Selling Sunset Season 8 Sneak Peek, Watch the First Few Minutes

And while fans consider Mary to be the peacemaker among the agents, she says she ranks the upcoming season as “probably my most dramatic with other cast members,” largely due to an early clash with Chelsea and tensions with Emma. “I wasn’t nervous at all, but I hate confrontation and I knew it was going to happen at some point,” she says. “I’m always hesitant to be around drama, but I felt disrespected, so I was prepared to address it head-on.”

But no matter what happens around the office water cooler, the O Group agents are committed to their work. And Chrishell wastes no time finding out in the premiere.

Before we know it in the clip above, she’s on her way to the season’s first listing: a stunning $38 million compound in the Hollywood Hills, described as the love child between James Bond and the Playboy Mansion. After touring the estate, she and boss Jason Oppenheim sit down to discuss the current dynamic between the agents, including Bre, whose future at the agency was left uncertain in the Season 7 finale. “I just assumed she was going to stay at the agency, but I honestly don’t know,” Jason says in the clip, to which Chrishell responds, “I feel like we miss her at the office.”

Only time will tell if Bre will return to work, but now that the show is almost five years old, one thing is clear: This group is stronger together than apart. “We are and hopefully always will be ‘family,’ with or without the show,” says Mary. “We’ve had agents come and go, I’ve gotten married and gone through a lot of personal changes, the market has changed drastically, and the relationships with the cast have changed. It’s definitely been a wild ride.”

Tune in when Season 8 of Selling Sunset will be released on September 6.