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Plot

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.

Cast

Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee Blanchard
Patricia Arquette

as Dee Dee Blanchard

Joey King as Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Joey King

as Gypsy Rose Blanchard

AnnaSophia Robb as Lacey
AnnaSophia Robb

as Lacey

Calum Worthy as Nick Godejohn
Calum Worthy

as Nick Godejohn

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Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • March 20, 2019

Last Aired Date

  • May 1, 2019

Production Companies

  • UCP

  • Eat the Cat

  • Writ Large

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 8

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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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