The Act
The Act follows Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother. Her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder.
- Metascore73
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- Hulu
- Documentary, Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
The Act follows Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother. Her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
La Maison du Bon Rêve
Wed, Mar 20, 2019 53 mins
Dee Dee and her daughter Gypsy arrive in a new neighborhood, where Gypsy feels lonely due to medical issues, but their new neighbors can be nosy, and they both have secrets to hide.
Episode 2
Teeth
Wed, Mar 20, 2019 54 mins
Gypsy is given the "Child of the Year Award," but a dental emergency that gets the attention of a skeptical doctor could expose Dee Dee's secrets.
Episode 3
Two Wolverines
Wed, Mar 27, 2019 53 mins
Dee Dee makes Gypsy play dress-up for a costume convention, where they each attract charming men who could complicate their insular relationship; Gypsy is starting to question the lies her mother tells her especially abut how old she really is.
Episode 4
Stay Inside
Wed, Apr 3, 2019 50 mins
With Gypsy getting older, Dee Dee is forced to new legal maneuvers to keep control of her; Gypsy goes to greater lengths to experience a sexual awakening.
Episode 5
Plan B
Wed, Apr 10, 2019 57 mins
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.
Episode 6
A Whole New World
Wed, Apr 17, 2019 48 mins
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.
Episode 7
Bonnie & Clyde
Wed, Apr 24, 2019 47 mins
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.
Episode 8
Free
Wed, May 1, 2019 59 mins
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.
