Richie Rich getting a new live-action series on Netflix
In an effort to make sure today’s children learn that money definitely buys happiness, Netflix has acquired a half-hour, live-action series based on the comic strip Richie Rich. The new show will follow Richie, the wealthiest kid in the world, after he makes a trillion dollars off the invention and sale of a new green technology—an origin that sets the series apart from both the original comic strip and the 1994 live-action movie starring Macaulay Culkin. In both those iterations, Richie came by his money the traditional way: by having really wealthy parents. The new Richie Rich has been updated for kids living in today’s unpredictable economic climate, a place where they have to show a little hustle before being allowed to live in staggering luxury, take trips to Antarctica, and mingle with celebrities.