FOX has given a series order to Southern Gothic dramedy Filthy Rich, it was confirmed today.
Based on the New Zealand drama series of the same name, with Tate Taylor (The Help) developing for American television, Filthy Rich tells the story of the Monroe family, in charge of a hugely popular conservative television network based in Mississippi. When their patriarch suddenly dies in a plane crash, they’re stunned to find out that he not only had grown, illegitimate children they knew nothing about, but these new heirs are in his will. The series follows the Monroes as they fight to hold on to what’s theirs while maintaining their perfect facade to the outside world.
The series stars Gerald McRaney (This Is Us), Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), Steve Harris (The Practice), Melia Kreiling (Tyrant), Aubrey Dollar (Battle Creek), Benjamin Aguilar (Aloha Haha), Corey Cott (Z: The Beginning of Everything), and Mark L. Young (The Comeback), among others.
Filthy Rich joins a robust slate of 2019-2020 newbies for FOX that includes animated comedies Duncanville, Bless the Harts, and The Great North; sheriff drama Deputy; parenting comedy Outmatched; A.I. thriller Next; serial killer thriller Prodigal Son; and an untitled fertility drama from Jason Katims.
