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Surreal delirium in cinema! Gary Cooper and Ann Harding are a tragic romantic pair, but even when separated by space, time and the law they manage to live a full life together as virtual dream lovers. The odd art film out in Henry Hathaway’s career, this unabashed spiritualist fantasy was adopted by French surrealists as emblematic of their values. It’s beautifully filmed by cameraman Charles Lang, avoiding overdone expressionist effects… reality is a dream, folks, and this star-crossed pair makes dreams real by a simple force of will. Spiritual Nirvana or pretension? It’s crazy, but it connects with real life as we experience it — with our romantic memories and regrets.

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Starring: Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, Ida Lupino, John Halliday, Dickie Moore, Virginia Weidler, Douglass Dumbrille, Donald Meek, Leonid Kinskey,...

Before Dirty John, the Netflix dramatisation, came Dirty John the wildly popular LA Times podcast featuring the real voices of Debra Newell and her family and hosted by award winning journalist Christopher Goffrey. The podcast has been downloaded over 50 million times and while the Netflix version starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana had a glossy, trashy appeal it couldn’t live up to the podcast both for being not actually real, and also too tethered to the real, never quite being able to reach the full on bonkersness of fiction series like You.

Dirty John was the nickname of John Meehan, the confidence trickster at the centre of the original case and while at first it was hard to imagine how a season two would be possible, Meehan’s story having been concluded, the show has expanded its remit so it can serialise and dramatise other true crime cases with...

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A Bravo true-crime anthology series, the first season of Dirty John stars Connie Britton, Eric Bana, Juno Temple, Julia Garner, and Jean Smart. In the story, middle-age Debra Newell (Britton) seemingly has a perfect life but she doesn't have love. When she finally meets handsome doctor John Meehan (Bana), Debra is quickly swept off her feet -- much to the dismay of her daughters, Terra (Julia Garner) and Veronica (Juno Temple). The backstory of Debra and...

USA Network has set a pre-summer premiere for Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, the second season of its true-crime anthology series. Starring Amanda Peet and Christian Slater, the tale of love, betrayal and death will bow with two back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, June 2.

Watch the new trailer above.

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Moved from Bravo to NBCU sibling USA Network, the new Dirty John stars Peet as Betty Broderick, the perfect Southern California wife and mother. Married to her handsome college boyfriend Dan (Slater), Betty charms everyone she meets. After years of sacrifice and suffering while supporting Dan through both medical and law school until he exploded into the San Diego legal community as a superstar,...

It would be safe to say that Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has become one of our latest obsessions. Joe Exotic is the subject of a very good in depth podcast from Wondery called Joe Exotic: Tiger King (it was formerly called Over My Dead Body: Joe Exotic). That podcast is a perfect companion to the Netflix documentary series and is now the inspiration for a scripted drama starring Kate McKinnon as Exotic’s nemesis, Carole Baskin.

This is not the first podcast to inspire a TV show, documentary, or dramatisation, and it certainly won’t be the last. Major studios and production companies use podcasts more and more as sources of original IP and a testing ground to see if there’s an appetite or an audience for the subject matter. Making a podcast is cheaper than making a TV pilot and gives you as much if not...

True crime has been embraced by the television academy in recent years, especially in the Best Limited Series category. Both installments of FX’s “American Crime Story,” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson” (2016) and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” (2018), went home with Emmy statuettes. And while the show isn’t in the running this time around — its third season has not begun production — the limited series race is not one bereft of true crime contenders. One hopeful is Bravo’s “Dirty John,” which premiered on Nov. 25 and debuted internationally on Netflix on Feb. 14.

Based on “Los Angeles Times” reporter Christopher Goffard’s podcast of the same name, the show is about Debra Newell (Connie Britton), a successful interior designer and single mother of two daughters, Terra (Julia Garner) and Veronica (Juno Temple), who seems to have it all but internally still longs for love. So when she meets a charismatic,...

Television’s fascination with crime stories dates back decades, but in order to capture an audience’s attention today, when it is pulled in multiple directions by 500 scripted series alone, a deeper dive inside the mind of those who do wrong has proven to be a recipe for successful storytelling. More specifically, there has been an uptick in digging into the psychology of female culpability and full-on criminology through limited series such as “Escape at Dannemora,” “Sharp Objects” and “The Act.”

