Ill Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries, adapted from Judith Krantzs 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. Zacharys children, especially his energetic and intelligent daughter Maxi, begin a battle to regain control of the fathers company.Ill Take Manhattan was the highest-rated miniseries of the 1986–87 US television season with a 22.9/35 rating/share.