About This Series
VIV MOORE, early 30s, has been dancing at Leave it to Beavers for years. Smart, fearless, and completely clear-eyed about what she does and why she does it. She studied law, raised her daughter Grace alone after her high school boyfriend's wealthy family sent him away, and made peace long ago with the fact that stripping pays better than anything else available to a single mother in Detroit. The night her boss Jack gets aggressive and she walks out for good is the night everything changes.
The abandoned OPA club in Dearborn is for sale. FAZOUAH — formidable Arab-American matriarch, 60s — ran it until Jack's racket shut them down. She has the building, the liquor license, and a score to settle. Viv has the vision: a strip club run by women, for women — childcare on site, sick days, tuition reimbursement, an on-site gynecologist, and a business model that treats dancers as professionals instead of property. Two women who shouldn't be natural allies. One unconventional partnership.
Meanwhile 16-year-old GRACE is getting suspended, cutting class, and slowly figuring out what her mother actually does for a living. Cheeky Business is a mother-daughter story about dignity, survival, and building something legitimate out of something the world wants to keep in the shadows. Gilmore Girls meets GLOW — with Detroit grit.
Theme
"Don't run from who you are. Own it, build something with it, and make sure your daughter knows the difference between shame and strength."
The Characters
Why It Sells
- The women-first business model IS the differentiator — no existing show treats a strip club as a serious entrepreneurial story with real benefits and HR policy
- Detroit setting is underused and commercially distinctive — authentic working-class backdrop with strong character
- Mother-daughter drama runs parallel to the business story: Gilmore Girls meets P-Valley in both structure and tone
- Three generations of women (Viv, her daughter Grace, her mother Katherine) create a rich ensemble arc
Series Details
Format: Television — 1-Hour Dramedy
Target: Premium Cable (HBO, Starz, Showtime) / Streaming
Setting: Detroit & Dearborn, Michigan — present day
Comps: Gilmore Girls · GLOW · P-Valley
Status: Treatment