X
- 2018
- TV-14
- USA
- 2018
- TV-14
- USA
Summary The anthology series created by Alexandra Cunningham was based on the articles and true crime podcast by Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard.
Created By: Alexandra Cunningham
- 2018
- TV-14
- USA
- 2018
- TV-14
- USA
Dirty John
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 25, 2018
64
6.4
Where to Watch
Summary The anthology series created by Alexandra Cunningham was based on the articles and true crime podcast by Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard.
Created By: Alexandra Cunningham
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
64
47% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
50% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
64
47% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
50% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A dazzling matchup of pulp and prestige. ... Britton is perfectly cast as Debra. ... As Meehan, the actor [Eric Bana] pivots from charming to chilling and back with astonishing ease. [16 Nov 2018, p.45]
Amanda Peet’s performance is more than enough to put Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story on a season pass. But Broderick’s story is an intriguing one, and it looks like it’ll be told in a way that will show that some of her simmering rage didn’t just come out of the blue.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 User Ratings
6.4
58% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
16% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
26% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 User Ratings
6.4
58% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
16% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
26% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.
Glossy and well-acted, its transfer from your daily commute’s most suspenseful listening stretch ever to serviceable wine-and-laundry-folding companion show feels, all in all, a smooth one.
Dirty John doesn't hold any creative surprises for those familiar with the case, and it doesn't break any conventions amply established by, say, Investigation Discovery or Oxygen. That doesn't make it worthless, mind you. It has all the makings of a frivolous, ephemeral good time, a spiky bauble made to stand out among television's soft December offerings.
Director Jeffrey Reiner gives this a ‘90s soap patina that works--to a point. The intelligence that Britton and Bana provide gets shoved aside in favor of scenes that look like they couldn’t possibly be true (but are). When “Dirty John” begins to unravel, we lose interest and feel as duped as Debra.
Some of the essential vitality and veracity of the material has been lost. In its place, I can't point to much insight or advantage added by the new medium.
There’s not a lot of nuance to be found here, with any trace of psychological depth replaced by cheesy love montages and paint-by-numbers confrontations. We’re given no sense of why Debra is making these terrible decisions... over and over and over again.
Production Company:
- Atlas Entertainment
- LA Times Studios
- Universal Cable Productions
Initial Release Date: Nov 25, 2018
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
