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The Act (2019)

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Seeing is deceiving.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Patricia Arquette
    Dee Dee Blanchard Patricia Arquette
  • Profile picture of Joey King
    Gypsy Rose Blanchard Joey King
  • Profile picture of AnnaSophia Robb
    Lacey AnnaSophia Robb
  • Profile picture of Chloë Sevigny
    Mel Chloë Sevigny
  • Profile picture of Calum Worthy
    Nick Godejohn Calum Worthy

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Miniseries

2019

8 episodes

Season 1 of The Act premiered on March 20, 2019

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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Keywords

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