“You want to create characters that are just mesmerizing — that are so complicated and alive and credible that you find yourself identifying with them and then are thrilled to go through those emotions without having to do that in your own life,” says Michael Tolkin, executive producer of “Escape at Dannemora.”

While “Escape at Dannemora” told the true story of a prison break, much of the story was seen...

Join our newsletter to get more stories like this The story of Dirty John continues on the small screen in 2019. The Oxygen network is airing a two-hour documentary about the real John Meehan, the man behind the crimes and the deceit documented on both a podcast and a scripted television show over the past year. The story started early with Christopher Goffard’s podcast called Dirty John, a production he created for the Los Angeles Times. Bravo’s scripted show followed in 2018, with Connie Britton and Eric Bana playing Debra Newell and John Meehan respectively. The documentary will focus on […]

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Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera.

In this week’s episode, “Dirty John” showrunner Alexandra Cunningham sits down with Variety‘s senior features editor of TV, Danielle Turchiano, to talk about working with Connie Britton to develop a scripted version of Debra Newell and the importance of offering not only Newell’s perspective in the storytelling but that of the others in her life, including John Meehan (Eric Bana).

One of the things Cunningham notes she specifically wanted to do when setting out to write a scripted series inspired by Christopher Goffard’s podcast of the same name was play with perspective.

“That was a thing that I could do, that Chris couldn’t do, was hear from John, as opposed to about John,” she explains.

As a podcast listener, Cunningham recalls moments...

Live+3 numbers are in for the Dirty John premiere, and it’s good news for Bravo. Sunday’s debut episode of the true crime anthology series at 10 Pm Et/Pt drew an average L3 audience of 826,000 in P18-49, 1 million P25-54 and 2.1 million total viewers. Those numbers grow to 1 million P18-49, 1.3 million P25-54 and 2.5 million total viewers when accounting for viewing across all digital platforms.

The premiere episode drew a combined audience of 3.8 million total viewers across all platforms and airings, including Bravo, USA, E! & Oxygen premiere night encores, making it Bravo’s highest-rated premiere in nearly three years in total viewers. The episode also became Bravo’s most-streamed series launch ever over the first three days following the premiere.

Written by Chance co-creator Alexandra Cunningham, Dirty John is based on the articles and breakout true-crime podcast from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard. It centers on John Meehan,...

Eric Bana and Robert Connolly. (Photo: Rebecca Bana)

Eleven years since they first collaborated on Romulus, My Father, Eric Bana and Robert Connolly are teaming up again for The Dry, the feature film adaptation of Jane Harper’s bestselling novel.

Bana will play Aaron Falk, a federal cop who returns to his drought-ravaged hometown after an absence of 20 years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend Luke, whom the local police believe killed his wife and child before taking his own life.

Falk reluctantly agrees to investigate the crime to determine whether it was more than a murder-suicide, which opens an old wound — the death of teenager Ellie Deacon, who was a friend of Falk and Luke.

He begins to suspect these two crimes are connected but as he struggles to prove Luke’s innocence and his own he faces the community’s prejudice and pent-up rage.

Connolly co-wrote...

Bravo cancelled their previous scripted TV shows but they apparently want to keep a toe in that water. Not only did the cable channel greenlight the Dirty John series but two seasons were ordered right out of the gate. Will this TV show attract positive ratings or, will the execs end up regretting Dirty John's early renewal? Stay tuned.

A true-crime anthology series, the first season of Dirty John stars Connie Britton, Eric Bana, Juno Temple, Julia Garner, and Jean Smart. In the story, middle-age Debra Newell (Britton) seemingly has a perfect life but she doesn't have love. When she finally meets handsome doctor John Meehan (Bana), Debra is quickly swept off her feet -- much to the dismay of her daughters, Terra (Julia Garner) and Veronica (Juno Temple). The backstory of Debra and her mother Arlane (Smart) provides insight into why she may...

