Richie Rich is an American sitcom series produced by DreamWorks Animation ‘s AwesomenessTV for Netflix . [1] The show is loosely based on the Harvey Comicscharacter of the same name , with Jake Brennan playing the eponymous character. [2] The first season, consisting of 10 episodes, was released on February 20, 2015. [3]A second season of 11 episodes was released on May 22, 2015. [4]
Plot
Richie Rich is a boy Who vegetables turned into a clean energy source. As a result, Rich now has a trillion dollars. Darcy and Murray are always with their friends, their friends, their friends, their friends, their friends and their friends. Jealous sister Harper. Also, Darcy loves spending money and Murray does not want anything out of budget.
Cast
Main
- Jake Brennan as Richie Rich , [1] after finding a way to harness energy from vegetables, he becomes a child trillionaire.
- Brooke Wexler as Irona, [1] Richie’s robotic maid.
- Kiff VandenHeuvel as Cliff Rich, [1] Richie’s and Harper’s dad.
- Lauren Taylor as Harper Rich, [1] Richie’s jealous older sister who wants to get into Harvard.
- Joshua Carlon as Murray, [1] Richie’s money manager and best friend.
- Jenna Ortega as Darcy, [1] Richie’s other best friend, who enjoys spending his money.
Recurring
- Ysa Penarejo as Tulip, a friend of Harper.
- Nathan Anderson as Tahj [5]
Production
The series was announced in October 2014 as part of an ongoing partnership between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation , in which DreamWorks will create 300 hours of original programming for the service. [6] Unlike the comics, Richie Rich has a self-made fortune from an innovative green technology. The series follows his adventures with his new wealth. Brian Robbins (co-founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation-owned AwesomenessTV), Tim Pollock and Jeff Hodsden ( The Suite Life of Zack & Cody ) are the executive producers and showrunners . Additionally, AwesomenessTV ‘ S Shauna Phelan and Joe Davola serve as executive producers on the series. [2]
Episodes
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Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | February 20, 2015 | |||
| 2 | 11 | May 22, 2015 | |||
Season 1 (2015)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | “Man $ ion Warming” | Phill Lewis | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | February 20, 2015 |
| Richie Rich (Jake Brennan) is happy with his new trillionaire life, but Murray thinks he’s spending too much money. When Richie’s concert is over, it’s a must-have for two people. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | “Royal Flu $ h” | Joel Zwick | Jeny Quine | February 20, 2015 |
| Harper tries to finish her science project for Harvard grad school, but her friend, Tulip holds her back. Meanwhile, Richie is given an island and he makes fun out of it after canceled plans. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | “The $ and Up” | Joel Zwick | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | February 20, 2015 |
| When their dad’s smothering level of attention drives them crazy, Richie and Harper set him up with a lady who looked unattractive on the dating website, but turns out to be pretty in person. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | “The Wonderful Thing $ He Doe $” | Adam Weissman | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | February 20, 2015 |
| Richie tries to get out of doing a book report on the Wizard of Oz by directing a movie starring Darcy, Murray, Irona and neighbor’s Tahj. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | “The Madne $$ of Queen Harper” | Adam Weissman | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | February 20, 2015 |
| Cliff goes to a Fantasy Football draft, leaving Harper in charge. When Richie is invited to Khalil Wood’s birthday party, Harper decides to prevent Richie from going. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | “More or Le $$” | Adam Weissman | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | February 20, 2015 |
| After Richie is fed up from Darcy and Murray constantly arguing about money, he decides to switch their roles. Meanwhile, Harper introduces Cliff to her date which he does not approve because of the lack of fun. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | “$ Nowball Effect $” | Adam Weissman | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | February 20, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | “Good Deed $” | Phill Lewis | Vincent Brown | February 20, 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | “$ Pooky $ tuff” | Adam Weissman | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | February 20, 2015 |
| After hearing noises in the night, Richie is convinced that his room is haunted and gets Darcy and Murray to stay with him. Harper attempts to re-create her childhood by hiring a little girl for her college application. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | “Fir $ t Love” | Phill Lewis | Bo Belanger | February 20, 2015 |
| Irona starts off malfunctioning, resulting in being repaired and replaced by Urona, a mini-model of Irona. Upon first sight, Richie instantly falls in love with Urona. | |||||
Season 2 (2015)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | “Rapper ‘$ Delight” | Adam Weissman | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | May 22, 2015 |
| 12 | 2 | “Briti $ h Rich” | Phill Lewis | Dave Ihlenfeld & David Wright | May 22, 2015 |
| 13 | 3 | “Uperheroe $ $” | Phill Lewis | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | May 22, 2015 |
| 14 | 4 | “$ Tockholm Cowboy” | Patrick Maloney | Bo Belanger | May 22, 2015 |
| 15 | 5 | “Plu $ One” | Sean Lambert | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | May 22, 2015 |
| 16 | 6 | “Back to the Pre $ ent” | Sean Lambert | Bo Belanger | May 22, 2015 |
| 17 | 7 | “Fun and Game $” | Sean Lambert | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | May 22, 2015 |
| 18 | 8 | “Wa $ hed Up” | Sean Lambert | Dave Ihlenfeld & David Wright | May 22, 2015 |
| 19 | 9 | “Meat the Camper $” | Chuck Vinson | Jeny Quine | May 22, 2015 |
| 20 | 10 | “Ladie $ Man” | Chuck Vinson | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | May 22, 2015 |
| 21 | 11 | “Family Tie $” | Patrick Maloney | Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden | May 22, 2015 |
References
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- ^ Jump up to:a b Andreeva, Nellie (October 29, 2014). “‘Richie Rich’ Comedy Series Picked Up By Netflix For 2015” . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 29, 2014 .
- Jump up^ Fowler, Matt (October 29, 2014). “Richie Rich TV Show Coming to Netflix” . IGN . Retrieved October 29, 2014 .
- Jump up^ Akhtar, Iyaz (April 22, 2015). “What’s coming and going on Netflix for May 2015” . CNET .
- Jump up^ “VIDEO: Sneak Peek – Netflix’s RICHIE RICH Returns With All-New Episodes Today” . Broadwayworld.com . May 22, 2015 . Retrieved April 29, 2016 .
- Jump up^ Nededog, Jethro; Bennett, Anita (October 29, 2014). “Netflix orders ‘Richie Rich’ series from AwesomenessTV” . USA Today . Retrieved October 29, 2014 .