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The titular character is played by Amanda Peet, who is known for her work in Something's Gotta Give, A Lot Like Love and Brockmire. As for her role in the USA Network anthology series, Peet tackles Betty Broderick, who is a convicted murderer for killing her ex-husband and his second wife. There was quite a bit of media attention surrounding this case as the deadly divorcée's first trial resulted in a hung jury and mistrial.

Eventually, she was retried and found guilty on two counts of second-degree murder. Betty is currently serving a 32-years-to-life sentence at the California Institution for Women.