Described as a "Gothic family drama in which wealth, power and religion collide—with outrageously soapy results", the series centers on a mega-rich Southern family who made their money with a Christian television network, and whose sudden passing of its founder in a plane crash brings out three more family members, who will inherit the empire for their own reasons.
Cast
Kim Cattrall as Margaret Monreaux, the Oprah-like host and co-founder of the Sunshine Network, who is determined to control the business by all means necessary.
Gerald McRaney as Eugene Monreaux, Margaret's minister husband who founded the Sunshine Network, and whose death revealed his secret life
Corey Cott as Eric Monreaux, the VP of the Sunshine Network and aspiring heir apparent to his father's business
Benjamin Levy Aguilar as Antonio Rivera, a single dad and boxer, and one of Eugene's illegitimate children
Mark L. Young as Jason Conley, a Colorado marijuana grower who is also one of Eugene's illegitimate children, and has a different agenda that he's keeping to himself
Melia Kreiling as Ginger Sweet, a vengeful daughter of a Las Vegas cocktail waitress and one of Eugene's illegitimate children, who stands in the way of Margaret's plans to get her, Antonio, and Jason out of the business
Steve Harris as Franklin Lee, a lawyer hired by the Monreauxes to handle the legal affairs after Eugene's death
Aaron Lazar as Reverend Paul Luke Thomas, a beloved, popular, influential and very ambitious televangelist who is determined to be the next rising star at the network
Olivia Macklin as Becky Monreaux, Eric's snooty wife
Episodes
Production
Development
On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Fox had given the production a pilot order and was written by Tate Taylor, who also serves as executive producer. Production companies involved with the pilot include Imagine Television, Wyolah Films, Fox Entertainment, and the Disney-owned 20th Century Fox Television. On May 9, 2019, it was announced that the production had been given a series order. The series was originally supposed to start airing in the fall of 2019. Becuse of scheduling conflicts for executive producer Tate Taylor, the series was pushed back to spring 2020. However it was moved to its fall schedule for 2020–21 television season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Casting
In February 2019, it was announced that Kim Cattrall had been lead role in the pilot, then others including Aubrey Dollar, Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Corey Cott and Mark L. Young had joined the pilot. It was then announced in March 2019 that Gerald McRaney had joined the cast. Alongside the pilot's order announcement, in March 2019 it was reported that Steve Harris, Melia Kreiling, David Denman and Olivia Macklin had joined the cast. On May 11, 2019, it was reported that Denman, who was originally cast to play the male lead opposite Cattrall in the series, had exited and his role would be recast. On September 13, 2019, Aaron Lazar was cast as Reverend Paul Luke Thomas, replacing both Denman and Steven Pasquale.
Release
On May 13, 2019, Fox released the first official trailer for the series. The series is set to premiere on September 21, 2020.
