Sordid Lives: The Series

Sordid Lives: The Series is an American television series created, written, and directed by Del Shores and acts as a prequel to 2000 film Sordid Lives, also by Shores, self-described as a "Black comedy about white trash". The show is set in small town Texas and centers around the Ingram family.

It stars Rue McClanahan, Olivia Newton-John, Caroline Rhea, Leslie Jordan, Beth Grant and most of the original cast of the film.

It premiered on Logo in July 2008. In Canada, Sordid Lives the uncut version can be seen on Super Channel and the censored version on Out TV. According to Logo's contact page a second season will not be produced due to a lack of funding, and the Logo online web page for the series is no longer available.

The series premiered in the UK on Film24 in August 2009.

Full Cast of Sordid Lives: The Series

Beth Grant as Sissy Hickey

Beth Grant

as Sissy Hickey (12 episodes)

Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conser...

Rue McClanahan as Peggy Ingram

Rue McClanahan

as Peggy Ingram (12 episodes)

A veteran television actress and Broadway star of the 50s, Rue McClanahan was an actress noticed by television execut...

Olivia Newton-John as Bitsy Mae Harling

Olivia Newton-John

as Bitsy Mae Harling (12 episodes)

Dame Olivia Newton-John AC, DBE was an English-born, Australian-raised singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy...

Caroline Rhea as Noleta Nethercott

Caroline Rhea

as Noleta Nethercott (12 episodes)

Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian actress, TV personality, host, and stand-up comedienne. S...

Leslie Jordan as Brother Boy

Leslie Jordan

as Brother Boy (12 episodes)

Leslie Allen Jordan (ht. 4'11") (April 29, 1955 - October 24, 2022) was an American actor, comedian, playwright, and ...

Cassie Shea Watson as Saline Hinkle

Cassie Shea Watson

as Saline Hinkle (3 episodes)

Cassie Shea Watson was born on June 6, 1983 and is currently 41 years old.

David Steen

as G.W. Nethercott (12 episodes)

Crew of Sordid Lives: The Series

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