Margo’s Got Money Troubles: Cast & Character Guide
A character guide for Apple TV+’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles, featuring who plays who, details about each character and the show as a whole.
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World Overview
Margo’s Got Money Troubles is set in modern times and focuses on a young woman named Margo. She is a talented writer and very imaginative, but doesn’t come from a world where money isn’t tight. So, when she gets pregnant by her married professor, it makes things hard, but owning her decisions, Margo plans to make things work.
As the story expands, it introduces locations, systems, groups, and concepts that influence both the narrative and the characters’ decisions. Below is an overview of the world-building elements that shape the series.
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Character(s) Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
Character Summary
Margo is a young woman, an only child, raised by a single mother, with a big imagination. She partly credits her father for that since, when he was around, he did read to her, and that has inspired her to become a writer. But being a writer doesn’t lead to quick money, so when she gets pregnant and decides to have the kid, while still talented, she finds herself forced to pursue other means to make cash.
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Shyanne is Margo’s mom, who works at Bloomingdale’s, and takes pride in her appearance. She also did in her daughter, who she raised to become something more than her. Which is why, while physically present regarding Margo’s pregnancy, she is a bit emotionally disconnected due to disappointment.
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Becca is Margo’s best friend, who is going to school at NYU, on the other side of the country. But, despite the distance, Becca and Margo remain close, often facetiming, even when Margo is naked in the tub.
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Mark is Margo’s Lit professor, who takes note of her writing either to sleep with her or because he genuinely likes her work. It’s hard to tell, but what complicates them sleeping together is that Mark is married, with two kids, and has no interest in Margo being anything more than a young woman to boost his ego.
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