Feet Pics, Costumes and Creeps: A New Show Explores the OnlyFans Economy
In David E. Kelley’s new Apple TV series, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, a young mother learns the strange economics of building a following on OnlyFans.
Illustration by María Jesús Contreras
Hollywood loves a sex worker story. From Shirley MacLaine shimmying in Bob Fosse’s Sweet Charity back in 1969 to Pretty Woman’s enduring appeal since 1990 to Anora’s wins at the Academy Awards last year, the industry has long been fascinated with how women sell their bodies.
But sex work has evolved in the internet age, and movies and television shows have mostly been slow to reflect this change. Enter Margo’s Got Money Troubles, a series premiering on April 15 on Apple TV. Elle Fanning stars as the title character, a college dropout and new mom who turns to OnlyFans to help her pay her mounting bills. (Her baby’s father, a married professor who took advantage of her, now wants no part of the responsibility.)