--- description: The live-action series will debut in early 2015 title: Richie Rich Series is Heading to Netflix image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Richie Rich_ Series Is Heading to Netflix by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 29, 2014 7:22 PM CUT by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 29, 2014 7:22 PM CUT Soon you’ll be able to watch _Richie Rich_ on Netflix. The 1980’s cartoon is getting a live-action reboot to be hosted exclusively on Netflix, [_The Wrap_](http://www.thewrap.com/netflix-orders-live-action-richie-rich-series-from-awesomeness-tv-exclusive/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=contactology "undefined")reports. The half-hour comedy series will have a 21-episode run, debuting in early 2015. The show will star Jake Brennan, known for his appearance in the 2013 thriller _Dark Skies._ The plot varies a bit from the classic tale of a young boy who has everything and more, with Brennan’s Richie falling into extreme wealth after inventing new green technology. AwesomenessTV, a DreamWorks Animation-owned multi-channel network that makes kid-friendly shows and videos, is producing the show. Here’s hoping this version is better than the 1990s film starring Macaulay Culkin. \[[_The Wrap_](http://www.thewrap.com/netflix-orders-live-action-richie-rich-series-from-awesomeness-tv-exclusive/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=contactology "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3546629/richie-rich-netflix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3546629/richie-rich-netflix/"},"headline":"Richie Rich Series Is Heading to Netflix","datePublished":"2014-10-29T19:22:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:05:55.751Z","description":"The live-action series will debut in early 2015","url":"https://time.com/3546629/richie-rich-netflix/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","streaming"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3546629/richie-rich-netflix/","name":"Richie Rich Series Is Heading to Netflix"}}]}] ```