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- 'Under the Bridge' seeks the truth
- When: The first two episodes of Under the Bridge stream April 17 on Hulu.
- What to know: The limited series tells the true story of one teenage girl who went to a party to see friends and never came home.
- Based on the true-crime book of the same title by Rebecca Godfrey, the show stars Riley Keough as Godfrey and Lily Gladstone as local police officer Cam Bentland.
- The pair, who have their own past, investigate the 1997 murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta).
- Set on a small island in British Columbia, the crime drama explores the dark side of teenage girlhood and extreme bullying while also delving into culture clashes, religious rebellion and parent-child dynamics.
- Plot twists abound as novelist Godfrey gets closer to the kids suspected of the murder while reconnecting with childhood friend Bentland.
- Over eight episodes, Godfrey entangles herself more into the lives of the troubled teens, confronting reminders of her own tragic past at the same time.
- Godfrey, who served as an executive producer on the drama, died of lung cancer in 2022 at 54, one week after Hulu announced it had ordered an adaptation of the series.
- — Laura Clark, entertainment editor/reporter
- April 17, 2024
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Apr 24, 2024 · The Hulu limited series Under the Bridge, starring Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough, examines what happened to Reena Virk. The true story behind the drama sent shockwaves...
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Apr 20, 2024 · Hulu ‘s new true-crime series “ Under the Bridge ,” based on the late Rebecca Godfrey’s non-fiction book, portrays the before and after of 14-year-old Reena Virk’s brutal murder. The first two...
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Apr 25, 2024 · An eight-episode limited series, Under the Bridge — which debuted on Hulu on April 17 — chronicles the real-life murder case of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta), a 14-year-old girl who was killed...
- Tim Lammers
Sep 27, 2022 · The Disney-run streamer has given a series order to Under the Bridge, a limited series about the 1997 murder of Canadian teenager Reena Virk. The eight-episode drama is based on Rebecca...
Apr 29, 2024 · Under the Bridge: The grisly true story behind Hulu’s new show starring Lily Gladstone. The new miniseries is based on Rebecca Godfrey’s 2005 true-crime book about the brutal 1997 murder of...
Under the Bridge: Created by Quinn Shephard. With Lily Gladstone, Vritika Gupta, Chloe Guidry, Javon 'Wanna' Walton. Reena Virk, a fourteen-year-old girl, went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Seven teenage girls and a boy were accused of the savage murder.