Chinatown meets Real Housewives in this Hollywood “Whydunit.”
When former child actor and reality TV star Molly Mandrie commits suicide, her co-stars, producers, and fans’ lives are thrown into chaos. Under the controlling thumb of the Applause Network and its executive producer Guy Maker, cast members Tamara, Andrea, Fievel, and Elliot struggle to face how they may have contributed to Molly’s death.
Meanwhile, big-time movie star and self-proclaimed “Molly’s biggest fan” Hector Espinoza uses his industry access to ask big questions. If Guy Maker was the man who gave her a second chance at fame, and Molly's best friend, why didn’t he go to her funeral?
And fifteen-year-old influencer Nixon Bryce, who rose to fame mimicking Molly’s drunken antics, finds her dysfunctional relationship with her mother pulled into the fray as Applause looks to her to be their fresh face.
In this deep-dive into the dramatic and dangerous world of reality TV, the cameras have stopped rolling and the makeup is off. Characters' stories intertwine as they search for the truth about Molly’s death, racing towards an emotionally crippling conclusion that will change their careers—and lives—forever.
