The Rich and the Ruthless

The Rich and the Ruthless
The Rich and the Ruthless
Genre	Comedy; Satire;
Created by	Victoria Rowell
Starring	Victoria Rowell; Richard Brooks; Valenzia Algarin; Elaine Ballace; Hunter Bodine; Elizabeth J. Carlisle; Michael Colyar; Starletta DuPois; Brenda Epperson; Carlo Mendez; Robert Ri'chard; Alesha Renee; Irene Roseen; Mykel Shannon Jenkins; Shadoe Stevens; Chrystale Wilson; Gabrielle Sanalitro; Akilah Releford; Kimberlin Brown; JoNell Kennedy; Dawnn Lewis;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Victoria Rowell;
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Days Ferry Productions
Release
Original network	Urban Movie Channel (seasons 1–3); BET+ (season 4–present);
Picture format	HDTV 1080i;
Original release	July 28, 2017 –; present

The Rich and the Ruthless is an American web television comedy series created, produced and directed by Victoria Rowell and starring Rowell and Richard Brooks. The series loosely based on Rowell' novels Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva and The Young and the Ruthless, follows behind-the-scenes on the fictional soap opera.^[1]^[2]

The six-episode first season premiered on the streaming service Allblk on July 28, 2017.^[3] On August 24, 2017, the series was renewed for a second season.^[4] The third season premiered on May 23, 2019.^[5]^[6] The fourth season moved to BET+ and premiered on May 13, 2021.^[7]

The series received multiple awards and nominations, include Daytime Emmy Award nomination for an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for Brooks in 2018.^[8] In 2018 and 2019, the series won Indie Series Awards for Best Ensemble in a Comedy.^[9]

Cast and characters[]

Victoria Rowell as Kitty Barringer
Richard Brooks as Augustus Barringer
Valenzia Algarin as Veronica Barringer
Elaine Ballace as Fern
Hunter Bodine as Randall Roberts
Elizabeth J. Carlisle as Emmy Abernathy
Michael Colyar as Willie Turner
Starletta DuPois as Grandma Jones
Brenda Epperson as Edith Norman
Carlo Mendez as Kurt
Robert Ri'chard as Max Barringer
Alesha Renee as Calysta Jeffries
Irene Roseen as Maeve Fielding
Mykel Shannon Jenkins as Derrick Taylor
Shadoe Stevens as Phillip McQueen
Chrystale Wilson as Alison Fairchild Roberts
Gabrielle Sanalitro as Tamara
Akilah Releford as Ivy
Kimberlin Brown as Dr. Maya Cooper
JoNell Kennedy as Earthaletta
Dawnn Lewis as Beth

Episodes[]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	6	July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)	Urban Movie Channel
	2	6	June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)
	3	6	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)	June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27)
	4	5	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)		BET+

Season 1 (2017)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Episode 1"	TBA	TBA	July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
2	2	"Episode 2"	TBA	TBA	July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
3	3	"Episode 3"	TBA	TBA	August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
4	4	"Episode 4"	TBA	TBA	August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
5	5	"Episode 5"	TBA	TBA	August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)
6	6	"Episode 6"	TBA	TBA	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)

Season 2 (2018)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
7	1	"Episode 1"	TBA	TBA	June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)
8	2	"Episode 2"	TBA	TBA	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
9	3	"Episode 3"	TBA	TBA	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
10	4	"Episode 4"	TBA	TBA	July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)
11	5	"Episode 5"	TBA	TBA	July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)
12	6	"Episode 6"	TBA	TBA	July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)

Season 3 (2019)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
13	1	"Episode 1"	TBA	TBA	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)
14	2	"Episode 2"	TBA	TBA	May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)
15	3	"Episode 3"	TBA	TBA	June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)
16	4	"Episode 4"	TBA	TBA	June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)
17	5	"Episode 5"	TBA	TBA	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)
18	6	"Episode 6"	TBA	TBA	June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27)

Season 4 (2021)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
19	1	"Episode 1"	TBA	TBA	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
20	2	"Episode 2"	TBA	TBA	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
21	3	"Episode 3"	TBA	TBA	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
22	4	"Episode 4"	TBA	TBA	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
23	5	"Episode 5"	TBA	TBA	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)

References[]

^ "From The Young And the Restless To The Rich And The Ruthless". The Baltimore Times, Inc. Positive Stories.
^ Evans, Kelley D. (July 19, 2017). "With 'The Rich and The Ruthless,' Victoria Rowell flips the soap opera script".
^ "THE RICH & THE RUTHLESS Available Now!". July 28, 2017.
^ Lewis, Errol (August 24, 2017). "'The Rich and the Ruthless' Gets Second Season on UMC". Soap Opera Network.
^ "Victoria Rowell Previews Season Three Of The Rich And The Ruthless!". May 26, 2019.
^ "UMC Sets Two New Series, Including 'Beyond The Pole'; Two Others Also Returning". shadowandact.com.
^ Petski, Denise (April 27, 2021). "Victoria Rowell's 'The Rich And The Ruthless' Series Lands At BET+". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ Hipes, Patrick (April 28, 2018). "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Bold And The Beautiful, Sesame Street Top Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ "The Rich & the Ruthless - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.

External links[]

The Rich and the Ruthless at IMDb

[1] "From The Young And the Restless To The Rich And The Ruthless". The Baltimore Times, Inc. Positive Stories.

[2] Evans, Kelley D. (July 19, 2017). "With 'The Rich and The Ruthless,' Victoria Rowell flips the soap opera script".

[3] "THE RICH & THE RUTHLESS Available Now!". July 28, 2017.

[4] Lewis, Errol (August 24, 2017). "'The Rich and the Ruthless' Gets Second Season on UMC". Soap Opera Network.

[5] "Victoria Rowell Previews Season Three Of The Rich And The Ruthless!". May 26, 2019.

[6] "UMC Sets Two New Series, Including 'Beyond The Pole'; Two Others Also Returning". shadowandact.com.

[S4-7] Petski, Denise (April 27, 2021). "Victoria Rowell's 'The Rich And The Ruthless' Series Lands At BET+". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[45th_Creative_wins-8] Hipes, Patrick (April 28, 2018). "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Bold And The Beautiful, Sesame Street Top Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[9] "The Rich & the Ruthless - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.

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The Rich and the Ruthless
Genre	Comedy Satire
Created by	Victoria Rowell
Starring	Victoria Rowell Richard Brooks Valenzia Algarin Elaine Ballace Hunter Bodine Elizabeth J. Carlisle Michael Colyar Starletta DuPois Brenda Epperson Carlo Mendez Robert Ri'chard Alesha Renee Irene Roseen Mykel Shannon Jenkins Shadoe Stevens Chrystale Wilson Gabrielle Sanalitro Akilah Releford Kimberlin Brown JoNell Kennedy Dawnn Lewis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Victoria Rowell
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Days Ferry Productions
Release
Original network	Urban Movie Channel (seasons 1–3) BET+ (season 4–present)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) – present (present)