The Act

2019 | 1 seasons | 8 episodes | 7.6 ★ (5080)

The Act
  • Overview

    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.

  • Tagline

    Seeing is deceiving.

  • First Air Date

    20 March 2019

  • Last Air Date

    01 May 2019

  • Creator

    Nick Antosca

    Michelle Dean

  • Stars

    Patricia Arquette

    Joey King

    AnnaSophia Robb

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