‘Buying London’ cancelled by Netflix after one season
Continuing Netflix’s remorseless culling of original programming, the controversial reality television series Buying London has been cancelled by the streaming service after only one season. A spin-off from the American series, Selling Sunset, the programme debuted on Netflix back in May, when it received pretty commendable viewing figures, before losing relevance incredibly quickly thereafter.
Buying London allows viewers to follow the life of the property magnate Daniel Daggers, and his high-end real estate business, Daniel Daggers Real Estate Global. Of course, the production of the series attempts to add some extra drama value to the show by pitting real estate agents against each other. However, the essence of the show appeared to lay within the shock value of house prices in England’s capital.
Despite reaching the UK top ten streaming charts upon its debut in May, audiences did not seem overly taken by the lavish, egotistical, and ridiculously expensive world of London’s real estate. In contrast, the show’s predecessor, Selling Sunset, has been a colossal success for the platform since its premiere back in 2019. The American series, based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, is currently unveiling its eighth season and has inspired spin-off shows in the form of Selling OC, Selling Tampa, and Buying London.
Unless you are an uber-rich property investor based in the London area, the cancellation of Buying London means you will likely never have to hear from Daniel Daggers again. Nevertheless, a spokesperson for his real estate company told Deadline, “Buying London did exactly what we wanted it to do – it enabled us to put DDRE Global on an international stage, and as a result, generated record interest in our business.”
The businesses also added, “Our work has only just begun and there’s so much more of our story yet to be told. Stay tuned.” Whatever those future plans might entail, it seems unlikely that Netflix will be interested in turning them into a television programme. The streaming giants have been cancelling a variety of different shows as of late, prioritising those lucky few that might be able to emulate the success of shows like Stranger Things.
For instance, fans of the popular sci-fi series Dead Boy Detectives, based on the comic books of the same name, were left disappointed after Netflix announced the programme would not be renewed for a second season.
In contrast to something like Buying London, the reviews and viewing figures for Dead Boy Detectives were pretty admirable, which suggests Netflix are willing to cut off any and every programme that does not meet a certain level of success. Buying London was never at risk of achieving those dizzying heights.