Filthy Rich first look: Kim Cattrall oozes southern charm as wealthy pastor's wife with a dark side in upcoming dramedy
Fox has released the drama-laden trailer for Kim Cattrall's upcoming series, Filthy Rich.
The 62-year-old Sex and the City alum is turning off her Samantha Jones sex appeal and turning on her southern charm to play tough-as-nails family matriarch Margaret Monreaux.
Cattrall's character is the wife of a wealthy CEO of a Christian network who dies unexpectedly in the new series titled Filthy Rich.
Praise be! Kim Cattrall is starring in a new Fox dramedy titled Filthy Rich which has been picked up to series for the 2019-2020 season
The first shot of Cattrall in the trailer sees her comically floating down from the rafters on stage dressed as an angel as her husband introduces her to a crowd.
However a twisted plot is quickly revealed that is anything but angelic.
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The Southern set series comes from the executive producer of Empire and the writer and director of The Help, with Cattrall also serving in the role of producer.
Described as a 'southern gothic family drama,' which centers around 'two strong, sharp women who will go to any lengths to protect their loved ones and get their due.'
The plot: Cattrall's character is the wife of a wealthy CEO of a Christian network (Gerald McRaney right) who dies unexpectedly in a plane crash, exposing secret children that he fathered out of wedlock
The fallout: One of Eugene Monreaux's illegitimate daughters will become his wife's greatest nemesis after his demise
High drama: Filthy rich comes from the executive producer of Empire and the writer and director of The Help, with Cattrall also serving in the role of producer
Much of the back-stabbing and jaw-dropping moments in the trailer seem to come from Cattrall and actress Melia Kreiling butting heads over the family fortune.
According to the official log line of the show: 'When the patriarch of a mega-rich Southern family, famed for creating a wildly successful Christian television network, dies in a plane crash, his wife and family are stunned to learn that he fathered three illegitimate children, all of whom are written into his will, threatening their family name and fortune.'
'With monumental twists and turns, Filthy Rich presents a world in which everyone has an ulterior motive – and no one is going down without a fight.'
Family issues: Kim's character Margaret Monreaux will face off as she tries to buy the silence of her late husband's illegitimate children
New look! SATC fans who are used to the sexually open Samantha Jones will need to get used to Cattrall as a sometimes nasty schemer who oozes southern charm
The trailer depicts the HBO vet as a smart, sassy southerner who is sweet as pie on the outside but playing dirty behind closed doors when it comes to her family.
Margaret sets out to humiliate one of her late husband's daughters in the trailer by having her show up to an event dressed ridiculously like Scarlett O'Hara, only to be spectacularly foiled when her plan backfires.
Filthy Rich is dripping with drama and a soapy quality that will likely make the characters in the show the ones you love to hate and hate to love.
Threats! After the death of the patriarch, the Monreaux family learns that he fathered three illegitimate children and wrote them all into his will
'With monumental twists and turns, Filthy Rich presents a world in which everyone has an ulterior motive – and no one is going down without a fight.'
Stunning! The soapy drama is set against the spectacular backdrop of New Orleans in the pilot
The pilot was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana in March and the show is actually based on a New Zealand series of the same name.
Nola.com reported that the pilot cost nearly $10 million to make and of that,'$8 million was spent in Louisiana, including $3 million on in-state payroll.' However, it was not clear if the rest of the series will be filmed in the Bayou.
In addition to Cattrall, the cast includes Gerald McRaney, Aubrey Dollar, Corey Cott, Benjamin Aguilar, Mark L. Young, Melia Kreiling, Steve Harris, David Denman, Paul Luke Thomas and Olivia Macklin.
It's on! The most opinionated of Monreaux's three secret children is played by actress Melia Kreiling (pictured)
The receipts: Nola.com reported that the pilot cost nearly $10 million to make and of that,'$8 million was spent in Louisiana, including $3 million on in-state payroll.'
Series talk: It is unclear where the remainder of the series will film
Last week, Deadline referred to Filthy Rich as being eyed as a companion for hip-hop family drama Empire.'
This was before Fox announced that the 2019-20 season of Empire would be the former hit show's last, amid faltering ratings and the off-camera scandal with star Jussie Smollett.
Filthy Rich is one of six new dramas that was announced by Fox during the Upfronts this week and the network's roster also included four new comedies.
The series slated to get a mid-season premiere in 2020, however, the exact date has not been locked in yet.
Replacement: Last week, Deadline referred to Filthy Rich as being eyed as a companion for hip-hop family drama Empire' but it was later announced that Empire would end after next season
Binge-worthy TV: Filthy Rich is one of six new dramas that was announced by Fox during the Upfronts this week and the network's roster also included four new comedies
