Cashmere Mafia 

A group of successful female executives who have been friends since college turn to each other for guidance as they juggle their careers with family in New York City.

Creator:

Kevin Wade

Stars:

Lucy Liu, Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lucy Liu	...	Mia Mason 7 episodes, 2008
Frances O'Connor	...	Zoe Burden 7 episodes, 2008
Miranda Otto	...	Juliet Draper 7 episodes, 2008
Bonnie Somerville	...	Caitlin Dowd 7 episodes, 2008
Julian Ovenden	...	Eric Burden 7 episodes, 2008
Peter Hermann	...	Davis Draper 7 episodes, 2008
Lourdes Benedicto	...	Alicia Lawson 6 episodes, 2008
Addison Timlin	...	Emily Draper 5 episodes, 2008
Nicholas Art	...	Luke Burden 5 episodes, 2008
Kate Guyton	...	Tracy 5 episodes, 2008
Noelle Beck	...	Cilla Gray 4 episodes, 2008
Kate Levering	...	Katherine Cutler 4 episodes, 2008
Kevin Kilner	...	Clayton 4 episodes, 2008
Daniel Gerroll	...	Clive Hughes 4 episodes, 2008
Griffin Matthews	...	Patrick 4 episodes, 2008
Peyton List	...	Sasha Burden 4 episodes, 2008
Tom Everett Scott	...	Jack Cutting 3 episodes, 2008
Jack Yang	...	Jason Chung 3 episodes, 2008
Purva Bedi	...	Juliet's Assistant 3 episodes, 2008
Cuyle Carvin	...	Publisher 3 episodes, 2008
Harris Yulin	...	Rafe Gropman 2 episodes, 2008
Bill Sage	...	Bobby Walsh 2 episodes, 2008
William Abadie	...	Gerard Dumais 2 episodes, 2008
Jason Antoon	...	Todd Braun / ... 2 episodes, 2008
Chris Beetem	...	Sam Morgan 2 episodes, 2008
Val Emmich	...	Adam Carter 2 episodes, 2008
Christine Ebersole	...	Lily Parrish 2 episodes, 2008
Mary Testa	...	Wendy the Editor 2 episodes, 2008
Thomas Higgins	...	Zach 2 episodes, 2008
Tara Westwood	...	Liz Morin 2 episodes, 2008
Julie Basem	...	Lara Shepard 2 episodes, 2008
Brian Distance	...	Bar Patron / ... 2 episodes, 2008

Storyline

A group of successful female executives who have been friends since college turn to each other for guidance as they juggle their careers with family in New York City.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | executive | career | working woman | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

They can have it all, as long as they have each other.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Divatdiktátorok

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Back East Pictures,Darren Star Productions,Gail Katz Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Canceled before to complete the first season due to its poor ratings.

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Connections

Referenced in Séries express: Episode #2.7 (2008)

User Reviews

Has potential - but not sure if it'll last that long

Okay, I've just seen the pilot. And in my opinion, I think the show had some potential.

For one, the female leads are all intriguing. Their characters all have interesting, new story lines, and the actresses pull it off rather well (especially Miranda Otto). One thing I might say though, is that while the characters are great in their own respective story lines, they lack chemistry between each other. But considering how the cast of DH and SATC didn't really seem that close to each other in their own pilots, I'm guessing that this might change as time passes by.

Speaking of DH and SATC, viewers might think that this is a bad knockoff of those shows, but it's not. Though the format is a bit clichéd in that it has four strong female leads as in SATC and DH, Cashmere Mafia strives to portray their leads as more ferocious than other shows. To be honest, rather than SATC and DH, I was reminded of a female version of "Big Shots". And while I gave up on BS for lacking sympathetic characters (I only liked Joshua Malina's character), I think Cashmere Mafia somehow finds a way to make their leads sympathetic on top of being strong and vicious.

Though I did like this pilot and the characters, I'm not sure whether viewers will give this show time to grow. Just as people are quick to criticize clichés, they are also quick to criticize the different. And with CM's cast of stronger, more cutthroat, and different women, I'm not sure if viewers will be ready for this. Here's hoping they are.