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Season 1

  • S01E01 Celebrity Sexpert

    • January 23, 2023
    • Investigation Discovery

    Sex therapist Amie Hardwick had the beauty and brains to charm Hollywood, as well as a number of celebrity boyfriends; when one star rises, another's obsession is never far behind.

  • S01E02 Man of Anarchy

    • January 30, 2023
    • Investigation Discovery

    Johnny Lewis has everything any 28-year-old actor could ever dream of, but not even a hit show or celebrity girlfriend could keep him from falling headfirst into the most terrifying role of his life.

  • S01E03 A Singer and a Stalker

    • February 6, 2023
    • Investigation Discovery

    Singer Christina Grimmie went from internet sensation to international superstar with her performance on "The Voice"; among her legions of fans was someone whose obsession would bring her dreams to a tragic end.

  • S01E04 For the Love of Drama

    • February 13, 2023
    • Investigation Discovery

    Adea Shabani crossed oceans to pursue her Hollywood dreams; still, passions run high in La La Land, so when she mysteriously goes missing, investigators scramble to keep her from becoming another of the city's lost angels.

  • S01E05 The Killing Game

    • February 20, 2023
    • Investigation Discovery

    In Houston, Texas, aspiring model Catherine Martinez falls for a former pop star she believes to be her ticket to stardom; however, when ambition and jealousy collide, a Hollywood dream becomes a real-life nightmare.

  • S01E06 Life Imitates Art

    • February 27, 2023
    • Investigation Discovery

    In 1991, LA native Lloyd Avery portrayed one memorable on-screen killer; but when the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, the troubled actor reprises his most famous role, and the consequences are deadly.

Season 2

  • S02E01 A Rising Star Shot Down

    • January 22, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    This episode recounts the tragic tale of Tara Correa-McMullen, a young actress known for her role as Graciela Reyes on the television series Judging Amy. At just 15 years-old, Correa-McMullen rose to fame from the tough streets of Los Angeles, starring alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest actors and actresses. But a romance with the wrong person takes her down a dangerous path, and out of the spotlight forever.

  • S02E02 Legal Diva

    • January 29, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    The star of a new reality series dies under suspicious circumstances.

  • S02E03 Scripting a Murder

    • February 5, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    A Hollywood producer creates a love triangle that spins out of control.

  • S02E04 Murder by Association

    • February 12, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    After James Brown dies on Christmas 2006, some suspect murder; the conspiracy grows with the shooting death of his son-in-law Darren Lumar in November 2008; when detectives dig into Lamar's past, the possibility for motives become endless.

  • S02E05 To Tell the Truth

    • February 19, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    An entertainment writer, a pop starlet, a former Marine and a music producer find themselves in an apartment where one of them ends up dead; police sift through lies and half-truths to uncover what truly happened.

  • S02E06 Day in Court

    • February 26, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    A sheriff's deputy turned actor reaches new heights of fame as a bailiff on an Emmy-winning show. When a shooting at his house leaves him injured and his wife dead, police learn there's more to this court TV star.

  • S02E07 Evil Villain

    • March 4, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    Joseph Son had the right look to play Hollywood villains, but a terrible secret from his past resurfaces more than a decade later; when prosecutors face off with the actor on the stand, it's hard to tell fact from fiction.

  • S02E08 Off the Record

    • March 11, 2024
    • Investigation Discovery

    Jam Master Jay, best known as Run-DMC's DJ, becomes a hip-hop legend; his life is cut short when he's executed in his recording studio; an exclusive interview with an eyewitness sheds light on this decades-old cold case.

Season 3

  • S03E01 The Young and The Jealous

    • January 13, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    A hopeful soap opera star shines in the background — but her rise crashes instantly because of someone who doesn’t want to see her succeed.

  • S03E02 In the Shadow

    • January 20, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    Sam Haskell IV, the son of one of Hollywood's most powerful players, yearns to escape his dad's shadow and gain respect as a filmmaker; when a human torso turns up in a dumpster, long-hidden secrets come to light in the Los Angeles sun.

  • S03E03 Reality Bites

    • February 3, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    A woman and her family strike it rich, and Hollywood comes knocking to give them their own show — but not everyone wants this reality star to shine.

  • S03E04 A Crime of Fashion

    • February 10, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    When police find a fashion designer dead at an exclusive members-only hotel, they must untangle a twisted web of who's who in the New York scene.

  • S03E05 Diary of a Madman

    • February 17, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    A young actress gets her big break in the hit movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules"; within months, she turns up dead in her school parking lot; police sift through hundreds of hours of surveillance to attempt to catch her killer in the act.

  • S03E06 Off the Deep End

    • February 24, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    Runway model turned mom-a-ger Samira Frasch lives a life of luxury and flamboyance, seemingly out of a fairytale; when she turns up dead at the bottom of her pool, police uncover a marriage filled with infidelities, accusations and deep motives.

  • S03E07 G or Gent?

    • March 3, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    Baron Dirty Colon goes on the reality show "From G's to Gents," hoping to change his life and take home the $100,000 prize pot; but he's hiding a huge secret about his real motivation for wanting to join the competition show.

  • S03E08 The Show Must Go On

    • March 10, 2025
    • Investigation Discovery

    A horror film production goes from dream come true, to real life nightmare.