Dirty John
Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
Cast
Amanda Peet
Betty Broderick
Christian Slater
Dan Broderick
Rachel Keller
Linda Kolkena
Seasons
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.
E1Approachable Dreams
Nov 25, 2018
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.
E2Red Flags and Parades
Dec 2, 2018
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.
E3Remember It Was Me
Dec 9, 2018
Debra discovers John’s criminal record. In the past, John starts his first family.
E4Shrapnel
Dec 16, 2018
Debra confronts John in the present, while we learn more about Arlane’s past.
E5Lord High Executioner
Dec 23, 2018
John gets clean for Debra. Terra learns John’s back. John puts his sister through the ringer.
E6One Shoe
Dec 30, 2018
Debra makes a decision about John. In Ohio, John captures the attention of Detective Dennis Luken.
E7Chivalry
Jan 6, 2019
A look at how John operates while Debra tries to move forward.
E8This Young Woman Fought Like Hell
Jan 13, 2019
John and Debra's relationship comes to a head in an unexpected way.
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.
E1No Fault
Jun 2, 2020
Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband without her consent.
E2The Turtle and the Alligator
Jun 2, 2020
Through medical school, law school and many pregnancies, Betty supports Dan until he hits it big.
E3Marriage Encounter
Jun 9, 2020
A worried Betty takes a desperate step to save her marriage, and it works. Until it doesn’t.
E4More to It Than Fun
Jun 16, 2020
Betty sees her life has been a sham for years.
E5Scream Therapy
Jun 23, 2020
Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.
E6The Twelfth of Never
Jun 30, 2020
Betty faces Dan in divorce court, and it sends her past a point of no return.
E7The Shillelagh
Jul 7, 2020
Having lost her sense of identity, Betty can only see her own pain and turn it outward.
E8Perception Is Reality
Jul 14, 2020
Empathy from strangers allows Betty to avoid facing what she's done, until she can't any more.
Storyline
Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
