Allen v. Farrow

2021

Created by Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering
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4 episodes
Documentary

The story of one Hollywood's most notorious and public scandals: the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving Dylan,... More

The story of one Hollywood's most notorious and public scandals: the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving Dylan, his then 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow; their subsequent custody trial, the revelation of Allen’s relationship with Farrow’s daughter, Soon-Yi; and the controversial aftermath in the years that followed.

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Allen v. Farrow is available to stream in New Zealand... More now on Neon.

Allen v. Farrow episodes

Episode 1

Mia Farrow recounts her storied relationship with Woody Allen, once... More a beloved father figure to her seven children. While their adopted daughter Dylan chronicles a childhood idyllic in many ways, she also speaks to the escalating discomfort she felt under the intensity of Woody's attention, which was a growing concern for Mia and her inner circle.

Episode 2

As Farrow and Allen ascend the ranks as a Hollywood... More power couple, their close-knit family is torn apart by a startling revelation about Woody's relationship with Mia's daughter Soon-Yi. Dylan details the abuse allegations that ignited decades of backlash and changed her life forever. The broader context of Allen's body of work is explored.

Episode 3

While Mia tries to shield seven-year-old Dylan from the trauma... More of repeated questioning, Allen’s legal and PR teams drive a narrative that Mia is a scorned woman and unfit mother who brainwashed her children. Two separate 1992 investigations in New York and Connecticut are reexamined in light of never-before-made-public court documents, police evidence, and revelatory videotape.

Episode 4

Dylan and the family attempt to heal after a bitter... More 1993 custody battle. Decades later, while Woody continues to receive accolades in Hollywood, the momentum of the #MeToo movement – coupled with Ronan Farrow’s public support – emboldens Dylan to go public with her story for the first time.

Allen v. Farrow | Ratings & Reviews

82_%56 reviews
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63_%62 reviews
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"Makes it uncomfortably clear that Dylan's truth was always out there - but we chose to listen to her father, because he had the megaphone of celebrity."

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Entertainment Weekly

"One of the most remarkable things about Allen v. Farrow is how grounded and strong Dylan seems to be in spite of everything she's had to confront."

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Los Angeles Times

"In telling a story drawn so much from one side of such a tangled and contentious family issue, questions will remain about what may be left out."

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NPR

"The sense of foreboding is palpable."

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The Times

"An absorbing, if sometimes disturbing, watch."

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Stuff

"The results are as compelling as they are disturbing."

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Independent

"Extensive access to the Farrows makes this an intimate look at that history, while renewing questions about separating art from the artist and Hollywood's embrace of problematic figures."

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CNN

"Dylan Farrow's voice resonates, even when the filmmakers make questionable choices."

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Hollywood Reporter

"Even as a critic, it feels impossible to consider this series as a piece of art. It's journalism..."

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Vanity Fair

"[The] straightforward approach helps elevate the wealth of first-hand materials included, some of which proves genuinely haunting."

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Collider

"The reportage does everything short of actually proving guilt."

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The Guardian

"An extraordinarily detailed investigative work bolstered by home-movie footage and remarkably revealing audiotapes."

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Wall Street Journal

"Even some 30 years later, it's dizzying to be reminded of the dueling press conferences, the magazine cover stories, the TV interviews, the shocking details of the allegations against Allen."

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