History Series / Privileged

''Privileged'' tells the tale of 23 year old Megan Smith, a Yale graduate who is fired from her New York job and sent to meet with Laurel Limoges, a successful businesswoman in the field of cosmetics. On arrival at Laurel's grand Palm Beach home, Megan learns that she is to be hired as a tutor for Laurel's twin grandchildren, sixteen year olds Rose and Sage Baker. Easier said than done, as the girls are much more focused on shopping and parties than studying. To add to the drama, we soon learn that Megan has a history of her own in Palm Beach including the father and younger sister Lily she left behind when she went away to Yale. Throw in a childhood friend with a crush (Charlie), an attractive and wealthy next door neighbour (Will) and a gay chef who's not afraid of straight talking (Marco) and drama's never far away.

The series was created by Creator/TheCW; it was cancelled after the first season, though not before managing to finish on a cliffhanger. It was based on the book ''How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls'' by Zoey Dean, though there are changes -- notably, the main character's surname was originally Simms, but was changed to Smith for the series.

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The series was created by TheCW; it was cancelled after the first season, though not before managing to finish on a cliffhanger. It was based on the book ''How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls'' by Zoey Dean, though there are changes -- notably, the main character's surname was originally Simms, but was changed to Smith for the series.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All episode titles begin "All About", for example ''All About the Power Position'', ''All About Love, Actually'', etc.

* {{Expy}}: Megan appears to be a poor man's AmyAdams.

* BrokenBird: Lily Smith.

* {{Confessional}}: Sage.

* GenkiGirl: Megan ''tries'' to be this.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Megan and Lily.

* PragmaticAdaptation: As with any book-to-TV-show transition.
* PutOnABus: Charlie in the penultimate episode.
* PromotionToParent: Megan (both in her backstory and in the series) and to an extent, Sage.
* SiblingYinYang: Megan and Lily. Rose and Sage are a milder form.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Rose and Sage.
* TitlePlease
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Charlie.

* BlondesAreEvil: Lily and Jordanna.

''{{Privileged}}'' tells the tale of 23 year old Megan Smith, a Yale graduate who is fired from her New York job and sent to meet with Laurel Limoges, a successful businesswoman in the field of cosmetics. On arrival at Laurel's grand Palm Beach home, Megan learns that she is to be hired as a tutor for Laurel's twin grandchildren, sixteen year olds Rose and Sage Baker. Easier said than done, as the girls are much more focused on shopping and parties than studying. To add to the drama, we soon learn that Megan has a history of her own in Palm Beach including the father and younger sister Lily she left behind when she went away to Yale. Throw in a childhood friend with a crush (Charlie), an attractive and wealthy next door neighbour (Will) and a gay chef who's not afraid of straight talking (Marco) and drama's never far away.

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* TheCastShowoff: Two episodes include scenes designed to show off Lucy Hale's singing talent.

* DawsonCasting: Megan ([=JoAnna=] Garcia), Lily (Kristina Apgar) and to a degree, Rose and Sage (Lucy Hale and Ashley Newbrough).

* {{Alcoholic Parent}} Megan and Lily's father. Recovered when we meet him but relapses after [[spoiler:Shelby leaves again]].
* {{Blonde Brunette Redhead}}: Symbolic: Megan (redhead) is literal big sister to Lily (blonde) and becomes like a big sister to Rose and Sage (Brunette) but does not really fit in with either.
* {{Blondes Are Evil}}: Lily and Jordanna.
* {{Broken Bird}}: Lily Smith.
* {{The Cast Showoff}}: Two episodes include scenes designed to show off Lucy Hale's singing talent.

* {{Dawson Casting}}: Megan ([=JoAnna=] Garcia), Lily (Kristina Apgar) and to a degree, Rose and Sage (Lucy Hale and Ashley Newbrough).

* {{The Glorious War Of Sisterly Rivalry}}: Megan and Lily.
* {{Idiosyncratic Episode Naming}}: All episode titles begin "All About", for example ''All About the Power Position'', ''All About Love, Actually'', etc.
* {{Missing Mom}}: Shelby, mother of Megan and Lily, who returns mid-season [[spoiler:only to leave again a few episodes later]].
* {{Odd Name Out}}: Megan is the main character and is the only one of the main five female characters to not have a flower/plant-related name.

* {{Put On A Bus}}: Charlie in the penultimate episode.
* {{Promotion to Parent}}: Megan (both in her backstory and in the series) and to an extent, Sage.
* {{Sibling Yin Yang}}: Megan and Lily. Rose and Sage are a milder form.
* {{Theme Twin Naming}}: Rose and Sage.

* UnluckychildhoodFriend: Charlie.
* {{Welcome Episode}}: In the first episode, Megan meets (or is reunited with) most of the important characters for the series.

* TheScrappy: Megan.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Megan. We're ''constantly'' reminded that Megan's an absolute saint for having such a horrific childhood. However since she's the only one who shows no signs of actually having a bad upbringing (while her father turned to alcoholism and her sister Lily led a destructive life) it's hard to feel any sympathy for her when she won't shut up about it.

*Either AdaptationDecay [[YourMileageMayVary or]] AdaptationDistillation: The original book is told entirely from Megan's point of view, only covers the summer months, and is about Megan trying to lead a triple life as a result of some unintentional deception (the Baker twins think she is some heiress, and she goes along with it to get them on her good side). Megan's [[AccidentalPervert "beavering" the neighbours]] results from a sexcapade gone wrong, and she starts the book out meeting Lily on a fairly regular basis.

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