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Dirty John
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Connie Britton
Debra Newell
8 eps
Amanda Peet
Betty Broderick
8 eps
Eric Bana
John Meehan
8 eps
Christian Slater
Dan Broderick
8 eps
Julia Garner
Terra Newell
8 eps
Rachel Keller
Linda Kolkena
8 eps
Juno Temple
Veronica Newell
8 eps
Holley Fain
Evelyn Crowley
5 eps
Katrina Bowden
Cindi
1 eps
Giorgia Whigham
Teenage Denise
1 eps
Joshua Wolf Coleman
Philip
1 eps
Jake Abel
Trey
3 eps
Marley Shelton
Carrie
1 eps
Seneca Paliotta
Young Denise
1 eps
Missi Pyle
Karen Kintner
7 eps
Tiera Skovbye
Young Betty Broderick
3 eps
Chris Mason
Young Dan Broderick
3 eps
Eyas Younis
Dr. L. Peifar
2 eps
Julie Dretzin
Rebecca
2 eps
Tiffany Splettstoeszer
Danielle
2 eps
Judy Reyes
Verga
2 eps
Joe Tippett
Bobby
2 eps
Joelle Carter
Yvonne Newsome
5 eps
Cliff Chamberlain
Rich Crowley
7 eps
Vanessa Martinez
Celia
4 eps
Lindsey Kraft
Ruth
2 eps
Camille Chen
Sophia
2 eps
Jean Smart
Arlane Hart
5 eps
Keiko Agena
Nancy
4 eps
Dendrie Taylor
Margaret
2 eps
Kevin Zegers
Toby Sellars
3 eps
John Getz
Dwight
5 eps
Brent Anderson
Detective Marco Layton
2 eps
Olivia Grace Applegate
Lynn
2 eps
Eddie Kehler
Detective Mooney
2 eps
Jesse Mackey
Detective Sheehan
3 eps
Michael Rispoli
Betty's Father
3 eps
Anna Jacoby-Heron
Jenny Broderick
7 eps
Lily Donoghue
Tracy Broderick
7 eps
Emily Bergl
Marie Stewart
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dirty John actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dirty John reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Tension.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
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Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20191 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20188 episodes
6.6IMDbThis 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.
Best episode · S01E02 Red Flags and Parades
Season 2 · Complete
The Betty Broderick Story
20208 episodes
7.6IMDbBetty 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.
Best episode · S02E06 The Twelfth of Never
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E05
Scream Therapy
Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.
- Directed by Maggie Kiley
- Written by Aaron Carew
S01E02
Red Flags and Parades
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.
- Directed by Jeffrey Reiner
- Written by Evan Wright
S02E03
Marriage Encounter
A worried Betty takes a desperate step to save her marriage, and it works. Until it doesn’t.
- Directed by Kat Candler
- Written by Juliet Lashinsky-Revene
S02E01
No Fault
Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband without her consent.
- Directed by Maggie Kiley
- Written by Alexandra Cunningham
S01E03
Remember It Was Me
Debra discovers John’s criminal record. In the past, John starts his first family.
- Directed by Jeffrey Reiner
- Written by Diana Son
S01E01
Approachable Dreams
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.
- Directed by Jeffrey Reiner
- Written by Christopher Goffard, Alexandra Cunningham
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E08
Perception Is Reality
- Directed by Maggie Kiley
- Written by Alexandra Cunningham
S02E07
The Shillelagh
- Directed by Alexandra Cunningham
- Written by Lex Edness
S02E06
The Twelfth of Never
- Directed by Shannon Kohli
- Written by Kevin J. Hynes
S02E04
More to It Than Fun
- Directed by Maggie Kiley
- Written by Katherine B. McKenna, Alexandra Cunningham
S02E03
Marriage Encounter
- Directed by Kat Candler
- Written by Juliet Lashinsky-Revene
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Alexandra Cunningham
Showrunner
Eric Bana
Executive producer
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Mark Herzog
Executive producer
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Christopher Argentieri
Executive producer
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Christopher G. Cowen
Executive producer
Connie Britton
Executive producer
Richard Suckle
Executive producer
Charles Roven
Executive producer
Diana Son
Writer
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Christopher Goffard
Writer
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Juliet Lashinsky-Revene
Writer
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Lex Edness
Writer
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Katherine B. McKenna
Writer
Sinead Daly
Writer
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Stacy A. Littlejohn
Writer
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Aaron Carew
Writer
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Kevin J. Hynes
Writer
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Evan Wright
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Eric BanaExecutive Producer
- Mark HerzogExecutive Producer
- Christopher ArgentieriExecutive Producer
- Melinda WhitakerProducer
- Alexandra CunninghamExecutive Producer
- Christopher G. CowenExecutive Producer
Writing
- Diana SonWriter
- Christopher GoffardWriter
- Juliet Lashinsky-ReveneWriter
- Lex EdnessWriter
- Katherine B. McKennaWriter
- Sinead DalyWriter
Direction
- Kat CandlerDirector
- Meera MenonDirector
- Shannon KohliDirector
- Alexandra CunninghamDirector
- Jeffrey ReinerDirector
- Maggie KileyDirector
Cinematography
- Elie SmolkinDirector of Photography
- Todd McMullenDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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