Watch Julia Ormond and Ben Barnes in the Trailer for 'Gold Digger'
The new Acorn TV series Gold Digger trailer promises a messy, scandalous thriller in which Julia Ormond finds herself romantically involved with a much younger Ben Barnes, who may or may not be after much more than just her affection.
As the title suggests, much of this series will be focused on a May-December romance. This trope probably wouldn't be considered shocking if the relationship in question were between a much older man and a younger woman. After all, we see that every day - it's generally just seen as a thing that happens, mainly if the man in question is wealthy or influential. It's expected. Men are allowed to trade on their power or wealth in this way. But women? Not so much.
Ormond stars as Julia Day, a sixty-year-old recently divorced woman who's feeling increasingly unsure of her place in the world - lonely and detached from her three grown-up children. When she falls in love with thirty-five-year-old Benjamin Green, she feels he represents a second chance at a meaningful companion and partner. Her family disagrees, however. Both her children and her ex-husband suspect Benjamin of ulterior motives, citing his low-end job and shady past as reasons he's untrustworthy. Their subsequent clashes over Julia's new relationship will strain their dysfunctional family, even as it pushes them all to confront their own demons.
