NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a new TV drama about the exploits of an elegant, privileged and super-successful fictional circle of relatives whose scheming members are on the throats of others. They give the other people of “Succession” an almost functional appearance.
“I think it was a wonderful opportunity to write something funny, sparkling and entertaining, but it also had a basis for something more extensive to say about black property, black ambition and force structures,” says Abby Ajayi, author and writer of the show. .
The result is an exciting combination of high-end soap operas and dynastic legal stabs with social observation on everything from police racism to journalistic discrimination to corporate ethics. Deborah Ayorinde, one of its stars, has a shortcut when she describes it to her friends: “Beautiful rich other people who misbehave. “
Ayorinde plays Nina, one of two young women separated from her father’s first marriage, who settled into business in the United States. hands.
This adds a transatlantic detail to the exhibit, as Nina and her brother Simon (Emmanuel Imani) have to navigate between an organization of hostile siblings and an angry stepmother (Sarah Niles, the therapist of “Ted Lasso”) from the moment their father marries. Enjoy smart living and look forward to being in the company.
“There is a self-sufficiency, an independence that British characters don’t have. So they will be informed of each other. I think it’s more of a change from the other parties that reflect a lot of the party in I. “I have had in my own life with my peers moving between the U. S. and Canada. USA and UK and back to West Africa.
It is the representation of the African diaspora that drew Ayorinde to the script, a way to celebrate parts of the black holiday in other cultures.
“What I like is that it respects the differences we have, but it also highlights the similarities of our experiences. And I feel like it’s anything that can bridge the gap,” she says.
Ajayi created confusing but understandable roles. ” I think it’s smart to explore black characters who have flaws,” he says. “Black characters can be cops or robbers, but there’s no variation between the two. “
Ajayi graduated from Oxford University before being raised by Shonda Rhimes, and was featured as a writer and producer on ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder,” the Hulu adaptation of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and the Netflix series “Inventing Anna. “he credits Rhimes for training his pace and the importance of tipping points.
She grew up in London in a circle of relatives of Nigerian immigrants and remembers that her aunts loved sparkling soap operas like “Dallas” and “Dynasty. “saying, ‘I’m in a drama’ or ‘I’m in a comedy. ‘You have elements from each of the days,” he says.
Ajayi envisioned and wrote “Riches” during the pandemic, a way to escape to a beautiful world of sewing, bottle service in exclusive clubs and modern state-of-the-art offices in gleaming skyscrapers. kind of wish fulfillment, absolutely,” he laughs. Ajayi, dressed in yoga trousers during lockdown, was browsing McMansions on UK asset sites for inspiration.
“I started with the character. I think with this show, what I need is for the audience to identify and be catchy,” he says. “You may not have that money, but you have siblings, you have mothers in law, you have moms, you have relationships and the complexities of blended families. “
Ajayi says she has been fascinated with the business of the circle of relatives, the way conflicts spread from the boardroom to the living room and vice versa.
“Emotionally, there’s never much at stake when it comes to family. That’s the most important thing I have to convey to me: money can hurt something as important as family,” he says.
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