âBling Empireâ premiered at the perfect time â right at the end of âKeeping Up With the Kardashiansââ seventeen-year reality TV reign. Just when audiences were beginning to wonder where theyâd turn to get their fix of rich people problems after 15 seasons of the Kardashian Klan, âBling Empireâ dropped and became an immediate sensation, putting âKUWTKâ and its predecessors to shame.
Set in sunny Los Angeles, âBling Empireâ is shot like a typical reality television program, with events from the cast membersâ daily lives interspersed with interview footage. âBling Empireâ is much more visually gripping than your average reality show, however. The footage is beautiful, with lavish shots of sunsets and palm trees, and sets like the cast membersâ pristine mansions are easy on the eyes, to say the least. The cast members dress up in outfits that reflect their personalities for their interviews and sit in w