The Rich and the Ruthless: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Rich and The Ruthless is the only black owned daytime drama in the industry, also known as "the stories", is operated by tight fisted, debonair, self-made, Augustus Barringer. When greedy studio executives inform that The Rich and the Ruthless is getting booted off the sound stages for another talk show after twenty years, Augustus Barringer is ready to fight back on another level to stay on the air, even if it means filming his quirky soap opera out of his sleek Hollywood mansion...temporarily. And before moving the company to Jamaica! The Rich and the Ruthless isn't just a soap-within-a-soap it's a sudser with soul and a family drama!

Series details

• Title: The Rich and the Ruthless
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2017-07-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BET+
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 21 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30585
• IMDb ID: tt5987156
• TVDB ID: 353825

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Brooks — Augustus Barringer
• Valenzia Algarin — TBA
• Elizabeth J. Carlisle — TBA
• Victoria Rowell — TBA
• Hunter Bodine — TBA
• Brenda Epperson — TBA
• Elaine Ballace — TBA
• Carrie Bernans — TBA

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-07-28; final listed air date 2017-09-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-06-14; final listed air date 2018-07-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-05-23; final listed air date 2019-06-27.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-05-13; final listed air date 2021-05-13; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Rich and the Ruthless 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.