Will the first season of the Dirty John TV show on Bravo leave viewers craving for more? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Dirty John is cancelled or renewed for a second season. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the first season episodes of Dirty John, below.

A Bravo true-crime anthology series, the first season of Dirty John stars Connie Britton, Eric Bana, Juno Temple, Julia Garner, and Jean Smart. In the story, middle-age Debra Newell (Britton) seemingly has a perfect life but she doesn't have love. When she finally meets handsome doctor John Meehan (Bana), Debra is quickly swept off her...

If you were seeking a feel-good romantic comedy this Thanksgiving weekend, Lifetime and Hallmark had you covered with more than a dozen holiday-themed love stories.

Bravo, on the other hand, took a slightly different approach to romance. The cable net on Sunday debuted Dirty John, a TV-series adaptation of the Los Angeles Times podcast that tells of a real-life relationship gone very, very wrong.

Connie Britton stars as Debra Newell, a wealthy interior designer from California who has already endured four failed marriages. When we meet Debra on Sunday’s series premiere, she’s waded into the online-dating waters, though...

[This article contains spoilers from the premiere of Bravo's Dirty John, as well as a large portion of the podcast on which it's based.]

When Alexandra Cunningham was tasked with adapting the Los Angeles Times article series and true crime podcast Dirty John, about a Southern California designer who was conned by a man named John Meehan, aka "Dirty John," she knew she wanted to avoid the "Woman in Peril" trope.

So although this was a story about an ex-convict who swept Debra Newell off her feet while pretending to be a doctor and isolating her from her ...

Eric Bana knows he’s playing a very unlikeable guy on Bravo’s “Dirty John,” the new limited series based on the Los Angeles Times true-crime podcast of the same name.

But he also knows it’s his job to make you — and Connie Britton’s Debra Newell — like the unlikeable John Meehan as much as possible. Or, as Bana tells TheWrap, at least create a version of him that was “not something you’d wanna turn off after the first 30 minutes.”

On the TV adaptation of “Dirty John,” Debra is smitten with the charismatic — yet creepy — John, just like the real-life Newport Beach-based interior designer was with the real-life con man she met online.

Also Read: Connie Britton Explains Her Plan to Keep You From Screaming at 'Dirty John's' Debra Every Week

Their fast-tracked romance frightens Debra’s two daughters Terra (Julia Garner) and Veronica (Juno Temple...

Bravo’s scripted show, Dirty John, will start airing on the network on Sunday night with Eric Bana in the lead role as John Meeham – or the crazy dirty John who steals the title. The show is based on a real-life story, which was told via a Los Angeles Times podcast by the same name. Christopher Goffard from The Los Angeles Times spent a year researching the story of John Meehan for a special, and he shared it all in a podcast called Dirty John. The podcast was released in 2017 and for those who have listened to it know the […]

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“Dirty John,” Bravo’s new limited series adapted from the podcast of the same name, does the unthinkable: It makes you not care about Connie Britton. Seriously. Other middling programs, privileged with the actor’s sharp sense of humor and warm ferocity, have tried to make audiences forget their deep-seeded attachment to the former Mrs. Coach from “Friday Night Lights”. But none have succeeded — none, until “Dirty John.”

Starring Britton as a wealthy designer looking for love in all the wrong places, the eight-part anthology series is inspired by the true and tragic events well-chronicled by Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, first in print and later in his popular podcast, but the first three hours of this scripted iteration are cold and one-sided. As much mystery looms around the eponymous John, played by a steely-eyed Eric Bana, as there is distance bordering on apathy given to Britton’s Debra Newell.

Dirty John may tell the tale of TV's latest totally creepy relationship, but it's not the first.  John Meehan's onscreen debut comes in a long line of total creeps, and while most of them are not based on real-life creeps, they're all still totally disturbing. Some were one-off relationships, like when Joey Tribbiani dated his stalker, Brooke Shields, and others lasted many episodes or even seasons to the point where we've begun to wonder what was wrong with us for watching it for so long. Serena was literally dating the Gossip Girl! We even through in a few reality shows, just to show that bad relationships are not reserved for fiction.  Anyway, we must apologize in advance for how...

