The Riches (styled as the R1¢hes) is an American drama television series which was originally broadcast from March 12, 2007, to April 29, 2008, on FX.

Originally named Low Life, the show was created and head written by Dmitry Lipkin for Maverick Films and FX Networks.

[5] Several months after the season ended, the show was cancelled,[6][7] with FX blaming a drop in ratings.

[9] The show features Izzard and Driver as Wayne and Dahlia Malloy who, along with their family, are Irish Traveller con artists and thieves.

After getting into an altercation and RV chase with another Traveller family, the Malloys are involved in a car accident that kills a very wealthy couple, the eponymous Riches.

In the hopes of pursuing a "better life", they decide to "steal the American dream"[10] and adopt the Riches' identities in an affluent gated community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

[14] The show averaged 5.9 million cumulative viewers per week in the US, sufficient for FX to commission a second season.

[15] The Riches has gained popularity through online resources, such as Hulu and iTunes' "What We Are Watching" for April 2008.