What is The Act about?
Gypsy Blanchard struggles to deal with the toxic relationship with her overprotective mother, but her attempts to free herself lead to murder.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A daughter's desperate grasp for freedom from her mother's control leads to a bleak and intimate crime.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
Streaming on Hulu.
The Act parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is The Act scary?
- Only a little. The Act has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Act?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is The Act rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and some strong language. The TV-MA is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Created byNick Antosca, Michelle Dean
StarringPatricia Arquette, Joey King, AnnaSophia Robb, Chloë Sevigny, Calum Worthy
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The Act is on our Courtroom, True crime, True stories, Anthology series and Drama on Hulu lists.
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