A new Netflix series has been dubbed the “most hateable” show ever as it received a zero-star review.
The UK’s version of Selling Sunset has landed on the streaming service, but unlike the LA-based series, viewers are not impressed.
Buying London promised viewers an insight into the capital’s cutthroat luxury property market through real estate giant Daniel Daggers’ and his company DDRE Global.
Daniel’s employees include former Sky Sports presenter Olivia Wayne and many more as they all compete for big-money property deals.
Rebecca Nicholson at the Guardian made a statement as she gave the show zero stars and hailed it as “probably the most hateable TV show ever made.”
She wrote: “I usually love to gawp at rich people and their wallpaper, but this British version of the real-estate reality show Selling Sunset is tired, tone-deaf, and shamefully crass. Watching it will work you up into a total rage.”
Rebecca explained that during a cost-of-living crisis in the UK, the lavish shows of wealth where houses can sell for £500million are hugely inappropriate.
Anita Singh at The Telegraph also complained: “It is a copy of the wildly popular, LA-based, but it owes as much to The Only Way is Essex – superficially fun, but ultimately soulless and artificial.”
Whilst Carol Midgley at The Times said: “The property reality series, the pouty love child of Selling Sunset and The Apprentice, shows that people can be obscenely rich and still have bad taste.”
Daniel is the head of DDRE and once described himself as the “best agent that has ever lived.”
The 44-year-old property mogul refers to himself as “Mr Super Prime” while at work and claims he wants to “revolutionise the real estate industry.”
In 2019, Daniel sold one of London’s most expensive properties – 3 Carlton Gardens -to American billionaire Ken Griffin for £95million.
Viewers of the show have taken to X to share their thoughts on the new series:
I switched buying London off at the photoshoot in the first episode, insufferable is not a big enough word for these clowns #BuyingLondon pic.twitter.com/u5EiPRslNq
— Andrew McBride (@andrewmcb) May 22, 2024
I think why Buying London just doesn’t land as well as Selling Sunset or other real estate shows on Netflix is that none of them have a personality. It is giving ✨ absolutely nothing ✨
— 🇯🇲J MONEY™🇯🇲 מלכּה (@jnoahmorgan) May 22, 2024
I’m not one for losing my patience. I like #SellingSunset and the related series. However, as a British guy, I cannot stand #BuyingLondon – it’s a cheap copycat and I hope it’s squashed. https://t.co/eNl7tgHyHn
— Daniel Hart (@Okayy_Dan) May 22, 2024
I won’t be surprised if this show only lasts one season, so far it is NOT giving #BuyingLondon pic.twitter.com/N66df1D1TG
— Ally 👀 (@allynoelle) May 22, 2024
