Episodes

  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Jun 1 2022

    Jon Hamm leads an all-star cast that includes Kate Mara, Ana de la Reguera, John Slattery, and Bradley Whitford in the riveting true story behind the making of the one American movie the FBI never wanted you to see.

    The Big Lie follows FBI special agent Jack Bergin (Jon Hamm), who is sent to investigate three blacklisted filmmakers—Academy Award-winning writer Michael Wilson, Academy Award-nominated producer Paul Jarrico, and director Herbert J. Biberman—who were inspired by a New Mexico labor strike to make a movie that dramatized their pro-labor, pro-feminist beliefs. Convinced the film is a recruitment tool for the Communist Party, Jack will do whatever is necessary to shut the production down. 

    Featuring a star-studded cast that also includes Giancarlo Esposito, David Strathairn, Lisa Edelstein, Raymond Cruz, Troy Evans, Kirk Baltz, John Getz, and Lela Loren, The Big Lie is an explosive story of conspiracy, betrayal, and temptation that resonates with today’s divided America and reminds us all that fear spreads faster than the truth.
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  • Episode One: “The Man in the Hat”

    Episode One: “The Man in the Hat”
    Jun 16 2022
    From a John Wayne premiere to a late-night meeting at Griffith Observatory, the hunt for Hollywood Communists takes FBI special agent Jack Bergin on a whirlwind tour of Los Angeles. When a dangerous propaganda film secures a secret investor, Jack works around the clock to shut down the deal.
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    35 mins
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  • Episode Two: “Person to Person”

    Episode Two: “Person to Person”
    Jun 16 2022
    Jack follows the production to New Mexico and works to find an ‘in’ with the Communist filmmakers. Conflicts at home threaten to derail Jack’s mission.
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    38 mins
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  • Episode Three: “Don’t Lie To Mata Hari”

    Episode Three: “Don’t Lie To Mata Hari”
    Jun 16 2022
    After getting a green light from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Jack sets in motion an aggressive new plan to shut down the movie, wreaking collateral damage along the way.
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    30 mins
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  • Episode Four: “An Accident of Nature”

    Episode Four: “An Accident of Nature”
    Jun 16 2022
    When Jack returns home to deal with a family emergency, the blurring lines between his personal and profession lives threaten to push him to the edge.
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  • Episode Five: “The Battle for Silver City”

    Episode Five: “The Battle for Silver City”
    Jun 16 2022
    Congressman Donald L. Jackson delivers an incendiary speech about “Salt of the Earth” on the floor of Congress, igniting a firestorm of controversy. The national media attention turns Silver City into a war zone.
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  • Episode Six: “The Fat Man Always Wins”

    Episode Six: “The Fat Man Always Wins”
    Jun 16 2022
    Jack loses a key source, sending him scrambling to stop the production as the filmmakers head into their final week of shooting.
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  • Episode Seven: “Second Acts”

    Episode Seven: “Second Acts”
    Jun 16 2022
    After crucial footage is seized by the Mexican government, the filmmakers devise a plan to steal it back. Jack follows them to Tijuana, leading to a shocking standoff at the border.
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