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The Girl From Plainville

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The Girl From Plainville

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HULU | Release Date: March 29, 2022

Summary: The limited series based on an Esquire article by Jesse Barron focuses on Michelle Carter's (Elle Fanning) relationship with Conrad Roy III (Colton Ryan), his death and her conviction of involuntary manslaughter.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E8. Blank Spaces
Air Date: May 3, 2022
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S1:E7. Teenage Dirtbag
Air Date: April 26, 2022
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S1:E6. Talking is Healing
Air Date: April 19, 2022

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74

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Critic Reviews

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Paste Magazine

Amy Amatangelo

Mar 12, 2022

Season 1 Review: Ultimately, the truly outstanding performances make this series. Both Fanning and Ryan portray their characters with a palpable empathy that transcends the ripped-from-the-headlines source material. They take their characters beyond the sensationalistic soundbites. Read full review

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Decider

Joel Keller

Mar 29, 2022

Season 1 Review: The Girl From Plainville is a nuanced look at a sensational case that played out with the usual media-induced broad strokes. It may be too nuanced for people looking for a show that utilizes those broad strokes, but the approach will probably be appreciated by those tired of campy true-crime scripted series. Read full review

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ABC News

Peter Travers

Apr 1, 2022

Season 1 Review: Thanks to the astounding Elle Fanning, this series about the Massachusetts girl who did jail time for texting her boyfriend to kill himself moves past the true-crime clichés and persuades us to open our hearts to this troubled teen in all her flawed humanity. Read full review

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Consequence

Danette Chavez

Mar 12, 2022

Season 1 Review: While the facts mostly remain the facts (though there’s the standard disclaimer about some of the names and events having been changed), and while it offers new context for those less familiar with the real-life events, the series is ultimately more curious than compassionate towards Michelle. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle

Chris Vognar

Mar 28, 2022

Season 1 Review: “The Girl From Plainville” starts to feel a bit like a “Law & Order” rerun once it enters the courtroom (not that anything is wrong with “Law & Order” reruns). ... To the series’ credit, it doesn’t sensationalize a case that’s already hard to believe. At the story’s core remains the kind of mystery that resists easy solutions, the kind that aren’t provided and don’t belong here. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Saloni Gajjar

Mar 29, 2022

Season 1 Review: The whole cast is splendid actually, which might be the biggest reason to tune into The Girl From Plainville, despite its unsteady and drawn-out run. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Mar 29, 2022

Season 1 Review: The strange case of Michelle Carter turns out to have been better suited to a documentary than a drama, as The Girl From Plainville -- Hulu's stark, spare eight-episode series -- proves too inward and clenched, despite Elle Fanning's convincing portrayal of the central player in the "texting suicide" case. Read full review

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saimariejohnson

May 6, 2022

It's really a good show in some ways, but it's not great. It's a bit drug along but Fanning's performance is on point, per usual and it is a true crime story that I feel is important to understand after what happened to Conrad Roy with regard to Michelle Carter's actions that lead up to herIt's really a good show in some ways, but it's not great. It's a bit drug along but Fanning's performance is on point, per usual and it is a true crime story that I feel is important to understand after what happened to Conrad Roy with regard to Michelle Carter's actions that lead up to her sentencing. I began to lose a bit of interest toward the end because it became a bit too slow from the starting point and the pacing made me lose some interest.… Expand

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JLuis_001

May 13, 2022

Another dramatic miniseries from Hulu that fictionalized a real-life story like The Dropout, that also stands out for the performance of its lead actress, in this case Elle Fanning, and that also has a more interesting and rewarding documentary on HBO. The subject explored has been sadlyAnother dramatic miniseries from Hulu that fictionalized a real-life story like The Dropout, that also stands out for the performance of its lead actress, in this case Elle Fanning, and that also has a more interesting and rewarding documentary on HBO. The subject explored has been sadly over-exploited and was already morbid enough in itself, and yet this show fails to deliver any kind of answers that would give another dimension to the case or provoke the pertinent questions. What The Girl From Plainville ends up doing is just digging into that rot, glamorizing a grim real story that shouldn't have gotten that treatment. Michelle Carter was exposed as an extremely narcissistic person, and it is known the things she wrote to her boyfriend, and while it may sound like I'm reading too much into it, I don't doubt that she will eventually, if not already, boast that Elle Fanning personified her.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 29, 2022
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  S1:E8. Blank Spaces
  Air Date: May 3, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E7. Teenage Dirtbag
  Air Date: April 26, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E6. Talking is Healing
  Air Date: April 19, 2022
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  S1:E5. Mirrorball
  Air Date: April 12, 2022
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  S1:E4. Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
  Air Date: April 5, 2022
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  S1:E3. Never Have I Ever
  Air Date: March 29, 2022
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  S1:E2. Turtle
  Air Date: March 29, 2022
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  S1:E1. Star-Crossed Lovers and Things Like That
  Air Date: March 29, 2022