本剧的每一季都将聚焦于一起特殊的案件，首季将根据Michelle Dean在Buzzfeed上发表的真实故事文章《Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered》改编，这讲述了48岁单亲妈妈Dee Dee Blanchard跟周遭人说自己的女儿Gypsy患了多种重疾（例如脑损伤而失智﹑白血病﹑哮喘等），但实际上没人知道，Gypsy根本是个健康得不得了的成人；后来Dee Dee身中多刀死亡，她的邻居们﹑亲人及警方发现是被虐待的Gypsy说服她男友杀害了母亲。
Patricia Arquette饰演母亲Dee Dee，在外人眼中她是完美母亲；为了照顾「重疾」女儿Gypsy她历尽艰苦，还曾无家可归及经历卡特里娜飓风，所以在密苏里州的Springfield社区中，Dee Dee可谓是榜样。Joey King饰演被限制在轮椅上的Gypsy，正试图反抗母亲。
Chloë Sevigny饰演领导社区女性的Mel，有着艰苦生活的她很同情Dee Dee，但当她发现真相时只能目瞪口呆﹑AnnaSophia Robb饰演Mel的女儿Lacey，她像母亲一般受社区欢迎，不过她想法上相对较理想主义。Lacey很快被Dee Dee及Gypsy所吸引，并想帮助她们。Calum Worthy饰演Nick，Gypsy在基督教约会网遇到他。
Michelle Dean的文章在Buzzfeed上迅速走红，自发布起获得了超400万的阅读量，被Longform列入2016年十大网文。
La Maison du Bon Rêve 8.2
播出日期: 2019-03-20
运行时间: 50 min
概述: Doting mother Dee Dee Blanchard and her sweet daughter Gypsy arrive in a new neighborhood, where Gypsy feels lonely due to a barrage of medical issues and eager to make friends. But their new neighbors can be nosy, and Dee Dee and Gypsy have secrets to hide.
Teeth 8.4
播出日期: 2019-03-20
运行时间: 52 min
概述: Dee Dee is on a high since Gypsy will be given the “Child of the Year Award,” which makes Dee Dee feel like Mother of the Year. But before the big event, Gypsy has a dental emergency that gets the attention of a skeptical doctor who could expose Dee Dee’s secrets.
Two Wolverines 8.5
播出日期: 2019-03-27
运行时间: 50 min
概述: Dee Dee makes Gypsy play dress up for a costume convention, where they each attract charming men who could dangerously complicate their insular relationship. And Gypsy is starting to question the lies her mother tells her — especially about how old she really is.
Stay Inside 8.4
播出日期: 2019-04-03
运行时间: 47 min
概述: Gypsy’s getting older and Dee Dee is forced to new legal maneuvers to keep control of her “little girl.” But Dee Dee’s limited by her own health problems, and Gypsy goes to greater lengths than ever to connect with men and experience a sexual awakening.
Plan B 8.4
播出日期: 2019-04-10
运行时间: 55 min
概述: Gypsy and Nick scheme to meet in person and hope to win Dee Dee's approval, but when their plan goes disastrously wrong they'll be pushed to make an extreme choice in order to be together.
A Whole New World 8.3
播出日期: 2019-04-17
运行时间: 45 min
概述: While Gypsy and Nick are on the run, flashbacks to a much younger Dee Dee reveal how trauma with her own mother set her up for conflict with Gypsy.
Bonnie & Clyde 8.7
播出日期: 2019-04-24
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Gypsy is excited to start over with Nick in Wisconsin, but their new life doesn't match the happily-ever-after she imagined, and her anxiety worsens as past transgressions begin to catch up with them.
Free 9.0
播出日期: 2019-05-01
运行时间: 56 min
概述: Gypsy fights for her life by defending her actions, while Mel and Lacey realize that behind closed doors things were not always as they seemed.
