Filthy Rich is an American drama television series created by Tate Taylor for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is based on the New Zealand series of the same name. The series was originally supposed to premiere as a spring entry during the 2019–20 television season, but ended up being pushed to fall 2020 upon the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2020, the series was canceled five episodes into its freshman run. The series concluded the following month.
Premise
Described as a "Gothic family drama in which wealth, power and religion collide—with outrageously soapy results", the series centers on a mega-rich Southern family who made their money through a Christian television network based in Louisiana. The sudden passing of the network's founder in a plane crash brings out three more family members (his other children from other relationships outside his marriage who were written into his will), all of whom want to inherit the empire for their own reasons.
Cast and characters
Main
Kim Cattrall as Margaret Monreaux, a TV host and co-founder of the Sunshine Network, who is determined to control the business by any means necessary when her co-founder husband unexpectedly dies Melia Kreiling as Ginger Sweets, the vengeful daughter of a Las Vegas cocktail waitress and one of Eugene's children outside of his marriage, who runs a cam-girl website; she stands in the way of Margaret's plans to get her, Antonio, and Jason out of the business Steve Harris as Franklin Lee, a lawyer and legal advisor to the Monreaux family who helped them build the Sunshine Network; he assists Margaret as she deals with the fallout of Eugene's death Aubrey Dollar as Rose Monreaux, a fashion designer trying to distance herself from her mother, who she feels doesn't support her ambitions Corey Cott as Eric Monreaux, the VP of the Sunshine Network and aspiring heir apparent to his father's business Benjamin Levy Aguilar as Antonio Rivera, a single dad and MMA fighter, and one of Eugene's children of his marriage. Mark L. Young as Jason Conley / Mark, a Colorado marijuana grower who is also one of Eugene's children outside of his marriage, and has a different agenda that he's keeping to himself; he later reveals to Rose that he's really Mark, the adoptive brother of the real Jason who is in a coma, and is assuming Jason's identity for the money Olivia Macklin as Becky Monreaux, Eric's snooty wife and sister of Reverend Thomas; she is pregnant at the start of the series Aaron Lazar as Reverend Paul Luke Thomas, a beloved, popular, influential and very ambitious televangelist who is considered the most popular personality on the Sunshine Network other than Margaret; he seeks to sow discord between Margaret and her family so he can usurp control of the business Gerald McRaney as Eugene Monreaux, Margaret's minister husband and a conservative icon who founded the Sunshine Network, and whose apparent death revealed his secret life; however, Eugene is revealed at the end of the first episode to still be alive
Recurring
Deneen Tyler as Norah Ellington, Margaret's friend and loyal director of the Sunshine Network Aqueela Zoll as Rachel, Ginger's best friend and co-worker in her online porn business Rachel York as Tina Sweet, Ginger's fragile mother who had an affair with Eugene years ago Cranston Johnson as Luke Taylor, an investigative journalist trying to uncover the Monreaux family secrets Annie Golden as Ellie, a pious woman who rescues Eugene from the plane crash wreckage in the swamp, and as Margaret's mother in flashbacks Alanna Ubach as Yopi Candalaria, Antonio's ambitious mother who is using her son for her own ends Kenny Alfonso as Don Bouchard, a MMA promoter, who is one of three Sunshine Network investors and a member of the 18:20 working with Reverend Thomas to wrest control from Margaret Carl Palmer as Townes Dockerty, one of three Sunshine Network investors and a member of the 18:20 working with Reverend Thomas to wrest control from Margaret Thomas Francis Murphy as Hagamond Sheen, a scripture-spouting thug and enforcer who works for the 18:20 Gia Carides as Veronica, the promiscuous wife of Townes Dockerty, who is secretly the mother of the real Jason Conley
Guest
Juliette Lewis as Juliette, a store manager who hires Eugene (in "Psalm 25:3", "Romans 8:30"), and Eugene's mother (in "1 Corinthians 3:13") John McConnell as Virgil Love, the Governor of Louisiana, a member of the 18:20 and one of three Sunshine Network investors who is working with Reverend Thomas to wrest control from Margaret (in "Psalm 25:3", "Romans 8:30", and "Proverbs 20:6") Tina Lifford as Monique, Franklin's mother (in "Romans 8:30", "Romans 12:21", and "1 Corinthians 3:13")
