Trending Now - Elle Fanning Launches Onlyfans for SXSW Role Promotion

WHO:

Elle Fanning, actress, stars as Margot Millet

Michelle Pfeiffer, actress, plays Margot's mother

Nick Offerman, actor, plays Margot's father

David E. Kelley, showrunner and writer

Eva Anderson, executive producer

Dakota Fanning, executive producer, Elle's sister

Rufi Thorpe, author of the 2024 novel "Margo's Got Money Troubles"

A24, production company for Apple TV+

WHAT:

Elle Fanning created an OnlyFans account to prepare for her role

The series "Margo's Got Money Troubles" is based on a novel published in 2024

The series consists of eight episodes

The premiere at SXSW included screenings of the first three episodes

The series is set to premiere on Apple TV on April 15, 2026

WHERE:

Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas, where the SXSW premiere took place

Apple TV, the platform where the series will be available

WHEN:

SXSW premiere occurred on March 14, 2026

Series premiere date is April 15, 2026

New episodes will be released weekly through May 20, 2026

WHY:

Fanning aimed to understand her character, a college dropout who turns to online sex work, by exploring OnlyFans

The research was conducted to inform the writers' work on the series

HOW:

The writers' room created an OnlyFans account to explore the platform

The series is produced by A24 for Apple TV+ with multiple executive producers involved

(UPDATED March 14, 2026 01:27 UTC)

At the SXSW premiere today in Austin, Texas, the new series "Margo's Got Money Troubles" was showcased, featuring Elle Fanning as Margot Millet, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman as her parents. The show, based on Rufi Thorpe's 2024 novel, will debut on Apple TV on April 15, with new episodes released weekly through May 20. To prepare for her role as a college dropout who turns to online sex work, Fanning even created an OnlyFans account, a move that the writers' room also explored to enhance their understanding of the platform.