The Act (2019)

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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.

• Released: 2019-03-20
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Seasons: 1, 8 episodes
• Network: Hulu
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 5,207 votes

Created by Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean.

Top cast

• Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee Blanchard
• Joey King as Gypsy Rose Blanchard
• AnnaSophia Robb as Lacey
• Chloë Sevigny as Mel
• Calum Worthy as Nick Godejohn

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Act

• United States: stream on Hulu; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on iciTouTV; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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