Following the massive success of Bravo and OSN’s The Real Housewives of Dubai, Netflix is upping the ante with Dubai Bling, a big-budget docu-soap that follows 10 Arab and expat millionaires in the ‘Bling City’ of Dubai, premiering October 27.
I don’t think anyone’s ever called Dubai the ‘Bling City’ before, but I guess we’re going to start now, like when Drake started calling Toronto ‘the 6’ and we all just went along with it.
Welcome to the Bling City, fellow Blingers!
The majority-Arab cast of Dubai Bling includes ‘well known’ faces from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq, as well as expats from India and Australia, all who call Dubai home.
Here’s the official Dubai Bling description from Netflix:
“Dubai has earned a global reputation as the land of wealth and opportunities. Sitting at the forefront of trade, business and innovation, Dubai has long attracted the bold and ambitious who will stop at nothing to make their dreams come true.
“The cast of Dubai Bling embody this determined spirit, giving you behind-the-scenes access to the daily lives of the trailblazers who are at the top of their fields, from real estate, to entertainment, to socialites and influencers. From the enterprising businessman to the free-spirited who pursued their passion, the cast of Dubai Bling, built their empires from the ground up.
“Set against the backdrop of luxury cars, runway-fresh fashion, exotic resorts and exclusive access to the city’s most popular restaurants and late night hotspots, we follow the cast in their daily lives. It’s not long before the competition between friends heats up and secrets are revealed, causing problems, sassy clapbacks and a whole lot of drama.
“Every episode of this explosive Arabic reality show is packed with pizazz and guaranteed to keep you glued to your screens as you soak up the extravagance, luxury and intense drama of these 10 millionaires, living their version of the Dubai Dream.”
We’ll keep you posted as cast announcements come, because one things for certain—this is going to be a major talking point in the Gulf in the final months of 2022, and perhaps beyond.
And then who knows, maybe in 2023 we’ll see a reality show about the side of Dubai that doesn’t involve people, if I’m to speculate, showering diamonds on an albino jungle cat from the open door of a helicopter.
Stay tuned!