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The Act Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2019 - 0
Episode 1
La Maison du Bon Reve
Wed, Mar 20, 2019 60 mins
Series premiere. Dee Dee Blanchard and her daughter Gypsy arrive in a new neighborhood, where Gypsy feels lonely due to a barrage of medical issues and an eagerness to make friends. But their new neighbors can be nosy, and Dee Dee and Gypsy have secrets to hide.
Episode 2
Teeth
Wed, Mar 20, 2019 60 mins
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.
Episode 3
Two Wolverines
Wed, Mar 27, 2019 60 mins
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.
Episode 4
Stay Inside
Wed, Apr 3, 2019 60 mins
Gypsy is getting older and Dee Dee is forced to new legal maneuvers to keep control of her "little girl," but Dee Dee is limited by her health problems. Meanwhile, Gypsy goes to greater lengths than ever to connect with men and experience a sexual awakening.
Episode 5
Plan B
Wed, Apr 10, 2019 60 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're pushed to make an extreme choice in order to be together.
Episode 6
A Whole New World
Wed, Apr 17, 2019 60 mins
Gypsy and Nick are on the run, but 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 60 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 60 mins
In the Season 1 finale, 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.
