Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story: Season 1

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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

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Lifetime | Season Premiere Date: January 19, 2019

Summary: Reporter Nellie Bly (Christina Ricci) goes undercover to investigate the conditions and treatment of patients at New York's infamous Women's Lunatic Asylum. She suffers under the treatment of head nurse, Matron Grady (Judith Light), especially when Dr. Josiah (Josh Bowman) tries to help her in this TV movie inspired by real-life reporterReporter Nellie Bly (Christina Ricci) goes undercover to investigate the conditions and treatment of patients at New York's infamous Women's Lunatic Asylum. She suffers under the treatment of head nurse, Matron Grady (Judith Light), especially when Dr. Josiah (Josh Bowman) tries to help her in this TV movie inspired by real-life reporter Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (who wrote under the name Nellie Bly).… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense

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Gerrad Hall

Jan 17, 2019

As cable TV movies go, this one stands out from the pack thanks in large part to performances from Christina Ricci and Judith Light. In fact, their work and the true story [...] are deserving of the big screen and a better production budget. [18 Jan 2019, p.50]