There's Connie Britton and Eric Bana, intrigue, lies, sex and danger, but at the heart of Dirty John there's also real people. Bravo's new limited series is based on the podcast and Los Angeles Times articles of the same name by Christopher Goffard, and it tells the harrowing true story of Debra Newell's saga with the titular character, John Meehan, played by Bana. What started out as a date turned into a nightmare for Debra, who is played by Britton in the series, and her family, including daughters Jacquelyn and Terra Newell. "He was a doctor, so I thought, 'Ok, he's got a career.' His charm—I'm learning a lot about charming people though—his looks, his...

Before she was entwined in John Meehan's web of lies as Debra Newell, Connie Britton was playing for laughs. The star and executive producer of Dirty John's TV past goes all the way back to the early 1990s with a series of sitcoms, like Spin City and The Fighting Fitzgeralds, before things got more dramatic upon entering the 2000s with roles on The West Wing and 24. In 2006, she landed the role that made her a household name: Tami Taylor on Friday Night Lights. Since then, Britton's been a country music superstar, a ghost and mother of the Antichrist, a real person in a true-crime drama and an emergency dispatcher, among other roles. Britton's also played an animated version of herself on more than one...

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Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “Mystery Science Theater 3000” returns on Netflix and “Dirty John” debuts on Bravo.

“The Last Kingdom,” Netflix, Monday

In the third season of the historical epic, King Alfred considers his legacy, as his dream of uniting the kingdoms of England is jeopardized by incessant Danish attacks. Alfred knows that the only man with the power to crush the uprising and secure the Wessex dynasty is the great warrior and hero Uhtred, but when their volatile relationship reaches breaking point, Uhtred must confront the difficult truth: if he deserts Alfred’s cause, everything he has fought for will be forever changed.

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Dirty John is coming to television — and here’s all the information you need to know, including the premiere date. Get the popcorn ready and see how Eric Bana brings the real-life John Meehan to life. Dirty John premieres on Sunday, November 25 on Bravo, starting at 10/9c. The six-episode podcast series will be stretched into eight episodes for the Bravo season, spending the first three episodes introducing the characters. The “Dirty John” story was originally covered by the Los Angeles Times newspaper, in both written and podcast format. Variety reports that initial episodes from Bravo doesn’t see the show deviate much from […]

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Connie Britton is no stranger to being a part of shows that make a mark on pop culture (Friday Night Lights, American Horror Story). But with her new series, Dirty John, she’s stepping into a story that’s already grabbed the public interest.

The Bravo production (which premieres Sunday, Nov. 25) was inspired by the 2017 podcast of the same name from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, which tracks the horrific fallout of a whirlwind romance between designer Debra Newell and con man John Meehan.

At Vulture Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, Britton recalled that she first heard about the ...

Connie Britton and that luxurious mane of hair are going true crime on us. Britton is executive producing and starring in Bravo's Dirty John, a TV miniseries adaptation of the hit podcast and series of Los Angeles Times articles about John Meehan (Eric Bana), a very real con artist and the woman in his crosshair, Debra Newell. Rounding out the star-studded cast with Britton and Bana are Jean Smart, Julia Garner, Juno Temple and Kevin Zegers, all playing real-life people involved in the twisted, dangerous tale. Below, see how Britton, Bana and Smart transformed for their roles, and take a walk down memory lane and see how some of your other favorite stars transformed for their killer true crime roles. ...

After her real-life romance gone wrong with John Meehan went viral thanks to journalist Christopher Goffard’s investigative podcast, Debra Newell felt like her story wasn’t accurately represented.

“It wasn’t really talking enough about what a bad guy John was or what he did,” she tells Variety. “And I’d never seen myself as desperate or insecure. I saw myself as an accomplished woman who really had it all except love.”

Neither Newell, nor her family was involved in the podcast’s production, but they did meet with various members of the team behind Bravo and Universal Cable Productions’ limited series adaptation of the same name.

“I was hoping this would reach a broader market and be able to help people through [experiences] with this type of man and realize what was out there,” Newell says of the scripted show.

Having the real-life people involved aided some areas of the storytelling,...

