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Critic Season 1 Amy Amatangelo
rated 9

...a provocative series that provides perspective and will make you think about how willing the news media is to exploit a tragedy, how difficult it can be to be a teenager, and how hard society is on young women.

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Critic Lucy Mangan
rated 6

The performances are great. Fanning walks a series of fine lines – between normal adolescent intensity and delusion, between youthful egocentricity and narcissism, between love and need – with aplomb.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Brad Newsome
rated 8

Elle Fanning is chilling in grimly compelling courtroom drama.

Read full review at The Sydney Morning Herald
Critic Joyce Slaton
rated 8

Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan, and Chloe Sevigny elevate a story that read tawdry in social media headlines but emerges here as a sensitive portrait of two teens who encouraged each other's worst impulses.

Read full review at Common Sense Media
Critic Season 1 Lucy Mangan
rated 6

The performances are great. Fanning walks a series of fine lines – between normal adolescent intensity and delusion, between youthful egocentricity and narcissism, between love and need – with aplomb.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Season 1 Joyce Slaton
rated 8

Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan, and Chloe Sevigny elevate a story that read tawdry in social media headlines but emerges here as a sensitive portrait of two teens who encouraged each other's worst impulses.

Read full review at Common Sense Media
Critic Season 1 Richard Roeper
rated 8

Well-made limited series on Hulu tells Michelle Carter’s disturbing story with nuance and no exploitation.

Read full review at Chicago Sun Times
Critic Season 1 Brad Newsome
rated 8

Elle Fanning is chilling in grimly compelling courtroom drama.

Read full review at The Sydney Morning Herald

Cast & Crew

Chloë Sevigny
As Lynn Roy
Elle Fanning
As Michelle Carter
Cara Buono
As Gail Carter
Aya Cash
As Katie Rayburn
Norbert Leo Butz
As Conrad 'Co' Roy II

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"The Girl from Plainville" is a gripping drama series inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 for encouraging her boyfriend's suicide through text messages and phone calls. The series explores Carter's relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events leading up to his death, as well as her controversial trial and conviction. With a focus on the complexities of human relationships and the blurred lines between guilt and innocence, "The Girl from Plainville" offers a thought-provoking and emotionally charged viewing experience.

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