Netflix's 'Owning Manhattan' with Ryan Serhant premieres Friday

At least one Long Island broker appears in a Netflix real estate reality series premiering Friday, the streaming service confirmed. 

Netflix's "Owning Manhattan," which follows a group of Serhant agents as they handle transactions in the boroughs of New York City — and possibly beyond — is an addition to Netflix's real estate reality show lineup. Filming locations for the eight-episode season included Manhattan, Long Island and Pennsylvania, Ryan Serhant said Wednesday.

"We shot listings that we have in the Hamptons, we shot with a handful of our Hamptons agents — Kelsey O'Connor, Jack Richardson, Kieran Brew, our sales director in the Hamptons office Elva Guerra," said Serhant, who founded the eponymous firm in 2020.

As of Wednesday, Serhant had not seen the full series and could not confirm whether any Hamptons footage had made the final cut. 

"It's a real estate show that's obviously based in Manhattan, because that's where we started; but it focuses also on the building of the company," Serhant said. "The show follows the building of the business, which is why we filmed in Long Island, we filmed in Pennsylvania."

After establishing the company across the boroughs of New York City, Serhant said his next move was to set up on Long Island. At the time of filming, the firm had just opened its Hamptons office — SERHANT. House Hamptons — in Water Mill.

"We're known for luxury property and sales in New York City," Serhant said. "That client base is the buyer, 9 times out of 10, for the houses that we sell on the North Shore, on the South Shore, in the North Fork, and across the Hamptons."

The show's premiere episode introduces a $250 million Manhattan penthouse for sale at Central Park Tower, Serhant said. Real estate agent Rachel King, who lives in Manhasset, makes an appearance on the show, Netflix confirmed.

"It's really going to showcase the excitement of our firm, and all of the amazing things that we do differently," King said of the show. "I guess we're all in for a lot of surprises, because I haven't even seen it yet." King, who is due to have a baby in two weeks, said she looks forward to binge-watching the series while on maternity leave.

When she started selling real estate, King was working at an investment bank. After working in finance and real estate simultaneously for a few years, she decided to leave Wall Street and pursue real estate full time. She has worked with Serhant for over a decade and was a member of his previous team at Nest Seekers.

"I tell everyone that working with Ryan is like having a seat on a rocket ship," King said. "As soon as I started working with him, my career just accelerated."

Serhant was previously a cast member of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing New York." In addition to the Hamptons office, Serhant now has a Northport office and agents up and down the North and South shores.

Kelsey O'Connor, too, filmed briefly during production of the series. As of Thursday, the Hamptons-based broker did not know whether she would appear on the show.

"Filming with Ryan is a dream, as I'm sure you can imagine," O'Connor said Thursday. "I don't know what is going to be shown, but I did get to do a little clip with Ryan on the phone."

O'Connor has been working in real estate for the past three years.

"It's a very different market than the city, but we have a lot of fun out here," she said.

If ever she were asked to be involved with an "Owning The Hamptons" series, O'Connor said she would take the opportunity.

"I think we're in a fun market, an interesting market," she said. "It would just be nice to kind of portray the Hamptons in a different light, compared to some of the other shows that are out there."

By Arielle Dollinger

arielle.dollinger@newsday.com@aridollinger

Arielle Dollinger joined Newsday as a staff reporter in 2022. Previously, she covered local and national news as a freelancer for The New York Times, Newsday and other outlets.