Dirty John, the podcast and story that gripped the country is about to do just that when it becomes a Bravo series premiering Sunday, Nov. 25. However, you don't have to wait to see the first episode. The premiere of the limited series starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana is now streaming free on YouTube. Based on the articles and true crime podcast by Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, the series tells the story Debra Newell (Britton) and John Meehan (Eric Bana). She thought she met her knight in shining armor. And then everything changed as the secrets, denial and manipulation came to light. But it wasn't just a soured romance, the entire family became entangled in John's dangerous web of...

In Today’s TV News Roundup, ABC announced the premiere date for the 23rd season of “The Bachelor” while “The Conners” hit a new low in the ratings.

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The 23rd season of “The Bachelor” is set to premiere Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. Et on ABC. Former NFL player Colton Underwood is returning for the season following his first franchise appearance on “The Bachelorette” season 14. After professing his love for bachelorette Becca Kufrin, Underwood won over America with his discussion about virginity before ultimately being sent home in episode eight.

The podcast “This is Love” is returning Nov. 14 with a new episode about Martine Rothblatt, one of the highest paid women CEOs in the country who is working on a method to download peoples’ consciousness into an online file. “This is Love” was developed by the creators of the popular podcast “Criminal” and focuses on one of life’s most persistent mysteries: love.

Just about any crime story can find an audience if it’s told with enough drama and intrigue. Though the true crime genre has been exploding in recent years thanks to podcasts (“Serial”) and documentary series, the widespread fascination with what makes people turn on each other — and how to withstand it — has fueled shows like “Unsolved Mysteries” and “Law & Order: Svu” for decades. As much as anything else, true crime and the fiction inspired by it has something of a built-in audience, ready and waiting to see what the hell new twist reality can serve up.

In this respect, “Dirty John” is a no-brainer of a programming choice. Christopher Goffard’s story about a drug addict grifter marrying wealthy women until they were no longer of use to him was released in October of last year as both a written Los Angeles Times report and a podcast. The latter...

Bravo said Tuesday that it is canceling the planned red carpet ahead of tonight’s world premiere of its anthology series Dirty John in Hollywood out of respect for victims of the wildfires still burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

The screening at the NeueHouse Hollywood will go on as planned, but the 5:30 Pm red carpet that was to feature the series’ cast and crew was scrapped. It comes ahead of the series debut November 25 at 10 Pm on Bravo.

It comes as several events around Hollywood have been pared down as fires continue to burn northwest of Los Angeles. AFI Fest has canceled red carpets ahead of four of its gala screenings, the latest today with the Steve McQueen-directed Widows.

Dirty John, based on the articles and true crime podcast from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, stars Connie Britton and Eric Bana. It tells the cautionary...

The popular podcast comes to life with Bravo’s Dirty John. Based on a true story, the series follows Debra Newell (Connie Britton), who falls into a whirlwind romance with John Meehan (Eric Bana), a man she met online. But is John really who he says he is? Or is he hiding darker secrets? Watch the Dirty John trailer […]

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Baby, can’t you see? Connie Britton is falling! And that’s a really bad thing, because Eric Bana seems like a really bad dude in this newly-released trailer for Bravo’s upcoming limited series “Dirty John.”

In the almost two-minute teaser for the true-crime-podcast-turned-thriller-tv-show, Britton’s Debra Newell is smitten with Bana’s John Meehan. And, of course, we know this is all going to go to hell cause the trailer is set to a haunting cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic.”

The Newport Beach, California, interior designer’s daughters (Julia Garner and Juno Temple) are nervous their mom is so deeply in love (maybe lust?) with this mysterious doctor who is prone to some random outbursts and creepy tendencies.

Also Read: '9-1-1' Showrunner on Jennifer Love Hewitt's Big Entrance and if We'll Be Waiting for Abby Forever

And if you followed the La Times podcast this is based on,...

Bravo's forthcoming adaptation of Dirty John is getting dangerously close. Starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana, the series will closely follow the one-season true-crime podcast, which details how successful interior designer Debra Newell got tricked by charming doctor John Meehan.

