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Amazon MGM starts production on period romance The American Heiress
Amazon MGM Studios has begun production on The American Heiress, a new period romance series for MGM+.
Julianna Margulies stars as Isabella Cash, a wealthy American who takes her daughter Cora to England in 1893.
Isabella hopes Cora will marry into the British aristocracy, but Cora is in love with an American artist.
After a hunting accident, Cora wakes at Lulworth Castle, the home of the 12th Duke of Wareham.
The series is based on Daisy Goodwin’s bestselling novel, and Goodwin will serve as showrunner and executive producer.
The story follows “dollar princesses,” wealthy American women who sought marriages to European nobility in exchange for status.
The show will stream on MGM+, as Amazon looks to build an audience for period romance after My Lady Jane was canceled following one season.
Amazon MGM Studios has announced that The American Heiress is going into production this month.
The period series is based on Daisy Goodwin’s bestselling novel of the same name and is set in 1893.
Julianna Margulies stars as Isabella Cash, a wealthy American who takes her daughter to England to seek a marriage into British aristocracy.
The series is for MGM+, not Prime Video.
- Who
- Amazon MGM Studios is producing the series. Julianna Margulies stars as Isabella Cash.
- What
- The American Heiress, a period romance series based on Daisy Goodwin’s novel, is going into production.
- When
- Production is set to begin in November 2026.
- Where
- The story is set in England. The series will stream on MGM+.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Amazon MGM Studios announced that The American Heiress was going into production this month.
Production is scheduled to begin.
- Production start
- November 2026
- Setting
- England, 1893
- Lead actor
- Julianna Margulies as Isabella Cash
- Platform
- MGM+