Exclusive: Riches Interviews With Deborah Ayorinde, Sarah Niles, Showrunner Abby Ajayi & Cast
Currently playing on Prime Video are all six episodes of its latest series, Riches, the high-stakes family drama is written and created by Abby Ajayi (How to Get Away With Murder, Inventing Anna) .
The series stars Deborah Ayorinde (Them, Truth Be Told), Hugh Quarshie (Absentia), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso, I May Destroy You), Adeyinka Akinrinade (Top Boy, Temple), Ola Orebiyi (Cherry, A Brixton Tale), Nneka Okoye (Grantchester, The A List), and Emmanuel Imani (Cobra, Black Earth Rising).
Riches follows the exploits of the stylish, privileged, super-successful Richards family. When Stephen Richards (Hugh Quarshie) passes suddenly, the family’s world comes crashing down. As his cosmetic company Flair and Glory hangs in the balance, his different sets of children are about to collide as they vie for control.
Ayorinde take the lead as Stephen Richard’s estranged daughter, Nina Richards with Emmanuel Imani as her brother Simon Richards. Sarah Niles, who was recently Emmy-nominated for her role in Apple’s Ted Lasso, plays Nina’s stepmother Claudia Richards. Playing Claudia’s children and Nina and Simon’s half brother and sisters are Ola Orebiyi as Gus Richard, Nneka Okoye as Wanda Richards, and Adeyinka Akinrinade as Alesha Richards. C.J. Beckford is Andre Scott-Clarke, the family’s company CFO and Claudia’s lover. Brendan Coyle is Gideon Havelock, Richard’s most trusted friend and Hermione Norris plays Maureen Dawson, Richard’s longtime assistant.
Nadine Marsh-Edwards, Amanda Jenks, and writer/creator Abby Ajayi serve as executive producers for Greenacre Films, and Alison Owen and Alison Carpenter are executive producers for Monumental Television. Riches is produced by Yvonne Francas and directed by Sebastian Thiel, Ajayi, and Darcia Martin.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Riches cast members Deborah Ayorinde, Emmanuel Imani, Sara Niles, Nneka Okoye, Ola Orebiyi, Adeyinka Akinrinade & showrunner Abby Ajayi
