Margo’s Got Money Troubles – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

WEEK IN WOMEN: Fanning, Pfeiffer & Kidman land MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES at Apple TV – Brandy McDonnell reports

April 7, 2026April 9, 2026 Brandy McDonnell Apple TV+, elle fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, michelle pfeiffer, nicole kidman, twiw, week in women

Starring and executive produced by Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Elle Fanning and Academy Award and Emmy nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, the highly anticipated series Margo’s Got Money Troubles, is coming to Apple TV in April. Margo’s Got Money Troubles is billed as a bold, heartwarming and comedic family drama following recent college dropout and aspiring writer, Margo (Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooter’s waitress (Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), as she’s forced to make her way with a new baby, a mounting pile of bills and a dwindling amount of ways to pay them.

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MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES (SXSW 2026) – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

March 22, 2026March 24, 2026 Valerie Kalfrin Apple TV+, David E. Kelley, elle fanning, greg kinnear, Laura San Giacomo, marcia gay harden, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Michael Angarano, michelle pfeiffer, Mirren Gordon-Crozier, Nick Offerman, nicole kidman, series, SXSW 2026

After immersing in intrigue with Nine Perfect Strangers and courtroom mystery with Presumed Innocent and The Lincoln Lawyer, prolific showrunner David E. Kelley dives into dramedy with Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Yet despite its all-star cast, this Apple TV series about a pregnant college dropout who turns to OnlyFans skates along the surface, with broad strokes instead of satisfying character development. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Rufi Thorpe, Margo’s Got Money Troubles might follow the tone of its source material, but the end result feels like an online profile, revealing only so much instead of proving more introspective.