Dirty John

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.

Dirty John Season 1 release dates →

1. E8

   8. This Young Woman Fought Like Hell

   Finale 7 years ago

   John and Debra's relationship comes to a head in an unexpected way.

2. E7

   7. Chivalry

   7 years ago

   A look at how John operates while Debra tries to move forward.

3. E6

   6. One Shoe

   7 years ago

   Debra makes a decision about John. In Ohio, John captures the attention of Detective Dennis Luken.

4. E5

   5. Lord High Executioner

   7 years ago

   John gets clean for Debra. Terra learns John’s back. John puts his sister through the ringer.

5. E4

   4. Shrapnel

   7 years ago

   Debra confronts John in the present, while we learn more about Arlane’s past.

6. E3

   3. Remember It Was Me

   7 years ago

   Debra discovers John’s criminal record. In the past, John starts his first family.

7. E2

   2. Red Flags and Parades

   7 years ago

   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.

8. E1

   1. Approachable Dreams

   7 years ago

   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.

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.

Dirty John The Betty Broderick Story release dates →

1. E8

   8. Perception Is Reality

   Finale 6 years ago

   Empathy from strangers allows Betty to avoid facing what she's done, until she can't any more.

2. E7

   7. The Shillelagh

   6 years ago

   Having lost her sense of identity, Betty can only see her own pain and turn it outward.

3. E6

   6. The Twelfth of Never

   6 years ago

   Betty faces Dan in divorce court, and it sends her past a point of no return.

4. E5

   5. Scream Therapy

   6 years ago

   Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.

5. E4

   4. More to It Than Fun

   6 years ago

   Betty sees her life has been a sham for years.

6. E3

   3. Marriage Encounter

   6 years ago

   A worried Betty takes a desperate step to save her marriage, and it works. Until it doesn’t.

7. E2

   2. The Turtle and the Alligator

   6 years ago

   Through medical school, law school and many pregnancies, Betty supports Dan until he hits it big.

8. E1

   1. No Fault

   6 years ago

   Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband without her consent.