The Act

The Act is a seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories. The first season 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. What if the person who claimed she loved you more than anything in the world was actually hurting you? That's what happened to Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a young woman from Missouri. As a child, she'd grown up believing that she was seriously ill with cancer, muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, and other conditions. Her mother Dee Dee Blanchard had dedicated her life to her care. But then Gypsy Rose discovered a shocking truth. She wasn't sick at all... (HBO Europe)