To no surprise, John already appears sketchy as hell in the recently released trailer. In it, viewers can see snippets of Debra digging into John's past as their romance progresses. For those who haven't listened to the podcast, let's just say it's not pretty. Watch the ominous trailer above before the series release on Nov. 25.

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Dirty John is true crime anthology coming to Bravo this winter. The series is based on the popular podcast of the same name that dramatised the crimes of con artist John Meehan. The podcast was created by La Times crime reporter Christopher Goffard, but for the TV series Alexandra Cunningham is taking on the writing duties. The story charts the burgeoning romance between Debra Newell (Connie Britton) and John Meehan (Eric Bana) that eventually descends into manipulation, obsession and ultimately proves deadly. The series will also star Juno Temple, Julia Garner, Kevin Zegers, Keiko Agena and John Karna. What is the […]

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"He is not a perfect person, but he loves me." Bravo has just announced the premiere date for their new TV show, Dirty John.

Based on the Los Angeles Times article and podcast, Dirty John centers on “‘Dirty’ John Meehan, his relationship with Debra Newell and his exploits. The series will tell the story of how Newell’s romance with Meehan spiraled into secrets, deception, denial and, ultimately, survival — with shocking ramifications for not just her, but her children.” The cast includes Connie Britton, Juno Temple, Eric Bana, Jean Smart, and Julia Garner.

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In Today’s TV News Roundup, “Dirty John” has an official premiere date and Variety has obtained an exclusive clip from the upcoming season finale of “Carter.”

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Bravo’s new limited series “Dirty John” is set to premiere Nov. 25 at 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt. The show, which stars Connie Britton and Eric Bana, is based off of a popular true-crime podcast of the same name hosted by Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard. In the podcast, Goffard narrated the cautionary romance between Debra Newell (Britton) and the charismatic conman John Meehan (Bana), which spiraled into a web of deception and terror that almost tore the family apart. Universal Cable Productions, in association with Los Angeles Times Studios and Atlas Entertainment will produce the show, alongside show creator Alexandra Cunningham and director Jeffrey Reiner. Bravo also released a trailer for the series, which can be seen below.

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The first trailer has been released for Bravo’s upcoming limited series Dirty John. The series is based on the true dark story of John Meehan, a handsome and romantic charmer who sweeps a woman named Debra Newell off her feet and ends up pulling her into his web of insane lies.

The movie stars Eric Bana and Connie Britton and it comes from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard who hosted a podcast that told the crazy-ass story. Dirty John is the first season of a new anthology series. It will consist of eight-episodes that will follow the events of the podcast, but according to Vanity Fair, the series will “delve deeper than the podcast did, and will also explore different perspectives.”

Here is the official synopsis for Dirty John:

Debra Newell (Britton) has a seemingly perfect life: she’s successful, beautiful and lives in one of California’s most desirable coastal cities,...

Bravo is giving viewers a Thanksgiving treat!

The cable network has dropped the official trailer for Dirty John, and it confirmed that the series will debut November 25. 

It stars Connie Britton and Eric Bana and is based on the popular Los Angeles Times articles and podcast of the same name.

The eight-episode limited series will follow the fraught relationship between Debra Newell (Britton) and con artist John Meehan (Bana).

The trailer certainly brings a lot of drama as it shows what is supposed to be a loving relationship breaking down into something that's the stuff of nightmares. 

Bravo handed Dirty John a two-season order earlier this year, but the first season will feature a self-contained storyline. 

It's unclear at this stage what the sophomore run will be about, but there will likely be more clarity on that once the freshman run gets underway. 

Oxygen is also working on a companion...

Bravo has released a new trailer and announced the premiere date for Dirty John, it’s anticipated true crime anthology starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana. The series debuts Sunday, November 25 at 10 Pm on Bravo.

Based on the articles and breakout true crime podcast with over 30 million downloads from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, the series tells the cautionary tale of how a whirlwind romance between Debra Newell (Britton) and the charismatic con-man John Meehan (Bana) spiraled into a frightening web of deception, denial and mental terror that nearly tore a family apart. Created by Alexandra Cunningham and directed by Jeffrey Reiner, the eight hour-long episodes are produced by Universal Cable Productions, in association with Los Angeles Times Studios and Atlas Entertainment.

