Michael Angarano (This Is Us) has been cast in a key recurring role on Margo's Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe's novel. Deadline reported that Elle Fanning stars in the Apple TV+ series as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) and an ex-pro wrestler (Nick Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor (Michael Angarano) at the local junior college she attends.
The cast also includes Nicole Kidman, Laura San Giacomo, Marcia Gay Harden, and Thaddea Graham. The eight-part series is from David E. Kelley, who serves as writer and showrunner, and A24. Kelley and Matthew Tinker executive produce for David E. Kelley Productions alongside Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, and Brittany Kahan Ward for Lewellen Pictures; and Kidman and Per Saari of Blossom Films. Pfeiffer, Thorpe, and Eva Anderson also executive produce.