The Battle for Justina Pelletier On which side does the truth lie?

Explore the story of Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old girl who entered a Boston hospital with a mysterious set of symptoms and quickly became a ward of the state, leaving her family in disbelief. The events that followed inspired an anonymous computer hacker to take matters into his own hands and sparked a debate about parental rights, medical child abuse and the gray areas in b

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Dec 13, 2022

1 seaons till Dec 13, 2022

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Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: And Then We Went Home

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes

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4 Episodes
  • Episode 1Our Little Peanut57 min

    A 14-year-old girl falls ill with a mysterious set of symptoms and is taken to one of Boston's top hospitals; the events that follow leave her family in disbelief and lead a hacker from the group Anonymous to take matters into his own hands.

  • Episode 2We Do Not Forgive, We Do Not Forget54 min

    Anonymous targets Boston Children's Hospital and disrupts its computer network in defense of Justina Pelletier; shortly after, Justina returns home to her family after more than a year in DCF custody; Anonymous hacker Marty and his wife Dana go on the run.

  • Episode 3Wo Go to War56 min

    The Pelletiers hire an attorney and file a civil lawsuit against Boston Children's Hospital claiming medical malpractice; Marty is rescued at sea, arrested and charged with a federal crime; both the family and Marty get to have their day in court.

  • Episode 4And Then We Went Home40 min

    The verdict of the civil case against Boston Children's Hospital is revealed, and Justina continues to navigate a rocky path to health; Dana does her best to support Marty from the outside after he goes to an extreme prison.

Top Cast

Crew & Team

David Metzler

Executive Producer

Jenny Daly

Executive Producer

Austin Flack

Co-Executive Producer

Jon Beyer

Executive Producer

Meredith Wright

Co-Executive Producer

Tom Forman

Executive Producer

David Kushner

Executive Producer

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