{"id":123738,"date":"2026-02-05T13:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/123738\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:12:07","slug":"cash-queens-true-story-cast-plot-of-the-netflix-dramedy-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/123738\/","title":{"rendered":"Cash Queens: True Story, Cast, Plot of the Netflix Dramedy Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five women disguised as men walk into a bank. It\u2019s not a joke setup \u2014 it\u2019s the stranger-than-fiction true story behind Cash Queens<\/a>, an eight-episode series co-created by Carine Prevot (Young Millionaires<\/a>) and Olivier Rosemberg (Family Business<\/a>). When five friends in need of cash band together to rob a local bank, they expect their destinies to change. But they\u2019ll have to think fast to walk away with the money \u2014 and their lives. Rebecca Marder, Zo\u00e9 Marchal, Jonathan Cohen, and more star in this French dramatic comedy. Read on to learn more.<\/p>\n

When will\u00a0Cash Queens be released?<\/p>\n

Cash Queens is now available<\/a> to watch on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s in the cast of Cash Queens?Rebecca Marder (The Stranger) as RosalieZo\u00e9 Marchal (All-Time High<\/a>) as KimNaidra Ayadi (The Orphans<\/a>) as SofiaPascale Arbillot (French Lover<\/a>) Chlo\u00e9Tya Deslauriers (Eat the Night) as AlexFran\u00e7ois Damiens (Heartbreaker) as Michel MarionnaudSami Outalbali (Mortel<\/a>) as MalikOlivier Rosemberg (Family Business<\/a>) as \u00c9z\u00e9chielJonathan Cohen (Budapest<\/a>) as Victor CastelWhat happens in\u00a0Cash Queens?<\/p>\n

When a single mom, Rosalie (Marder), learns that she and her kids will have to live on 30 euros a week (about $35) in order to pay off her incarcerated husband\u2019s debt, she concocts a plan: Rob 100,000 euros from the bank where she works as a receptionist, pay off the debt, and live happily ever after. Her best friend, the chaotic massage therapist Kim (Marchal), jumps on board, hoping to use her cut to make her dream of opening a salon come true. Rosalie\u2019s cousin, Alex (Deslauriers), demands to get in on the plan, too, contributing her skills as an architecture student to plot their plan of attack. They also recruit their friend Sofia (Ayadi), another single mom who\u2019s desperate for cash to fix up her house after social services came knocking. Sofia\u2019s hard to convince \u2014 her brother, Malik (Outalbali), is a police officer, after all \u2014 but she opts in after losing her job.<\/p>\n

As the foursome run through their strategy, they decide to disguise themselves with fake beards and voice modifiers to appear more intimidating. In a test run, they realize how badly they need a getaway car, and that\u2019s how Kim\u2019s client Chlo\u00e9 (Arbillot) gets involved. It helps that Chlo\u00e9\u2019s desperate to get time away from her husband, the town\u2019s unscrupulous mayor, Michel (Damiens).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Armed with a plan, the newly minted friend group prepares for the job. Their disguises could go a long way in concealing their identities, but do they have what it takes to pull off this \u2014\u00a0or any \u2014 heist? Or will the allure of this much money, their less-than-savory connections to a local mob boss (\u00c9z\u00e9chiel), and the town\u2019s corrupt leadership break them apart before they can truly become cash queens?<\/p>\n

Is\u00a0Cash Queens\u00a0based on a true story?<\/p>\n

Yes, the series is inspired by the Gang des Amazones<\/a>, five women who robbed seven banks in the South of France starting in 1989.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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