: A Journey Cut Short
“Buying Beverly Hills” launched on Netflix in 2022. It put a lens on Umansky’s daily life, featuring his celebrity daughters Farrah Brittany, Alexia, and Sophia Umansky, and staff from his luxury brokerage firm, The Agency. Fans’ reactions have shown immense shock and disappointment in Netflix’s “terrible decision,” with one suggesting that another network, Bravo, could pick it up.
Umansky’s Personal Life Brought to Screen
One couldn’t discuss “Buying Beverly Hills” without referring to Umansky’s tumultuous personal life. Alongside his real estate life, Umansky’s marital issues with wife Kyle Richards took center stage. The couple, who had shared 27 years together, had announced their separation, which surprisingly was more accentuated in “Buying Beverly Hills” than it was on RHOBH due to timing issues with production schedules.
Umansky opened up more about his family issues in a candid chat with DC Film Girl. He emphasized that as the show “very real,” it only made sense to address family issues. Umansky further added that the more real and vulnerable one could be on a reality show, the better television they would create.
Positive Remarks Amidst Show Cancellation
In spite of the cancellation, Liz Fine, executive producer of “Buying Beverly Hills,” expressed her gratitude in an interview with Vanity Fair. She took pride in drawing Bravo viewers to Netflix, with fans of Umansky’s family, coming from another reality world into hers, and expressed her excitement over them discovering and enjoying her show.
Umanksy: A Future in “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”?
Fabulously, Mauricio Umansky’s story doesn’t end with “Buying Beverly Hills.” His wife, Kyle Richards, assured fans that they’d likely still see Umansky on her show, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Richards mentioned that their family had been featured for many years on Bravo, and she expects the trend to continue.
Richards had also made cameos in “Buying Beverly Hills,” seeming to support her estranged husband and daughters. Seeing them blossom and stay real on camera, she said, made her proud.
In closing, the journey of “Buying Beverly Hills” has been cut short unfortunately. But it’s clear that we’re yet to see the last of Mauricio Umansky and his family in showbiz. Will the series find a new home? Only time will tell. For now, all eyes are shifted towards the 14th season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”