The series centers on Debra Newell (Britton), who has a seemingly perfect life: she’s successful, beautiful and lives in one of California’s most desirable coastal cities,...

The hit Wondery/La Times podcast “Dirty John” has a trailer. Bravo’s limited series follows the doomed and enigmatic romance of Debra Newell (Connie Britton) and John Meehan (Eric Bana), a serial Newport Beach charmer whose licensed medical professional exterior hides a deadly past.

The first teaser played solely on Bana’s ability to be effortlessly charming, and then genuinely off-putting, with just a slight adjustment. This look at the show also includes Britton playing Newell’s repeated denials of Meehan’s wrongdoing and a look at Newell’s skeptical daughter Terra (Julia Garner) and concerned mother (Jean Smart).

In addition to a sneak peek at the some of the intrigue that also made “Dirty John” one of last year’s biggest podcast hits, the show also confirmed its release date for next month, just in time for Thanksgiving viewing. The series, which will air in eight parts, comes...

There’s flirting with danger, and then there’s inviting danger to move in with you and potentially ruin — and maybe end? — your life.

Connie Britton’s Debra Newell chooses Option No. 2 in the new trailer for Bravo’s Dirty John, an upcoming dramatic series based on the popular Los Angeles Times podcast of the same name. The show tells the story of how Newell was romanced by John Meehan, played in the series by Eric Bana (The Time Traveler’s Wife) who met Newell on a dating website and soon integrated himself into every aspect of her life. Despite Newell’s children’s objections,...

"I feel like I'm finally home." Bravo has just released a new teaser for their upcoming TV show, Dirty John.

Based on the Los Angeles Times article and podcast, Dirty John centers on “‘Dirty’ John Meehan, his relationship with Debra Newell and his exploits. The series will tell the story of how Newell’s romance with Meehan spiraled into secrets, deception, denial and, ultimately, survival — with shocking ramifications for not just her, but her children.” The cast includes Connie Britton, Juno Temple, Eric Bana, Jean Smart, and Julia Garner.

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Bravo has dropped the first teaser featuring Eric Bana as John Meehan in its true crime anthology Dirty John, produced by Universal Cable Productions. In the chilling clip, we see Meehan (Bana) rehearsing his lines before he goes to meet his next victim.

Written by Chance co-creator Alexandra Cunningham, Dirty John is based on the articles and breakout true-crime podcast from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard. It centers on John Meehan (Bana), a handsome and romantic charmer who sweeps Debra Newell, played by Connie Britton, off her feet and pulls her into his web of lies. The series chronicles the true story of how a romance with Meehan spiraled into secrets, denial and manipulation.

Britton is executive producing with Reiner, Cunningham, Atlas Entertainment’s Richard Suckle and Charles Roven, and Los Angeles Times Studios’ Mark Herzog, Christopher G. Cowen and Chris Argentieri.

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Dirty John has some new company. Deadline reports Kevin Zegers, Keiko Agena, John Karna, and more have joined the cast of the upcoming Bravo TV show.

Based on the Los Angeles Times feature and podcast, Dirty John centers on “‘Dirty’ John Meehan, his relationship with Debra Newell and his exploits. The series will tell the story of how Newell’s romance with Meehan spiraled into secrets, deception, denial and, ultimately, survival — with shocking ramifications for not just her, but her children.” The cast includes Connie Britton, Juno Temple, Eric Bana, Jean Smart, and Julia Garner.

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Bravo has rounded out the cast and set Jeffrey Reiner to direct the first four episodes of the true crime anthology starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana, as production gets underway in Los Angeles. Reiner also will executive produce the series which hails from Universal Cable Productions, Los Angeles Times Studios and Atlas Entertainment. It’s set to premiere later this year on Bravo.

Written by Chance co-creator Alexandra Cunningham, Dirty John is based on the articles and breakout true-crime podcast from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard. It centers on John Meehan (Bana), a handsome and romantic charmer who sweeps Debra Newell (Britton) off her feet and pulls her into his web of lies. The series chronicles the true story of how a romance with Meehan spiraled into secrets, denial and manipulation.

