The Act (2019)

03/20/2019 (US) • 53m

Drama, Crime

Seeing is deceiving.

Overview

A seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories with the first season following Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother.

Top Billed Cast

Patricia Arquette

Dee Dee Blanchard

8 Episodes

Joey King

Gypsy Rose Blanchard

8 Episodes

AnnaSophia Robb

Lacey

8 Episodes

Chloë Sevigny

Mel

8 Episodes

Calum Worthy

Nick Godejohn

8 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

2019 | 8 Episodes

Season One follows Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee. Her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

biography

based on true story

anthology

tribunal

trial

true crime

munchausen syndrome by proxy

thriller

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