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You know what

happens when
life throws everything out you

before you even have a chance
to figure it out?

That's the idea behind

Margo's Got Money
Troubles, a series that follows

a young woman
navigating money identity,

and some very unexpected choices
along the way.

Today
we're joined by Rufi Thorpe,

the author
author behind the story, and Eva

Anderson, executive producer
and writer on the series.

Let's talk
about bringing this bold, funny,

and very real world to life.
Welcome to the show, you two.

How are you? Great.
Thanks for having us.

Thanks so much.

All right.

Rufi, this story started
as your novel.

What was the moment

that you knew Margo's story
had to be told in this way?

Well, I think the whole book
really began to come together.

I'd had this idea
for a character

who was both a mother
and an only fans model.

But when I brought
in her father, who is an ex

pro wrestler,

that's when the the draft
really started to come alive.

Was watching
the two of them together.

So even when you came on to help
adapt

to what stood out to you
about Margo as a character?

I mean, Margo's

such an interesting
character on in Rufi's book.

She's very, resourceful.

She's scrappy, you know?

Early in the book,
she gets pregnant, has an affair

with her college

professor, and gets pregnant,
but is very, just.

She doesn't blame anyone for it.

She just decides to

take what life has given her
and make something of it.

And because of that,
you get to follow her

into all these
really interesting places.

She's also just, like,
very funny.

And, she she's very loving
and she's a great mom,

and she's a great OnlyFans
model.

She's somebody you really,
really want to root for, Margo.

And the show balances

humor with some,
really real life struggles.

How do you find that tone
without losing either side?

And how much did you pull from
real life moments?

I mean, it all
came from the from Rufi's book.

She has this
really interesting tone

that's both very, very funny
and at times very dark.

And I think a lot of
it was just our cast.

You know, we had Elle
Fanning playing Margo,

Michelle Pfeiffer playing
Cheyenne, her mother, and Nick

Offerman playing, Jinx,
her father, the pro wrestler.

And those three
could really balance.

So much in terms of,

putting them through
really difficult things

while never losing their heart

and their humor
and their love for each other.

And there's a lot of themes
here. There's money.

Identity, motherhood,
even some internet culture.

What do you hope audiences
take away after watching?

I hope that they feel more
empowered to make their life

something they want on their own
terms.

The books vary,

and the show
is very non-judgmental,

and I hope that they,
don't judge

other people, and they approach
the people they love with love.

And now that
people can watch it.

What are you most excited for

audience audiences
to experience or react to?

Nicole Kidman, wrestles
Nick Offerman,

in a pro wrestling ring.

And so that's pretty exciting.

I just love getting to see Elle
Fanning this feral and sort of

be still and very much
a wrestler's daughter.

And also the portrayal of that
first postpartum period,

I feel like is more accurate
than I've seen on TV.

And it's, it's I'm excited
for people to see her this way.

You buried the lead with Nicole
Kidman and Nick Offerman there.

Yeah.

And Michelle Pfeiffer sings,
that's also important.

All right.
I'm excited for all of this.

Margo's Got Money Troubles
is now streaming on Apple TV.

So you can catch up
on the series and see why.

So many people
are already talking about it.

Hey, I want to thank you
for joining me today.

Thanks so much.
Thank you for having us.