Joining previously announced Julia Garner, Juno Temple, Jean Smart and Kevin Zegers,...

Netflix has boarded two upcoming drama series, TNT’s futuristic action thriller Snowpiercer, starring Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, and Bravo’s anthology Dirty John, headlined by Connie Britton and Eric Bana. The Internet network is taking international distribution for both shows under its co-licensing model.

In a deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Netflix will premiere Snowpiercer, co-produced by Tomorrow Studios and Studio T, globally outside of the U.S. and China in 2019.

Netflix will carry internationally Dirty John, produced by Universal Cable Productions in association with Los Angeles Times Studios and Atlas Entertainment.

Snowpiercer, based on the acclaimed 2013 movie by Bong Joon-ho, was originally a pilot, which was picked up to series by TNT, while Dirty John received a two-season, straight-to-series order from Bravo earlier this year.

Under the co-licensing model, Netflix is collaborating with U.S. studios on series that air on other linear or digital networks in the U.

Netflix is adding a pair of highly anticipated cable series to its international offerings.

The streaming giant has secured international rights to TNT's forthcoming reboot of Snowpiercer and Bravo's Dirty John. As part of the pact, Netflix will also have the second-window U.S. rights to the latter anthology starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana.

Dirty John is based on Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Goffard's reporting and podcast about "Dirty" John Meehan (Band), his relationship with Debra Newell (Britton) and his exploits. The series, from Universal Cable Productions and writer Alexandra Cunningham (Chance), explores how Newell's ...

Kevin Zegers (Fear the Walking Dead) has booked a key recurring role opposite Connie Britton and Eric Bana in Dirty John, the first season of Bravo’s true crime anthology series, from Universal Cable Productions, Los Angeles Times Studios and Atlas Entertainment.

Written by Chance co-creator Alexandra Cunningham, Dirty John is based on the articles and breakout true-crime podcast from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard. It centers on John Meehan (Bana), a handsome and romantic charmer who sweeps Debra Newell (Britton) off her feet and pulls her into his web of lies. The series chronicles the true story of how a romance with Meehan spiraled into secrets, denial and manipulation.

Zegers will play Toby, Debra’s nephew.

Dirty John received a two-season, straight-to-series order from Bravo earlier this year.

Britton is executive producing with Cunningham, Atlas Entertainment’s Richard Suckle and Charles Roven, and Los Angeles Times Studios’ Mark Herzog,...

Juno Temple and Julia Garner have joined the cast of the upcoming Bravo series “Dirty John,” Variety has learned.

Bravo gave “Dirty John” a two-season order in January. The scripted anthology series is based on the series of articles published by the Los Angeles Times’ last fall about a charismatic con man, John Meehan, and the consequences of an ill-fated romance. Connie Britton will star as Debra Newell, the single mother who fell in love with Meehan, who will be played by Eric Bana.

Temple and Garner will play Newell’s daughters Veronica and Terra respectively. They join previously announced supporting cast member Jean Smart, who will play Newell’s mother Arlane.

Temple will soon be reprising her role as Thistlewit in Disney’s “Maleficent 2.” She also appeared in “Black Mass” opposite Johnny Depp, and starred in the HBO series “Vinyl.” She recently wrapped shooting “Lost Transmissions” opposite Simon Pegg.

Ozark star Julia Garner and Juno Temple (Vinyl) are set for key roles opposite Connie Britton and Eric Bana in Dirty John, Bravo’s true-crime scripted anthology series from Universal Cable Productions, Los Angeles Times Studios and Atlas Entertainment.

Written by Chance co-creator Alexandra Cunningham, Dirty John is based on the articles and breakout true-crime podcast from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard. It centers on John Meehan (Bana), a handsome and romantic charmer who sweeps Debra Newell (Britton) off her feet and pulls her into his web of lies. The series chronicles the true story of how a romance with Meehan spiraled into secrets, denial and manipulation.

Garner and Temple will play the daughters of Debra Newell, who are both skeptical about their mother’s relationship with Meehan. Garner will play Terra Newell, and Temple is Veronica Newell. They join previously announced Jean Smart, who will play Debra’s mother Arlane.