Rich stories of money tend to play too much on the small screen, with their corporate intrigue, tricks to keep collecting more power, and their brutal selfishness. And even more when it happens within the family itself, in the style of the Roys from “Succession.”
Here’s a selection of 10 series we’ve enjoyed in their own civil wars… and against the world. Because how we like the rich to cry…
heirs
Let’s start with the rich patriots. The greed of the authorities Carmen Orozco (Concha Velasco) There were no boundaries in this TVE-1 soap opera, where the mother-chief’s pulse doesn’t tremble when it comes to surpassing anyone to achieve her goals. The hero made it clear that to be at the top you cannot have a conscience and must hold your pup with an iron hand from your charming farm in the mountains of Madrid or your mansion in the Salamanca district.
power nissaga
In Catalan fiction, there have also been clans of wealthy people who run their meaty family business at will. Most representative is this special ‘Falcon Crest’ that TV-3 showcases on the set of this soap opera set among the vineyards of Penedés. in the history of the mighty Montsolis There was everything: financial antics, revenge, intrigues, many secrets, murders and even incest, which triggered the next 476 episodes. And they made it one of the most popular in the chain.
Law and order true crime: The Menendez murders
It’s often said that reality is stranger than fiction, and what happens in this show recreates that case. Lyle and Erik MenendezConvicted of murdering his parents in 1996, Jose and Kitty Menendez, two wealthy Hollywood executives living in Beverly Hills. The crime had already shocked Americans at the time, and the trials against the brothers between 1993 and 1995 had turned into a media circus and captured the nation’s attention.
valuable stones
Danny McBride take advantage of this family televangelists those who preach the name of the Lord to the people and hide behind their backs a long tradition of greed, embezzlement, alcohol, drug and sex addiction. The Patriarch (John Goodman) also has to deal with three sons who are in constant conflict. Their feelings mean you can love them despite their many flaws.
crematorium
Family bertomeu, Owning one of the biggest fortunes on the Valencian coast, the actor starred in this series that made its mark in Spanish fiction a before and after 10 years ago (published by the Canal+ platform, which was the predecessor of Movistar+, and later by La Sexta). Its subject matter is due to the corruption, narration quality and cinematographic bill that has made it a cult series, which is covered in all its nakedness as the first cases unfold in Spain. Plus it’s amazing pepe sancho (best career role) as ‘capo’, his job Juana Acosta and Alicia Borrachero the young woman vying for power in the family and the one who gives life to her daughter.
Dallas
It’s one of the world’s best-selling shows, one of the longest-running series (it had 14 seasons), and it has opened up a gap in fiction, where good characters are the exception. Because for the bad i hate j.r., womanizer, unscrupulous and abusive, victimized by his wife, poor suing Ellenexposed to indirect violence. The most notorious villain was the most notorious (and pathetic) alcoholic on the planet. The Ewings were dealing with oil and were involved in the most turbulent deals. Actually, david jacobsthe creator had considered making an American version of Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Marriage Secrets’, but they wanted it to be in the form of an epic with more luxury (roughness) and more struggles to save money. In 2012 he ‘remade’ some of his main cast back.
Falcon Crest
Although less successful in the United States than ‘Dallas’ and ‘Dynasty’ (and its protagonists weren’t as rich), this 80’s series about the adventures and misadventures of a wealthy California winegrower family was a huge success in Europe. . .and especially in Spain. This gioberti They disagreed with Agretti over control of the property that gave the series its name and control of the wine industry in the region. It’s hard to forget the characters they brought to life Ana Alicia, Lorenzo Lamas, Robert Foxworth, Susan Sullivan and David Selby. But above all, to the parents. Angela Channing, the most famous villain on television, where the veteran makes an unpleasant face Jane Wyman.
Trust
Based on true events, it tells the story of the Guetty family, one of the richest, most powerful and unhappiest in the United States, famous for their kidnapping in Rome. John Paul GettyHe is the grandson of the patriarch, who was only 16 years old for the Italian Mafia. When his grandfather, perhaps the richest man of the 70s, made him do oddities such as living with five lovers and keeping a lion as a pet, he refused to pay the ransom and finished the job when he received a letter from a newspaper. a bundle with a lock of hair and the young man’s ear. The Guetty family tried to stop this notable ‘true crime’ production where they didn’t look so good, but failed. That year 2018 Ridley Scott also released a movie about the clan called “All the money in the world”. If you don’t want a glass… Money, you see, not everything buys it.
Schitt Creek
There are also TV shows where the rich family loses everything. Such is the case of Roses, who was left without wealth when her managers were convicted of fraud and even when the Government confiscated their washing machines. The only estate he has left is a run-down town that the patriarch bought a few years ago to prank his spoiled son, who, despite being in his twenties, is always at odds with his arrogant sister. Their new economic situation forces them to replace their luxury mansion with a dilapidated hotel full of leaks. The town’s eccentric mayor is also of little help to the finicky clan who have lost their money but their wealth. Series won Emmy for Best Comedy in 2020
Arrested Development
Another multiple Emmy-winning comedy that also chronicles the unfortunate fate of a clan fighting not to lose everything. When the series starts, bluth familyHe lives very well, has serious financial problems caused by his father’s fraud and ends up in jail. Michael, the eldest of nine siblings, who is more selfish and clinging to his level of wealth, will take over the business. Characterized by the suppression of (annoying) giggles, this ‘sitcom’, despite being a fake documentary, was shot with a single camera to give it realism.