Episode 1: Private Worlds

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Aug 17, 202164:08TV & Film

Already a divorced mom while still in her teens, Joan Bennett (Zooey Deschanel) becomes a movie actress out of financial necessity, but she struggles to define herself as a star. Her life takes a turn when she falls in l...

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