The Help: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This outrageous satire centers on idealistic, 22-year-old Maria, who was on her way to becoming a beautician when a family crisis forced her to take a new path, and she now finds herself employed as the maid for the extremely wealthy Ridgeway family. As one of many servants who dote on the demented and dysfunctional family, Maria discovers there's not only a class struggle between the upstairs and the downstairs, but there's an all out war among The Help.

Series details

• Title: The Help
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2004-03-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-04-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The WB
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4480

Cast and credited roles

• Camille Guaty — Maria / The Maid
• Al Santos — Ollie / The Chauffeur
• Brenda Strong — Arlene Ridgeway / The Rich Lady
• Keri Lynn Pratt — Veronica Ridgeway / The Pop Star Daughter
• Mindy Cohn — Maggie / The Cook
• Marika Dominczyk — Anna / The Nanny
• Graham Murdoch — Douglas Ridgeway / The Baby
• Antonio Sabàto Jr. — Dwayne / The Trainer
• Megan Fox — Cassandra Ridgeway / The Spoiled Daughter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-03-05; final listed air date 2004-04-16; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Help on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.