''The Arrangement'' is an American

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television series created by Jonathan Abrahams which airs on E!. A trailer was released on May 16, 2016. The series premiered on March 5, 2017. On April 13, 2017, E! announced that it had renewed the series for a 10-episode second season, which premiered on March 11, 2018. On May 29, 2018, the series was canceled after two seasons.

Premise

Megan Morrison, a young actress, auditions to play the female lead in a high-profile film opposite action star Kyle West. She meets Terence Anderson, the leader of the Institute of the Higher Mind, a self-help organization. Anderson offers her the title "arrangement"—a contract offering her $10 million if she marries West. The show centers around the Hollywood actor and actress's relationship, and is an amalgam' of stories inside Hollywood about arranged relationships against the backdrop of self-help programs". Some reviews suggest it was inspired by

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and the relationship between

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and Katie Holmes.

Cast and characters

Main

Christine Evangelista Christine Evangelista (born October 27, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting role as Sherry in the AMC zombie apocalypse horror television series '' The Walking Dead'', along with her later reprising her role in the ...

as Megan Morrison West, an unknown actress who, after a successful audition, is plucked from obscurity and offered a secret contract to be the fiancée to Kyle West, one of Hollywood's biggest stars *

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as Kyle West, one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, and the most prominent public face of the Institute of the Higher Mind (IHM) *

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as DeAnn Anderson, Terrence's wife, a successful Hollywood producer, and a high-ranking member of IHM * Carra Patterson as Shaun, Megan's best friend, who later gets involved with IHM as a lawyer *

Michael Vartan Michael S. Vartan (born November 27, 1968) is a French-American actor, known for his role as Michael Vaughn on the ABC television action drama ''Alias'', his role on the TNT medical drama '' Hawthorne'', and his role on the '' E!'' drama '' The A ...

as Terence Anderson, Kyle's producing partner and the leader of the Institute of the Higher Mind

Recurring

Autumn Reeser Autumn Reeser (born September 21, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Taylor Townsend on the Fox series '' The O.C.'', Lizzie Grant on HBO's '' Entourage'', Katie Andrews on ABC's ''No Ordinary Family'', and Leslie Bel ...

as Leslie Bellcamp, Megan's original agent *

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as Hope, Megan's old friend * Ashley Grace as Lisbeth, Kyle's ex-fiancée * Courtney Paige as Annika (season 1) * Kyle Toy as Zach, Kyle's personal assistant * Ruffin Prentiss as Xavier Hughes, a popular musician who Kyle chooses to co-star in his film ''Technicolor Highway'' *

Jacob Artist Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his roles as Jake Puckerman on the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'' and as Brandon Fletcher on the ABC drama-thriller series '' Quantico'' ...

as Wes Blaker, the son of an old friend of DeAnn's who is interested in an acting career (season 2)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arrangement, The 2010s American drama television series 2017 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings Television shows set in Los Angeles English-language television shows Serial drama television series E! original programming Television series by All3Media Television series by Universal Television