The Thing About Pam

Name: The Thing About Pam
Genre: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
Released: March 8, 2022
Rating: 55

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The Thing About Pam: Season 1

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NBC | Release Date: March 8, 2022

Summary: The 2011 murder of Betsy Faria (Katy Mixon) was originally pinned on her husband (Glenn Fleshler) but a retrial soon revealed her co-worker Pam Hupp's (Renée Zellweger) involvement in this limited series based on the real-life case.

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

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S1:E6. She's a Killer
Air Date: April 12, 2022
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S1:E5. She's Not Who You Think She Is
Air Date: April 5, 2022
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S1:E4. She's a Loving Daughter
Air Date: March 29, 2022

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Gwen Ihnat

Mar 8, 2022

Season 1 Review: It’s The Thing About Pam’s performances from actors breaking from their established molds that make it stand out in an overpacked genre. Read full review

Kristen Baldwin

Mar 4, 2022

Season 1 Review: At first, the show comes on a little strong with the whimsy. ... But Pam settles into a spirit of wry satire as it chronicles the grimly comical law enforcement ineptitude and/or cavalier disregard for the truth that allowed Pam to elude capture for so long. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Mar 7, 2022

Season 1 Review: There are times when I almost had to take out an umbrella to shield myself from the steady downpour of condescension permeating the series — e.g., when Pam adds several pumps of cherry syrup into her Enormous Gulp cup of soda, because, you know, small towns — but on the whole, “The Thing About Pam” manages to be both amusing and appalling, eccentric and shocking. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Mar 8, 2022

Season 1 Review: Drama meets "Dateline" in The Thing About Pam, an NBC series that seeks to turn one of the newsmagazine's salacious stories into a limited series, complete with ghoulish narration by reporter Keith Morrison. Featuring Renée Zellweger tromping around under the weight of prosthetic makeup, it's a true-crime experiment that clearly wants to be the next "Fargo" and doesn't get there. Read full review

The Guardian Jack Seale

Jul 21, 2022

Season 1 Review: It may well be that everyone involved in the Faria case was genuinely as naive as they seem, but it creates unrewarding drama and unsophisticated comedy. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Mar 10, 2022

Season 1 Review: The Thing About Pam wallows in the lurid, adopting Dateline's cheesy approach of milking melodrama from tragedy, down to using front man Keith Morrison as narrator. [14 - 27 Mar 2022, p.6] Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Mar 7, 2022

Season 1 Review: Zellweger is, too often, drowned out, whether by the loudness of the production’s reshaping her body or by literal narration. ... The end result is an ebbing-away of Pam’s story in favor of a media metanarrative that’s far less compelling; the show is, in moments, more about the customs and rhythms of “Dateline” than it is about a crime story. Read full review

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TVJerry

Mar 27, 2022

Pam When her best friend is brutally murdered, Pam Hupp (Renée Zellweger in a fat suit) suspiciously works to frame the father. This mystery is based on an actual case that was featured on Dateline NBC, so the outcome is obvious. Getting there is the challenge of this series, which it doesPam When her best friend is brutally murdered, Pam Hupp (Renée Zellweger in a fat suit) suspiciously works to frame the father. This mystery is based on an actual case that was featured on Dateline NBC, so the outcome is obvious. Getting there is the challenge of this series, which it does with mixed results. First, Zellweger relishes her chance for a non-glamorous character, even though she seems a bit self congratulatory. The narrative unravels slowly, giving her plenty of screen time. Weirdly, the use of a somewhat jaunty narrator lends a slightly dark comic tone. It's the voice of Keith Morrison, who's been a correspondent on Dateline since 1995 (and harkens back to the style of Jim Dale on Pushing Daisies). Zellweger isn't the only thing that doesn't feel 100%: The plot unfolds with several more over-the-top performances and revelations that could come faster. (Review based on 3 of 5 one-hour episodes)… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 8, 2022
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  S1:E6. She's a Killer
  Air Date: April 12, 2022
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  S1:E5. She's Not Who You Think She Is
  Air Date: April 5, 2022
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  S1:E4. She's a Loving Daughter
  Air Date: March 29, 2022
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  S1:E3. She's a Star Witness
  Air Date: March 22, 2022
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  S1:E2. She's a Helper
  Air Date: March 15, 2022
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  S1:E1. She's A Good Friend
  Air Date: March 8, 2022