The Act

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.

2019 HD 56min TV-MA United States English

Nick Antosca Joey King Patricia Arquette Chloë Sevigny AnnaSophia Robb Calum Worthy

Crime Drama

biography thriller anthology true crime based on true story trial tribunal munchausen syndrome by proxy

S1E1 - La Maison du Bon Rêve 2019-03-20

Doting mother Dee Dee Blanchard and her sweet daughter Gypsy arrive in a new neighborhood, where Gypsy feels lonely due to a barrage of medical issues and eager to make friends. But their new neighbors can be nosy, and Dee Dee and Gypsy have secrets to hide.

S1E2 - Teeth 2019-03-20

Dee Dee is on a high since Gypsy will be given the “Child of the Year Award,” which makes Dee Dee feel like Mother of the Year. But before the big event, Gypsy has a dental emergency that gets the attention of a skeptical doctor who could expose Dee Dee’s secrets.

S1E3 - Two Wolverines 2019-03-27

Dee Dee makes Gypsy play dress up for a costume convention, where they each attract charming men who could dangerously complicate their insular relationship. And Gypsy is starting to question the lies her mother tells her — especially about how old she really is.

S1E4 - Stay Inside 2019-04-03

Gypsy’s getting older and Dee Dee is forced to new legal maneuvers to keep control of her “little girl.” But Dee Dee’s limited by her own health problems, and Gypsy goes to greater lengths than ever to connect with men and experience a sexual awakening.

S1E5 - Plan B 2019-04-10

Gypsy and Nick scheme to meet in person and hope to win Dee Dees approval, but when their plan goes disastrously wrong theyll be pushed to make an extreme choice in order to be together.

S1E6 - A Whole New World 2019-04-17

While Gypsy and Nick are on the run, flashbacks to a much younger Dee Dee reveal how trauma with her own mother set her up for conflict with Gypsy.

S1E7 - Bonnie & Clyde 2019-04-24

Gypsy is excited to start over with Nick in Wisconsin, but their new life doesnt match the happily-ever-after she imagined, and her anxiety worsens as past transgressions begin to catch up with them.

S1E8 - Free 2019-05-01

Gypsy fights for her life by defending her actions, while Mel and Lacey realize that behind closed doors things were not always as they seemed.

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