8 episodes

Dirty John - The Betty Broderick Story

First aired Jun 2, 2020Season 2

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.

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Community reviews for Dirty John, shown here with its season details.

Dean

Oct 28, 2019

9.0

Very interesting & tense TV show. Actors and actresses have done terrific job. Especially daughters. They played spoiled, snobby, rich annoying rude teens very well. I couldn't stand them during whole TV show. I don't even know who I hated more, Ronnie or Terra. They were horrible teens. The way they talked & walked irritated me so much that actually I was cheering up for John to kill them, lol. Even their voice was so annoying... Anyway, great TV show. All actors and actresses did fantastic job, including guy who played John and actress who played Debra. If you like movies like "Stepfather", you will like this TV show. Highly recommended. Edit: Second season is quite different. It's not bad, but definitely it lacks the tension. It's not as interesting as first season. It's more about wife and husband marriage/divorce and trial process which overall seems boring, but it's not that bad. While I would give first season 10/10, I would give second season 6/10.

Episodes

Episode 1

No Fault

7.2

Jun 2, 202047 min5 votes

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

Episode 2

The Turtle and the Alligator

6.8

Jun 2, 202044 min5 votes

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

Episode 3

Marriage Encounter

7.5

Jun 9, 202041 min6 votes

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

Episode 4

More to It Than Fun

8.2

Jun 16, 202044 min5 votes

Betty sees her life has been a sham for years.

Episode 5

Scream Therapy

8.0

Jun 23, 202044 min6 votes

Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.

Episode 6

The Twelfth of Never

8.2

Jun 30, 202044 min5 votes

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

Episode 7

The Shillelagh

7.0

Jul 7, 202044 min5 votes

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

Episode 8

Perception Is Reality

7.8

Jul 14, 202044 min5 votes

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