TV Series2022 · 1 season · 6 episodes · Ended

The Thing About Pam

Name: The Thing About Pam
Genre: Crime, Drama
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Josh Duhamel, Judy Greer, Gideon Adlon, Sean Bridgers

Taste attributes: crimedramacomedyfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticlinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evil

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"She's a friend… until the end."

Boxlist takeRealistic and fresh: a crime series that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 30 votes

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Streaming data: JustWatch

Season

Miniseries

· 2022 · 6 episodes

Episodes (6)

1She’s a Good Friend8 Mar 2022
Meet Pam Hupp, Betsy Faria's close friend and the last person to see Betsy alive after dropping her off at home on the night of her murder. Betsy's husband makes a distraught call to 9-1-1.
2She’s a Helper15 Mar 2022
Pam becomes a source of support not just for Betsy’s family, but for law enforcement and District Attorney Leah Askey as they build their case. Russ hires Joel Schwartz, a top criminal defense attorney from St. Louis.
3She’s a Star Witness22 Mar 2022
Pam gets her 15 minutes of fame when D.A. Leah Askey calls her to the stand as a witness for the prosecution even as Joel Schwartz tries to poke holes in the case against Russ.
4She’s a Loving Daughter29 Mar 2022
Pam starts to lose control as Russ' new trial looms ahead, she's facing money troubles and a relentless "Dateline" producer, and difficulty caring for her sick mother. D.A. Leah Askey realizes Pam may not be the star witness she thought.
5She's Not Who You Think She Is5 Apr 2022
Pam gains notoriety once the Dateline episode airs. As she squares off against Betsy's daughters in a civil suit for the insurance money, public opinion turns against her. Leah Askey finds her seat as District Attorney challenged by Mike Wood, whose campaign centers around Pam's connection to Betsy's murder.
6She's A Killer12 Apr 2022
Pam goes to shocking and absurd extremes to extricate herself from the web of lies she has spun. Some measure of justice, redemption and hope is finally found.

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, though he insisted he did not kill her. His conviction later was overturned, but the brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.

Synopsis: TMDB