Nick Antosca
Director
The Act (2019)
Miniseries
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.
Released March 20, 2019
Episode 50 min
17+
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
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Watch Providers: Hulu
Production Companies: UCP, Eat the Cat, Writ Large
Network: Hulu
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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8.2
S1E1 - La Maison du Bon Rêve
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.
March 20, 2019, midnight
8.4
S1E2 - Teeth
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.
March 20, 2019, midnight
8.4
S1E3 - Two Wolverines
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.
March 27, 2019, midnight
8.2
S1E4 - Stay Inside
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.
April 3, 2019, midnight
8.4
S1E5 - Plan B
Gypsy and Nick scheme to meet in person and hope to win Dee Dee's approval, but when their plan goes disastrously wrong they'll be pushed to make an extreme choice in order to be together.
April 10, 2019, midnight
8.3
S1E6 - A Whole New World
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.
April 17, 2019, midnight
8.7
S1E7 - Bonnie & Clyde
Gypsy is excited to start over with Nick in Wisconsin, but their new life doesn't match the happily-ever-after she imagined, and her anxiety worsens as past transgressions begin to catch up with them.
April 24, 2019, midnight
9.0
S1E8 - Free
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.
May 1, 2019, midnight
Network: Hulu
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 400 min.
Released: March 20, 2019
Last Air Date: May 1, 2019, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA
Common sense age: 17+
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