Privileged is an American
television drama that premiered on
The CW Television Network in the USA and
Citytv in Canada on September 9, 2008. The premiere dates in other parts of the world are not yet announced. The series stars former
Reba star
Joanna García and is based on the
Alloy Entertainment book
How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls by best-selling author
Zoey Dean.
[Shows A-Z from TheFutonCritic.com]
The series was originally to share the same name as the book,
[CW greenlights 'Filthy Rich Girls' from Variety.com] but the name was announced at the Upfronts
[The Upfronts: The CW from TV Squad.com] as
Surviving The Filthy Rich and later changed again to
Privileged on June 24, 2008.
[Anne Archer is 'Privileged' from The Hollywood Reporter]
Pilot
Twenty-three-year-old Megan Smith (
Joanna García) has a Yale education, a relentlessly positive attitude, and a plan to conquer the world of journalism, despite the fact that she is slaving away at a tabloid rag. Megan's plan is thrown off course when, in one whirlwind day, she gets fired, meets cosmetics mogul Laurel Limoges (
Anne Archer), and becomes the live-in tutor for Laurel’s twin teen granddaughters in the heady Palm Beach, Florida, a world of wealth and power. The girls, Rose (
Lucy Hale) and Sage (
Ashley Newbrough), are beautiful, rebellious, and less-than-thrilled with their new tutor, but Megan is determined to win them over as she enjoys the perks of her new job: breathtaking private suite, gorgeous convertible, and live-in chef Marco (
Allan Louis). Even the neighbors are fabulous in Palm Beach and Megan quickly catches the eye of Will (
Brian Hallisay), the wealthy and attractive dilettante who lives on the estate next door and just happens to be dating Megan’s estranged sister, Lily (
Kristina Apgar). Completing this romantic quadrangle is Megan's best friend, Charlie (
Michael Cassidy), who is secretly in love with her. Despite her own complicated romantic and family relationships, Megan is committed to making a difference in the lives of her two headstrong charges as she navigates the treacherous waters of high society in Palm Beach.
