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I'll Take Manhattan

1987 · 1 season, 4 episodes · 94m episodes · Drama · CBS · United States

I'll Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries, adapted from Judith Krantz's novel of the same name. Screened by CBS, it tells the story of the wealthy Amberville family, who run their own publishing company in New York. After Zachary Amberville, the patriarch of the family, dies, the company is taken over by his unscrupulous brother Cutter. Zachary's children, especially his energetic and intelligent daughter Maxi, begin a battle to regain control of the father's company. I'll Take Manhattan was the highest-rated miniseries of the 1986–87 US television season with a 22.9/35 rating/share.

Created by
Judith Krantz
Based on the novel by
Judith Krantz
Starring
Valerie Bertinelli, Barry Bostwick, Francesca Annis, Jane Kaczmarek, Jack Scalia, Paul Hecht
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family business inheritanceminiseriesnew york citypublishing housewealthy

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