In October 2022, Netflix announced a soon-to-be-added show to its library, Bling Empire: New York, a spin-off of the famous reality TV series Bling Empire, starring Dorothy Wang. The original Bling Empire launched on Netflix in January 2021, focusing on wealthy Asian-American celebrities in LA.
Bling Empire attracted massive views across the globe, revealed through a 91% average Tomatometer and 5.8/10 stars on IMDb. The performance might be what trigged the creators to develop a New York version of the show.