The Battle for Justina Pelletier - Season 1

The Battle for Justina Pelletier - Season 1

Season 1

Exploring the harrowing true story of Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old-girl who entered Boston Children's Hospital with a mysterious set of symptoms. Quickly, suspicions turned towards the parents and Justina became a ward of the state, leaving her family in disbelief. The family called it "medical kidnapping". The hospital accused the parents of medical child abuse, aka "Munchausen syndrome by proxy". The battle between the two sides inspired an Anonymous computer hacker to take matters into his own hands, hurling the family into a national debate about parental rights, child protections and the gray areas in between.

Network
Episodes4
DatesDez. 13, 2022 - Dez. 13, 2022

Episodes

Our Little Peanut
Season 1Episode 157 min

Our Little Peanut

A teen girl with mysterious symptoms leads doctors to suspect she's a victim of medical child abuse.

Dez. 13, 2022
We Do Not Forgive, We Do Not Forget
Season 1Episode 254 min

We Do Not Forgive, We Do Not Forget

A computer hacker targets Boston Children's Hospital to support the family's fight to #FreeJustina.

Dez. 13, 2022
We Go to War
Season 1Episode 356 min

We Go to War

The Pelletiers file a civil lawsuit against the hospital; Marty is charged with a federal crime.

Dez. 13, 2022
And Then We Went Home
Season 1Episode 440 min

And Then We Went Home

The civil case verdict is revealed, and Justina navigates the path to health; Marty goes to prison.

Dez. 13, 2022

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