Selling Sunset season 6: release date, cast, trailer and everything we know

Emmy-nominated reality series Selling Sunset season 5 had everyone hooked with its drama, scandals and stunning luxury homes — so naturally, fans were delighted to hear that it was renewed for another two seasons.

Selling Sunset goes behind the scenes of the cutthroat world of LA real estate as it follows a group of glamorous female realtors working at the prestige Oppenheim Group — the No.1 agency in the Hollywood Hills and the Sunset Strip.

Unfortunately, some much-loved cast members didn't return for season 6, but in an exciting twist, we welcomed two new faces into the real estate business. 

Here's everything we know about Selling Sunset season 6...

Selling Sunset season 6 release date

Selling Sunset season 6 premiered on Netflix on Friday, May 19.

Alongside the date announcement, a video was released with the long-time agents all preparing to make big changes as two new team members brought the heat. 

Who was in the Selling Sunset season 6 cast?

The realtors that returned to Selling Sunset season 6 were Chrishell Stause, Emma Hernan, Davina Potratz, Amanza Smith and Chelsea Lazkani, who became close friends with Christine Quinn when she was welcomed into the brokerage in season 5.

Mary Fitzgerald and her husband Romain Bonnet, Heather Rae El Moussa and her husband Tarek El Moussa and Oppenheim Group bosses Brett and Jason Oppenheim all also came back for the new season. Jason was joined by his girlfriend, Marie-Lou Nurk who made a number of appearances throughout the show.

Selling Sunset also introduced two new cast members to seasons 6 and 7 as realtors Nicole Young and Bre Tiesi joined the Oppenheim group.

Long-time Oppenheim group member Nicole, who has been at the company for over a decade, was originally meant to appear in the first season of the show.

She told PEOPLE: "Originally, I was a part of the main cast. Honestly, at the time, I just got cold feet right before they were going to start filming. I just wasn't ready to expose my entire life, and even more so, my clients and business — which I'm very protective of — to the entire world.

"I've grown personally and professionally a lot. At the end of the day, it's an incredible opportunity and a rise-to-the-occasion kind of moment," she revealed.

LA-native model and realtor Bre also joined the luxury cast and brought along her five week old son, Legendary Love.

Bre shares her baby boy with actor and TV host Nick Cannon and spoke about her transition from the modeling and acting industry to the big world of real estate.

"I wanted to transition out of modeling and start setting myself up for a long-term career. I started taking it more seriously and tapping into my network, and that's when I started making some high-figure sales," she explained.

"As amazing as modeling was as an industry for me, I was just kind of over it. You know, I'm 31 now. So I'm like, it's time to be a big girl!" 

As for who didn't return to the show, Queen Bee Christine Quinn didn't make an appearance in the show after her future with the company was left unclear in season 5. 

At the end of season 5, Emma told Jason and Mary that Christine had used an associate to reach out to one of her clients and offered him $5000 to stop working with her, but Christine has denied Emma's claims.

Christine confirmed that she wouldn't be coming back for Selling Sunset season 6 as she left the real estate agency to focus on her and her husband Christian Dumontet’s crypto real estate business, 'RealOpen'. 

She said to PEOPLE: “I terminated my contract when the brokerage launched. I had to make a business decision that was for me, so I had to terminate the contract so I could move it over to my brokerage."

Maya Vander also didn't come back to the new season. According to TMZ, Maya did not return to the series "because she's focused on raising her family and continuing to build her real estate business in Miami. Not only that, Maya recently switched her real estate license to be a member of the Compass real estate firm."

"We're told Maya loved her time on the show...but the commute from Miami to Los Angeles to be a part of the production got to be a lot to handle, especially with young kids."

Another agent who was noticeably absent from the show was Vanessa Villela, who went back to the LA luxury real estate brokerage where she began her career.

Vanessa looked back on her time on Selling Sunset seasons 4 and 5, telling People: "I always felt like I was the new girl in school. They're obviously super successful and it's an incredible show, but I have to make my own life and make my dreams come true."

What happened in Selling Sunset season 6?

Selling Sunset season 6 was filled with yet more explosive workplace drama between the realtors.

The first episode of season 6 saw Chrishell at the center of attention following the breakdown of her relationship with her boss Jason. While Chrishell was now happily dating Australian rapper G Flip, her friend and co-worker Emma was encouraging her to come back to the office.

Meanwhile, Selling Sunset also introduced two new cast members as realtors Nicole and Bre joined the Oppenheim group and made their debut this season.

There was hostility between Bre and Chelsea and the pair ended up in a number of fiery confrontations throughout the series. 

They weren't the only warring women on the show as Chrishell and Nicole were entangled in their own complicated drama, with Chrishell even accusing Nicole of being a drug addict on a trip to Palm Springs. The heated situation ended with Nicole threatening legal action and taking a voluntary drug test.

Meanwhile, Mary was thrust into the driver's seat as Jason put her in charge of the company while he went away with his girlfriend for three weeks. And after her valiant efforts, the woman-in-charge ended up having a breakdown trying to put out the fire between Nicole and Chrishell.

We also followed Heather's pregnancy journey throughout the season, with her hosting a baby shower that her colleagues attended.

For Amanza, fans were shocked to hear a worrying revelation about her health as she revealed in an emotional confessional that she was concerned about a recent scan.

Is there a trailer?

Yes! You can watch the trailer below where the arrival of two new agents fuels fiery confrontations between the realtors...