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MovieNerd ScoreAnthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
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S0 E1 · Dirty John, The Dirty Truth
Explores the past of con man “Dirty” John Meehan and his trail of manipulation that led to a dangerous end with Debra Newell and her family. Features exclusive interviews with former girlfriends and law enforcement who speak out for the first time.
Season 1
8 episodes
This true crime anthology, based on the podcast of the same name, follows the terrifyingly true story of Orange County interior designer Debra Newell’s romance with John Meehan, a handsome and romantic charmer who sweeps Debra off her feet and pulls her into his web of lies.
S1 E1 · Approachable Dreams
Debra Newell has a seemingly perfect life: she’s successful, beautiful and lives in one of California’s most desirable coastal cities, Newport Beach. The only thing missing is love. So when Debra finally meets charming and handsome doctor John Meehan, she’s quickly swept into a whirlwind romance, much to her daughters’ dismay.
S1 E2 · Red Flags and Parades
Debra and John revel secretly in their newlywed bliss, as Veronica, Terra, and Toby hatch a plan to prove their suspicions about their mother’s new man.
S1 E3 · Remember It Was Me
Debra discovers John’s criminal record. In the past, John starts his first family.
S1 E4 · Shrapnel
Debra confronts John in the present, while we learn more about Arlane’s past.
S1 E5 · Lord High Executioner
John gets clean for Debra. Terra learns John’s back. John puts his sister through the ringer.
S1 E6 · One Shoe
Debra makes a decision about John. In Ohio, John captures the attention of Detective Dennis Luken.
S1 E7 · Chivalry
A look at how John operates while Debra tries to move forward.
S1 E8 · This Young Woman Fought Like Hell
John and Debra's relationship comes to a head in an unexpected way.
The Betty Broderick Story
8 episodes
Betty Broderick, the perfect Southern California blonde wife and mother, supports her handsome college boyfriend Dan through both medical and law school. When he explodes into the San Diego legal community as a superstar, Betty is finally enjoying the fruits of their labors. That is, until Dan hires Linda, a bright, beautiful young woman without baggage. Betty’s attempts to fight back and enraged refusals to accept reality only serve to isolate and destabilize her until she loses her very identity. And Dan’s cold confidence blinds him to the bear he has created, and won’t stop poking … until it’s too late.
S2 E1 · No Fault
Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband without her consent.
S2 E2 · The Turtle and the Alligator
Through medical school, law school and many pregnancies, Betty supports Dan until he hits it big.
S2 E3 · Marriage Encounter
A worried Betty takes a desperate step to save her marriage, and it works. Until it doesn’t.
S2 E4 · More to It Than Fun
Betty sees her life has been a sham for years.
S2 E5 · Scream Therapy
Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.
S2 E6 · The Twelfth of Never
Betty faces Dan in divorce court, and it sends her past a point of no return.
S2 E7 · The Shillelagh
Having lost her sense of identity, Betty can only see her own pain and turn it outward.
S2 E8 · Perception is Reality
Empathy from strangers allows Betty to avoid facing what she's done, until she can't any more.