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T2 WHATS UP! September 20 - 26, 2020 BY RACHEL JONES TV Media F am, glam and contro- versy take center stage in Fox's latest satirical drama series premier- ing Monday, Sept. 21. "Filthy Rich," featuring "Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall, is now one of the network's fall en- tries after its original May pre- miere was bumped, like so many other things, by the pan- demic. The project, created by Tate Taylor ("The Help," 2011), is not only Cattrall's first net- work TV series as an actor, but also as a producer. This isn't her first time in the producer's chair, though: in 2014, she shared executive producer du- ties on the BBC black comedy "Sensitive Skin," a series in which she also starred. Her work on that show landed her a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award. While her producing skills will no doubt be an asset to the series, it's her acting that will have fans eager to watch the series. "Filthy Rich" is a southern Gothic family drama. Cattrall plays, Margaret, the matriarch of the Monreaux family and host and co-found- er of the Sunshine Network. She is keen on controlling the company completely, at any cost, now that her husband has died. Playing her two children are Aubrey Dollar ("Battle Creek") as Rose, a fashion de- signer who has made a life- style out of avoiding her moth- er, and Corey Cott ("The Good Fight") as Eric, the family- owned network's VP and as- piring heir. The cracks in the family are clearly visible from the start, as anything and everything comes between them. The show follows the aftermath of the death of the rich and fa- mous family's patriarch, Eu- gene (Gerald McRaney, "This Is Us"), who founded an ex- tremely popular Christian television network. He secret- ly sired three illegitimate chil- dren, who are all written into his will, and when those se- crets are revealed after his death, serious drama ensues. As the series rolls on, it be- The cast of "Filthy Rich" Money problems continued on page T10 TV FEATURE