This twist is fascinating on multiple levels, not the least of which is that we rarely see a story like this told from this particular perspective. But there's one key distinction: the privileged, mega-rich family at its center is Black. Prime Video's upcoming drama The Richeshas drawn many comparisons to HBO's award-winning drama after all, its premise is pretty similar: A wealthy family patriarch experiences a medical emergency, and his children battle for control of the family's legendary cosmetics empire. HBO's Successionis a blueprint for how to put together a traditional prestige drama: A Shakespearean family tragedy that focuses on betrayal and backstabbing, featuring A-list actors, generally unlikable characters (99% of whom are white), and a story set in the rarefied world of America's uber-elite, people who are so wealthy that no one even blinked when the show didn't bother to reference the COVID-19 pandemic during its most recent season because, at a certain income level, worldwide disasters cease to affect them.
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