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Dirty John

  1. there will be podcasts
    The 10 True-Crime Podcasts That Changed EverythingMore than a flash-in-the-pan trend, true crime’s influence on podcasting can be seen everywhere.
    By Rebecca Lavoie
  2. overnights
    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Finale Recap: The Hate She LivesIn the end, Betty became her own self-fulfilling prophecy.
    By Amy Amatangelo
  3. overnights
    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Recap: The End of the EndAs he did in their marriage, Dan ignores Betty — and the threat that she poses.
    By Amy Amatangelo
  4. overnights
    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Recap: Betty Gets Her Day in CourtOnce again, Betty’s inability to let go, to move on and allow herself to begin to heal, is her downfall.
    By Amy Amatangelo
  5. overnights
    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Recap: I Will Not Be IgnoredBetty’s lost her filter, Dan’s lost whatever good sense he had, and the Broderick children have effectively lost their parents.
    By Amy Amatangelo
  6. true crime
    How Dirty John’s Characters Compare to Their Real-life CounterpartsThe true stories behind spousal-duo turned nemeses Betty and Dan Broderick and the other very real people directly impacted by a dramatic crime.
    By Kenny Herzog
  7. overnights
    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Recap: Bring On the RageWhile Dan doubles down on his cruelty, Betty gives up on trying to regulate her temper.
    By Amy Amatangelo
  8. overnights
    Dirty John Recap: Close Encounter of the Linda KindJust like that, Betty realizes her marriage is no longer a partnership.
    By Amy Amatangelo
  9. overnights
    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Recap: The Beginning of the EndWhat if Betty had just walked away when Dan was late for the movies? Could all of this have been avoided?
    By Amy Amatangelo
  10. overnights
    Dirty John Season Premiere Recap: Hell Hath No FuryThe new season kicks off with Betty Broderick’s tenuous grasp of reality on full display, alongside glimpses of what brought her to that point.
    By Amy Amatangelo
  11. true crime
    How Dirty John’s Young Dan and Betty Channeled the Brodericks’ ‘Perfect’ PastAnd the origins of that whole “turtle and alligator” thing.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  12. tv review
    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Offers a Careful Study of a Woman ScornedAmanda Peet sinks every one of her teeth into the role of the famous housewife turned murderer.
    By Jen Chaney
  13. true crime
    There Is No Villain in Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story“To this day, I believe that Betty believes it was either her or them,” says Dirty John’s showrunner.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  14. summer 2020
    The 20 Best and Biggest TV Shows to Watch This SummerDirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, The Good Lord Bird, I May Destroy You, and more worth seeing during the Great Indoor Summer.
    By Jen Chaney, Kathryn VanArendonk, and Genevieve Koski
  15. casting call
    Amanda Peet Will Hunt Down Christian Slater in Dirty John Season TwoThe new season will revolve around Betty Broderick, the suburban housewife who murdered her ex-husband in the 1980s.
    By Chris Murphy
  16. Connie Britton on Why Dirty John Is So Timely“Women are still coming from a tradition where we don’t value ourselves equally.”
    By Bethy Squires and Masen Colucci
  17. overnights
    Dirty John Finale Recap: The Bloody EndIn the end, this wasn’t really a show about victims, but a show about survivors
    By Brian Moylan
  18. chat room
    Connie Britton on Dirty John’s Tragic Ending“I hope it makes women think twice before assuming they should honor the man.”
    By Brian Moylan
  19. overnights
    Dirty John Recap: Escape RoutesDebra reveals she may not be quite as passive as she seems — and not a moment too soon.
    By Brian Moylan
  20. overnights
    Dirty John Recap: Wigging OutAn episode tackling the hardest-to-swallow part of this story succeeds by showing how not all forgiveness is the same.
    By Brian Moylan
  21. not quite reality tv
    How Dirty John Actors Compare to Their Real-life CounterpartsMeet the real-life men and women (and one dog) who inspired Bravo’s twisted story of love, betrayal, and death.
    By Kenny Herzog
  22. overnights
    Dirty John Recap: Love and Scare-ageJohn’s true nature, and intent, comes to light in both the present and the past.
    By Brian Moylan
  23. overnights
    Dirty John Recap: Smoothie OperatorAs we get deeper into the story of Debra and John’s ill-fated love affair, some intriguing subtleties begin percolating to the surface.
    By Brian Moylan
  24. overnights
    Dirty John Premiere Recap: Don’t Want No ScrubsEvery character on this show is kind of awful, but damn if they aren’t interesting.
    By Brian Moylan
  25. true crime
    Why Dirty John Turns a True-Crime Podcast Into a ‘Twisted Fairytale’Showrunner Alexandra Cunningham adapted the podcast to explore “why women don’t listen to their intuition.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  26. tv review
    Dirty John Is a Real-Life Horror StoryThe Bravo drama falls squarely into the “men are trash who might kill you” subgenre of true-crime potboiler.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  27. vulture festival la
    Connie Britton Knows What Tami Taylor Would Tell Her Dirty John CharacterTami Taylor forever!
    By Hunter Harris
  28. winter preview 2019
    Winter TV Preview: True Detective, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and 7 More Shows to WatchA complete guide to the TV shows worth seeing this winter.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. trailer mix
    Dirty John Trailer: Connie Britton Flirts With Danger, a.k.a. Eric BanaBased on the true-crime podcast.
    By Jackson McHenry
  30. trailer mix
    Dirty John Trailer: Run for Your Life, Connie Britton!And insure your fabulous hair!
    By Devon Ivie
  31. casting call
    Eric Bana Will Pursue Connie Britton in That Wild Dirty John AnthologyDon’t be deceived, girl!
    By Devon Ivie
  32. the industry
    Connie Britton Will Star in Bravo’s Dirty John Anthology SeriesThe Nashville actress will play interior designer Debra Newell on the show, based on the titular podcast by L.A. Times reporter Chris Goffard.
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. Podcasts Are Hollywood’s Hottest New Source MaterialWith screen adaptations of Dirty John, 2 Dope Queens, and Welcome to Night Vale in the works, podcasts are starting to look like the new comic books.
    By Nicholas Quah
  34. podcasts
    Bravo Will Reportedly Turn Dirty John Podcast Into a Drama AnthologyMeanwhile, Oxygen has an unscripted Dirty John series in the works.
    By Halle Kiefer
  35. podcast review
    Dirty John Is a Stunning Story, But Why Is It a Podcast?The L.A. Times podcast is a crude re-creation of a deftly written feature.
    By Nicholas Quah