The Battle for Justina Pelletier: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Exploring the harrowing true story of Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old-girl who entered Boston Children's Hospital with a mysterious set of symptoms. Quickly, suspicions turned towards the parents and Justina became a ward of the state, leaving her family in disbelief. The family called it "medical kidnapping." The hospital accused the parents of medical child abuse, aka "Munchausen syndrome by proxy." The battle between the two sides inspired an Anonymous computer hacker to take matters into his own hands, hurling the family into a national debate about parental rights, child protections and the gray areas in between.

Series details

• Title: The Battle for Justina Pelletier
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Medical
• Premiere date: 2022-12-13
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Peacock
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 65621
• TVDB ID: 428074

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-12-13; final listed air date 2022-12-13; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Battle for Justina Pelletier on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.