"#TheRiches It was a brilliant show, predicated on an even more brilliant idea. We were cancelled in the wake of punitive measures taken against writers who were vocal in the writers strike in 2007. Lunacy. I'd make this show again in a heartbeat." Posted on Twitter by @driverminnie Jan 16, 2019
The show was originally titled "Low Life", though the name was changed due to creative reasons.
The youngest boy, Sam, is a cross-dresser. At the time of filming, series star and executive producer 'Eddie Izzard', identified as a transvestite. Sam's choice of clothing was decided by series creator Dmitry Lipkin before Eddie was a part of the show.
One of two shows that FX greenlighted in 2007 with female lead characters, trying to shake the public conception of the network as a 'male network'. The other show being Dirt.