Eva Anderson talks about the biggest changes from the book, the show's iconic needle drops, and what fans can expect from a now confirmed Season 2 of the dark comedy series 'Margo's Got Money Troubles'.
This article contains spoilers for the Margo's Got Money Troubles Season 1 finale. Summary From dark comedies like You’re the Worst to mysteries like Dispatches From Elsewhere, thrillers like Briarpatch, to docudramas like WeCrashed, writer and producer Eva Anderson has played in a wide range of genres — something that surely came in handy on Margo’s Got Money Troubles, which seamlessly combines comedy and drama.
The series nails the tone of Rufi Thorpe’s beloved novel while expanding the world and characters. With its sharp writing and excellent performances by actors like Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nick Offerman, the first season both satisfies fans of the book and is accessible to those who have never picked it up.
The series revolves around Margo , a college student who gets pregnant by her professor and decides to keep the baby, much to the dismay of her own mother, Shyanne , who is dating a religious man named Kenny . Though Margo struggles to juggle everything that comes with being a young single mother, she finds unexpected support in her former pro-wrestler father, Jinx , and roommate Susie , and a surprisingly fulfilling and lucrative career path doing creative OnlyFans sketches.
Collider got the chance to speak with Anderson about the biggest differences between the book and the series, the show’s iconic needle drops, what fans can expect from a now confirmed Season 2, and much more.
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Producer Discusses the Biggest Changes From the Book “We did not feel like the Shyanne in the show could have done that to Margo. ” COLLIDER: First of all, congratulations on the show. I loved it so much. I read the book and really liked it.
I feel like you translated the tone so well, but I did want to ask about a few of the creative changes. JB is a huge part of the book, but he's only really briefly alluded to in the finale. Can you talk about what went into that decision?
EVA ANDERSON: I think we all want to envision a story where Margo gets to possibly fall in love and meet someone special, especially since all these really difficult challenges that she's faced in the first season, some of them have been resolved. We just wanted to make sure that we didn't get Margo into a romantic relationship while she had so much else going on.
Actually seeing her with that baby the first season, while stuff's going on with her family, and stuff's going on legally, we did realize that throwing Margo into a romantic relationship on top of that might make us question her seriousness in terms of protecting her kid. So, I would say, “Don't count JB out. He's flown out there somewhere. ” Yes, absolutely.
The other big change is the fact that, in the book, Shyanne is kind of complicit with Kenny calling CPS, whereas in the show, she is seemingly blindsided. Can you talk about making that change as well? ANDERSON: As soon as we knew Michelle Pfeiffer was going to play Shyanne, there was no way that it would be the Shyanne who disappears from the middle of the book.
You want to have Shyanne, when it's Michelle Pfeiffer, there the whole time. When you see Elle and Michelle together — because Elle was in I Am Sam with Michelle when she was three years old, so they've known each other for Elle's entire life — their dynamic is so intense, and so loving, and so combative, but you can tell that they're almost like sisters.
We did not feel like the Shyanne in the show could have done that to Margo. They're too similar. Shyanne would know what would happen if she made that decision — that these people would show up and really threaten Margo's protection of her kid and safety. Whereas we felt that Kenny is from a totally different world, where he believes that systems work to protect you, and he couldn't possibly imagine how badly that could possibly go for Margo.
So, we decided that this version of Shyanne couldn't make that call.
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Producer Talks Season 2 and the Most Difficult Roles to Cast “You can just picture entire universes for these characters years and years forward in their lives. ” This is such a nicely contained story, but I love these characters so much that I selfishly really want a Season 2. Can you tease what we might see these characters get up to if we do indeed get another installment?
ANDERSON: I can't say anything about another installment. I do want people to watch Season 1 if they want to see more of Margo. But there's a lot more wrestling for Jinx to get into.
The Jinx in the book isn't just a wrestler — he's a wrestling manager — and the world of wrestling is so big. Shyanne and Kenny, what's their relationship going to be like? Where can it go? What's Margo's next move?
This baby's going to keep getting bigger; what could happen with that? There are so many possibilities, but that's why we all love the book so much — you can just picture entire universes for these characters years and years forward in their lives. I feel like really anything is possible when you have these amazing, amazing characters and this amazing cast.
Something that struck me about the show is how pitch-perfect the cast is, from the lead roles down to the supporting players. What was the most difficult role to cast for this show? ANDERSON: Well, the most difficult roles to cast, but the most fun to cast, were KC and Rose. We really loved those characters in the book, and we knew from the very beginning that whoever played KC and Rose had to be very, very special.
Our casting director, Dave Rubin, spent a really long time going into different parts of the entertainment industry — not just actors, but musicians, models, dancers — and saw who was out there who could possibly bring a real, unique energy to the world of KC and Rose. When we finally found Lindsey Normington, who was in Anora, she's an incredible actress and a dancer, and Rico Nasty, who's an incredible musician, we knew they were perfect.
They also really got along with each other. They were really fast friends. So from the very first second we saw them on camera, we knew this was the perfect choice for KC and Rose, no matter how long it took to find them.
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ EP on the Show’s Epic Needle Drops and Having All Female Directors “His shows have this musical identity that's so specific to him and so identifiable. ” I also thought the music in this show was so perfect. I grew up listening to Shania Twain and Reba McEntire in the car with my mom, so hearing them sing it felt very nostalgic to me. Do you have a favorite needle drop moment in the show?
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ANDERSON: Oh, wow. There's something that's so cool about working with David E. Kelley — he loves music, and his shows have this musical identity that's so specific to him and so identifiable. The Ally McBeal soundtrack was a huge hit back in the day. The Big Little Lies soundtrack was such an important part of the show.
So what I would love is, in the pilot, that “Walk of Life” Dire Straits drop that happens over the baby shower and Margo's pregnancy. Every time it drops, I just think it's so perfect. It's so David, and it's such the language of the show in such a beautiful way. I love how the show is very female-centric in front of and behind the camera.
There’s an all-female directors slate, a mostly female writers' room — how did that influence the vibe of the room and on set? ANDERSON: It was great. We ended up, just kind of coincidentally, with three amazing female directors: Dearbhla Walsh, Kate Herron, and Alice Seabright. We also had two female DPs, and one of them was a female DP with an all B-cam female team.
And then all female writers as well, minus David. One thing that was really cool about that is that, when you're shooting the OnlyFans stuff, that can be a very sensitive time on set, and you want to make sure everyone's completely comfortable. Having our female DP, Tary Segal, be able to step in with her team and shoot the really intimate stuff was so cool because it created such a sense of safety for everyone involved in those scenes.
Also, a lot of the crew and a lot of people who were there had babies recently. We had a lot of women who understand what having a newborn is like in very specific ways, from the A-camera operator being like, “You wouldn't hold it like this — you hold it like this. ” One of our producers had a newborn and had very specific things about breastfeeding that she’d step in and say, “You hold it like this.
” That was cool, just having all these female voices with their own experiences helping us steer everything. It was perfect. All episodes of Margo’s Got Money Troubles are now streaming on Apple TV. 9 10 Margo's Got Money Troubles Like Follow Followed TV-MA Drama Comedy Release Date 2026 - 2026-00-00 Network Apple TV Showrunner David E. Kelley Directors Dearbhla Walsh Writers Rufi Thorpe Cast Creator David E. Kelley Powered by Expand Collapse
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