Original title
Dirty John
Released
11/25/2018
Origin country
US
Genre
Crime, Drama
Production companies
Atlas Entertainment, UCP, LA Times Studios, Pacesetter Productions, Nutmegger
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
16
Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Debra discovers John’s criminal record. In the past, John starts his first family.
Debra confronts John in the present, while we learn more about Arlane’s past.
John gets clean for Debra. Terra learns John’s back. John puts his sister through the ringer.
Debra makes a decision about John. In Ohio, John captures the attention of Detective Dennis Luken.
A look at how John operates while Debra tries to move forward.
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.
Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband without her consent.
Through medical school, law school and many pregnancies, Betty supports Dan until he hits it big.
A worried Betty takes a desperate step to save her marriage, and it works. Until it doesn’t.
Betty sees her life has been a sham for years.
Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.
Betty faces Dan in divorce court, and it sends her past a point of no return.
Having lost her sense of identity, Betty can only see her own pain and turn it outward.
Empathy from strangers allows Betty to avoid facing what she's done, until she can't any more.
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