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T10 WHATS UP! September 20 - 26, 2020 comes clear that everyone has an ulterior motive, and no one is willing to give an inch. Playing the three illegiti- mate children who are threat- ening the Monreaux family's fortune are Benjamin Levy Aguilar ("Before the Dawn," 2019) as Antonio Rivera, a boxer; Mark L. Young ("The Inbetweeners") as Colorado marijuana grower Jason Con- ley; and Melia Kreiling ("Sal- vation") as Las Vegas cocktail waitress Ginger Sweet. Also in the series are Broadway actor Aaron Lazar ("J. Edgar," 2011), Steve Harris ("The Practice") and Olivia Macklin ("The Young Pope"). "Filthy Rich" has been an entirely novel experience for Cattrall, who is neither from the South nor raised in a reli- gious household. But, of course, the star plays the scheming matriarch to perfec- tion. Fox announced two years ago that it had given the pro- duction a pilot order, with Taylor writing and executive- producing the show. Taylor is an American filmmaker and actor whose most prominent work includes "The Help" (2011), "Get on Up" (2014), and 2016's "The Girl on the Train." In 2019, he released the psy- chological horror film "Ma," which featured Octavia Spen- cer ("Hidden Figures," 2016) and went on to become a criti- cal and commercial success. Around the same time, Fox or- dered "Filthy Rich," which is Taylor's first major foray into the television world. "Filthy Rich" was meant to air back to back with the hip hop family drama "Empire" and was among five other Fox drama pilots, including "Prodi- gal Son," and "Deputy," all five of which were major undertak- ings and drew a lot of interest. Unfortunately, scheduling is- sues got in the way of "Filthy Rich," and it was delayed long past the premieres of the other shows in its initial cohort. The series is based on a New Zealand comedy-drama TV series of the same name that premiered in February 2016. The New Zealand parent se- ries is also a tale of three ille- gitimate children finding out about the wealth of their re- cently departed father, one of New Zealand's richest men, John Truebridge, and learning that they were named as bene- ficiaries in his will. Known as New Zealand's most expensive TV show ever when it first aired, the series was a big hit, and the network renewed the show for another season, after which the show retired for good. Hopefully, this American version of the series will have a longer life than its predecessor. Dive into this melodrama when it premieres Monday, Sept. 21, on Fox. With stars like Cattrall and McRaney at the helm, and bright, young up- and-comers on board, "Filthy Rich" is sure to be a delightful guilty pleasure — something we could all use these days. Kim Cattrall stars in "Filthy Rich" continued from page T2 Family drama: Money and power meet southern charm in Fox's 'Filthy Rich' TV FEATURE