The Act

2019 · Ended · 1 season · 8 episodes · Drama, Crime · United States

Creator Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean · Channel Hulu · Starring Patricia Arquette, Joey King, AnnaSophia Robb

Seeing is deceiving.

Gypsy Blanchard struggles to deal with the toxic relationship with her overprotective mother, but her attempts to free herself lead to murder.
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Episodes

8 episodes · March 2019 – May 2019
  1. Episode 1: 1. La Maison du Bon RêveMarch 20, 2019 · 50 min
    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.
  2. Episode 2: 2. TeethMarch 20, 2019 · 52 min
    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.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Two WolverinesMarch 27, 2019 · 50 min
    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.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Stay InsideApril 3, 2019 · 47 min
    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.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Plan BApril 10, 2019 · 55 min
    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.
  6. Episode 6: 6. A Whole New WorldApril 17, 2019 · 45 min
    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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  1. Episode 7: 7. Bonnie & ClydeApril 24, 2019 · 45 min
    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.
  2. Episode 8: 8. FreeMay 1, 2019 · 56 min
    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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FIRST AIRED
March 20, 2019
LAST AIRED
May 1, 2019
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
UCP, Eat the Cat, Writ Large

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