Trust: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Inspired by actual events, Trust delves into the trials and triumphs of one of America's wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. Equal parts family history, dynastic saga and an examination of the corrosive power of money, Trust explores the complexities at the heart of every family, rich or poor. Told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome. His captors banked on a multi-million-dollar ransom. After all, what rich family wouldn't pay for the return of a loved one? Paul's grandfather, J. Paul Getty Sr., an enigmatic oil tycoon and possibly the richest man in the world, is marooned in a Tudor mansion in the English countryside surrounded by a harem of mistresses and a pet lion. He's busy. Paul's father, J. Paul Getty Jr., is lost in a daze in London and refuses to answer the phone. Only Paul's mother, Gail Getty, is left to negotiate with the increasingly desperate kidnappers. Unfortunately, she's broke. Trust charts the teenage grandson's nightmare ordeal at the hands of kidnappers who cannot understand why nobody seems to want their captive back.

Series details

• Title: Trust
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2018-03-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-05-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 14117
• IMDb ID: tt5664952
• TVDB ID: 340523

Cast and credited roles

• Harris Dickinson — J. Paul Getty III
• Donald Sutherland — J. Paul Getty Sr.
• Hilary Swank — Gail Getty
• Brendan Fraser — James Fletcher Chace
• Anna Chancellor — Penelope Kittson
• Silas Carson — Khan
• Luca Marinelli — Primo
• Michael Esper — J. Paul Getty Jr.
• Hannah New — Victoria
• Mauro Lamanna — Dante
• Francesco Colella — Leonardo
• Amanda Drew — Belinda

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-03-25; final listed air date 2018-05-27; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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