Margo's Got Money Troubles

Premise

Margo's Got Money Troubles centers on Margo Millet (Elle Fanning), the daughter of a Hooters waitress, Shyanne (Michelle Pfeiffer), and a former professional wrestler, Jinx (Nick Offerman). After becoming pregnant by her English professor (Michael Angarano), Margo turns to OnlyFans to financially support herself with the help of her estranged father, who tries to share wisdom gleaned from his wrestling days.

Cast and characters

Main

Elle Fanning as Margo Millet, a 20-year-old aspiring writer and freshman college dropout who turns to OnlyFans to support herself and her newborn after her professor gets her pregnant

Nick Offerman as James "Jinx" Millet, Margo's estranged father, a former professional wrestler and recovering addict who moves in to assist with childcare and provides wrestling-inspired business advice

Greg Kinnear as Kenneth "Kenny" Herns, an Episcopalian youth minister who is dating Margo's mother, Shyanne

Thaddea Graham as Susie, Margo's roommate, an accomplished cosplayer and avid wrestling fan who helps Margo navigate the world of online content creation

Michael Angarano as Mark Gable, Margo's community college professor who fathers her child and then vanishes from her life

Michelle Pfeiffer as Shyanne, Margo's sassy, appearance-focused mother, a former Hooters waitress working in management at Bloomingdale's, who supports Margo despite disapproving of many of her decisions

Nicole Kidman as Linda "Lace" Sawkins, a retired female wrestler-turned-lawyer who helps Margo and Jinx in legal disputes with Mark

Recurring

Sasha Diamond as Becca, Margo's high school best friend, who attends New York University

Marcia Gay Harden as Elizabeth Gable, Mark's protective mother

Rico Nasty as KC, an OnlyFans creator under the username "WangMangler"

Lindsey Normington as Rose, an OnlyFans creator under the username "SucculentRose"

Guest

Laura San Giacomo as Tessa, Margo's boss at a restaurant

Caitlin McGee as Sarah Gable, Mark's wife

Annalise Basso as Kathryn, one of Margo's roommates

Marisela Zumbado as Katie, another of Margo's roommates

Kerri Kenney as Dana Lockhart, a job interviewer who rejects Margo

Geoff Pierson as Lawrence J. Boch, Mark's family lawyer

Rikishi as himself

Chris Jericho as himself, Jinx's wrestling partner

Jon Daly as Steve Thunder, a stage magician in Las Vegas

Ericka Kreutz as Nadia

Paul McCrane as Judge Andrew Spence

Production

Development

It was announced in October 2023 that Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman would star in and executive produce the series, of which David E. Kelley would serve as showrunner. In February 2024, Apple TV+ landed the rights to the series and gave it a straight-to-series order. In April 2025, Dearbhla Walsh, Kate Herron, and Alice Seabright were revealed as the series' directors. Walsh directed four of the eight episodes, including the pilot, and Herron and Seabright directed two episodes each. Walsh also served as executive producer of the series. In May 2026, Apple TV renewed the series for a second season.

Casting

In September 2024, Michelle Pfeiffer joined the cast and became an executive producer. It is the first time she has collaborated with Kelley, her husband. Nick Offerman and Thaddea Graham were added to the cast in the following months. In February 2025, Marcia Gay Harden and Michael Angarano were cast in guest roles. In March 2025, Greg Kinnear, Lindsey Normington, Rico Nasty, and Michael Workéyè joined the cast.

Filming

In November 2024, principal photography was set to begin in January 2025 in New York. It began instead in Los Angeles in February, and was expected to conclude in May. On June 24, 2025, Pfeiffer announced that filming had wrapped.

Release

Margo's Got Money Troubles premiered at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 12, 2026, in Austin, Texas. It released its first three episodes on April 15, 2026, with new episodes to drop weekly thereafter through May 20.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 96%, based on 74 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Rich in character and dramatic antics, Margo's Got Money Troubles succeeds because of its attention to emotional detail, authentic performances, and brilliant storytelling." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Impact

UCLA professor Daniel T. Blumstein cited Margo's Got Money Troubles as inspiration for starting an "OnlyMarms" account on OnlyFans, to raise money for marmot research.