The Riches

Infobox Television
show_name = The Riches


caption = Series logo
rated =
genre = Serial drama
camera = Single-camera setup
picture_format = 720p (HDTV)
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runtime = approx 45 minutes
creator = Dmitry Lipkin
producer = Paul Kurta
Sara E. Morrow
executive_producer = Dmitry Lipkin
Dawn Prestwich
Nicole Yorkin
Peter O'Fallon
Eddie Izzard
starring = Eddie Izzard
Minnie Driver
Shannon Marie Woodward
Noel Fisher
Aidan Mitchell
Todd Stashwick
Gregg Henry
score_composer = Toby Chu
theme_music_composer = Toby Chu
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country = Flagicon|USA United States
location = Marrero, LA
New Orleans, LA
Santa Clarita, CA
language = English
network = FX Networks
first_aired = March 12, 2007
last_aired = April 29, 2008
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 20
list_episodes = List of The Riches episodes
website = http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/theriches/
imdb_id = 0496343
tv_com_id = 68406

"The Riches" (styled as "the Ri¢hes" in promotional material) was a Golden Globe Award- and Emmy Award-nominated FX television series starring Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver. Originally named "Low Life", the show was created by Dmitry Lipkin for Maverick Films and FX Networks. The one-hour pilot was written by Lipkin and Eddie Izzard, and directed by Carl Franklin. It first aired on March 12, 2007, followed by a further 12 episodes. [ [http://www.tv.com/tracking/viewer.html?tid=99060&ref_id=68406&ref_type=101&om_act=convert&om_clk=headlinessh&tag=headlines;title;0 FX set premiere date for new series The Riches] . 26 January, 2007. Retrieved 7 February, 2007] Additionally, the first two episodes were made available on the Internet prior to their television air dates. FX announced on May 8, 2007 that "The Riches" would return for a second season, [http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-fxpicksuptherichesanddirt,0,7540621.story?coll=zap-news-headlines FX Turns More 'Dirt,' Reaps 'Riches'] 8 May, 2007. Retrieved 8 May, 2007.] the first episode of which aired on March 18, 2008. [http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-therichesseason2premieredate,0,4946800.story FX Spends Its 'Riches' in March] . 12 February, 2008. Retrieved 12 February, 2008.]

Todd Stashwick, one of the actors, announced on his blog that the show was canceled on September 25, 2008, almost five months after season two ended. [ [http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/10/its-official-fx.html Entertainment Weekly] ] The series was officially canceled by the network a few days later. [ [http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/the-riches-fx-officially-cancels-drama-no-season-three/ TVSeriesFinale.com] ] FX President John Landgraf described "The Riches" as a "family show," albeit one featuring "a family unlike any television viewers have seen before." [http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-fxpicksuptheriches,0,522256.story FX Amasses New 'Riches'] . 7 September, 2006. Retrieved 10 January, 2007]

Plot synopsis

The show features Izzard and Driver as Wayne and Dahlia Malloy; they, along with their family, are Irish Traveller con artists and thieves. They travel with their children Di Di (Delilah), Sam and Cael.

As the series begins Dahlia has just been paroled from prison. During her two-year sentence, she has developed various drug addictions. In her absence, Wayne and the children have been continuing to act as con artists across the US. After a brief reunion with their Traveller clan, the family flees to avoid an arranged marriage for Di Di. Wayne steals a large amount of money from the clan's hoard of cash, and the family runs off. After getting into an altercation and RV chase with another Traveller family, the Malloys are involved in a car accident that kills a very wealthy couple (the eponymous Riches). Choosing not to return to their clan camp and to pursue a "better life", they instead adopt the Riches' identity in an affluent gated community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They struggle to adjust to their new lives as "buffers", as they call non-Travellers, while attempting to avoid their deception from being exposed by characters from both their past and the Riches'.

Episodes

Characters

References

External links

* [http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/theriches/ Official site]
* [http://www.showcase.ca/riches/ The Riches @ Showcase (Canadian Broadcaster)]
* [http://virgin1.virginmedia.com/theriches The Riches @ Virgin 1 (United Kingdom Broadcaster)]
*imdb title|id=0496343
*TV.com show|id=68406
* [http://www.auntiemomo.com/cakeordeath/tvpilot.html The Riches @ The Cake or Death Site]
* [http://www.hulu.com/the-riches]