If you’ve seen Ryan Serhant’s schedule, you know that the grind never stops. And now, he’s only getting busier with the return of Owning Manhattan on Dec. 5. 

The new season will continue following the powerhouse business mogul and his brokerage SERHANT. through the “highest highs and lowest lows” of New York City real estate. “It’s an emotional and physical roller coaster,” Serhant tells Tudum about Season 2. “There are records broken — $50 and $60 million purchases. There is commercial development in the hundreds of millions of dollars.”

Since you last saw Serhant and his army of elite agents, the brokerage has only grown, and its epic expansion and evolution will be showcased this season. Serhant teases that new faces will join the team, and some agents struggle to keep up, bringing their futures at the firm into question. “We go from basically 300 agents in Season 1 to crossing 1,000 agents in Season 2,” he says. “Like any growing company, what got us here won't get us there. That's true for the types of properties we sell, for the markets we go into, and for the people that get to work with me. What makes our firm special is if you don't sell, you can't be here.”

This season, tensions are high and competition is fierce. “Inventory is low everywhere, which means there are not enough homes for our buyers, let alone our agents,” Serhant adds. “So it’s all-out real estate warfare.” But that also leads to new listings in new locations, like the Mercedes-Benz residences in Miami. “It’s not just New York City this season. It's about building an empire, really,” he says. “From branded residences to luxury residences, the real estate is the best I've ever seen on TV. It's by far the most expensive I've ever seen on TV.”

The intensity of Season 2 will build upon the final moments of the Season 1 finale, in which Serhant was offered the opportunity to sell an entire building of units worth more than $300 million. It’s an exciting prospect that immediately raises a lot of challenging questions for Serhant and his team. “Season 1 ended with me getting 200 Amsterdam, a brand new Billionaires' Row tower. Season two picks up with ‘Great, now who's going to sell it? What do I do? Who gets it? Who doesn't get it? Can we actually sell that building in this marketplace?’”

As for what else fans can expect from the new eight-episode season, Serhant says there will, of course, be more workplace conflicts, real high-stakes deals, agents to identify with, and even some shocking twists. “People will be surprised to see who the villain is,” he shares. “It’s not who you think.”

Check back here for more details as we get closer to the launch of Owning Manhattan Season 2.