The Riches

A family of crooks assume the identity of an upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South.

The Riches (2007-2008) is a American dark comedy drama series created by Dmitry Lipkin for FX. Wayne Malloy (Eddie Izzard) leads a family of itinerant grifters who assume the identity of an upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South, and the engine of the show is the constant effort to keep that borrowed life intact. Dahlia Malloy (Minnie Driver) keeps the household running while her children, Di Di (Shannon Woodward), Cael (Noel Fisher) and Sam (Aidan Mitchell), each carry pieces of the deception, and Dale (Todd Stashwick) adds further pressure. Opposite them stand neighbors and suspicious locals such as Hugh Panetta (Gregg Henry) and Nina Burns (Margo Martindale), whose scrutiny threatens every cover story. The series runs across two seasons and twenty episodes, and each episode is built from a fresh con, a near miss, and a domestic crisis that tests the family's loyalty. Set in the present-day American South, it moves between wry satire of suburban respectability and a rougher, more desperate sense of a family living on borrowed time. Fans of Breaking Bad, Weeds and Dirty Sexy Money will find resonance in its mix of crime, comedy and fractured family intimacy.

Audiences rated the series positively, praising its sharp dark-comedy take on a con family and its performances.

• Breaking Badshared dark comedy about con artists and family crime, morally compromised protagonists
• Weedsshared outlaw family dynamics and deceptive domestic life under a false identity
• Dirty Sexy Moneyshared con man premise and conspiratorial comedic deception with a family unit
• Burn Noticeshared serialized crime drama with a family of grifters and dark comedic tone

Created by

Dmitry Lipkin

Release Date

2007-03-12

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

7.8 / 10 (60)

What is The Riches about?

A nomadic family of grifters takes over the identity of a wealthy suburban clan in the Deep South and must keep the lie alive.

What is The Riches like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Riches as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is The Riches violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Riches as mild.

What did critics think of The Riches?

Audiences rated the series positively, praising its sharp dark-comedy take on a con family and its performances.

Which shows are like The Riches?

Shows with a similar feel include Breaking Bad, Weeds, Dirty Sexy Money, and Burn Notice.

How long is The Riches?

The Riches: 2 seasons, 20 episodes.

Is The Riches still running?

No, The Riches has ended.

Where can I watch The Riches?

In United States, The Riches is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home.