The Act

Miniseries

8 episodes · Mar 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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  • La Maison du Bon Rêve
    S1E1

    La Maison du Bon Rêve

    Mar 20, 201950m

    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.

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  • Teeth
    S1E2

    Teeth

    Mar 20, 201952m

    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.

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  • Two Wolverines
    S1E3

    Two Wolverines

    Mar 27, 201950m

    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.

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  • Stay Inside
    S1E4

    Stay Inside

    Apr 3, 201947m

    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.

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  • Plan B
    S1E5

    Plan B

    Apr 10, 201955m

    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.

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  • A Whole New World
    S1E6

    A Whole New World

    Apr 17, 201945m

    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.

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  • Bonnie & Clyde
    S1E7

    Bonnie & Clyde

    Apr 24, 201945m

    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.

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  • Free
    S1E8

    Free

    May 1, 201956m

    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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