THE ALL BRODERICK EDITION: It Was Simple and Dirty John 2: The Betty Broderick Story

It's the summer of Betty Broderick!

First, The LA Times is out with a four-part podcast called "It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders." The series is more of a retrospective of the crime and its cultural effects.

FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "IT WAS SIMPLE" GO TO 33:00

Then season two of the "Dirty John" TV series (also with LA Times roots) is an eight-part television melodrama. "Dirty John 2: The Betty Broderick Story" features Amanda Peet as Betty, a woman unable to come to grips with the end of her marriage, vacillating between winning back her husband (Christian Slater) and making him feel her pain.

FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "DIRTY JOHN 2: THE BETTY BRODERICK STORY" GO TO 1:03

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