''Gypsy'' is an American

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series created by

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for

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stars as Jean Holloway, a

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who secretly infiltrates the private lives of her patients.

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co-stars as her husband Michael. The first season comprises 10 episodes and was released on June 30, 2017. In February 2016,

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was announced as the director for the first two episodes of the series, in addition to an executive producer. Moreover, Lisa Rubin serves as executive producer and showrunner.

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re-recorded an acoustic version of her

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song "

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" to serve as the show's theme song. On August 11, 2017, the show was cancelled after one season.

Cast and characters

Main

as Jean Holloway,

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, a clinical psychologist based in

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, who oversteps personal and professional boundaries as she begins to develop relationships with people close to her patients, under the alias Diane Hart *

as Michael Holloway, Jean's husband and a

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at Cooper, Woolf & Stein *

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as Sidney Pierce, a manipulative, attractive woman who is a member of a band, the Vagabond Hotel; she also works as a

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, is Sam's ex-girlfriend, and lusts for Jean *

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as Sam Duffy, a young man failing to move on from a break-up with his ex-girlfriend, Sidney. He is one of Jean's patients. *

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as Larin Inamdar, a divorced therapist, and Jean's best friend and colleague *

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as Rebecca Rogers, Claire's estranged daughter *

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as Allison Adams, a former college student who is addicted to drugs and is one of Jean's patients *

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as Alexis Wright, Michael's

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(PA), whom Jean distrusts *

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as Claire Rogers, Rebecca's neurotic mother who is obsessed about her adult daughter's life choices and is a patient of Jean's

Recurring

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as Holly Faitelson *

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as Zal *

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as Nancy, Jean's mother * Frank Deal as Gary Levine *

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as Tom * Evan Hoyt Thompson as Frances * Maren Heary as Dolly Holloway * Vardaan Arora as Raj * Erin Neufer as Emily *

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as Melissa Saugraves

Episodes

Reception

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gave the first season a 40% rating based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 5.15/10. The critics consensus states, "''Gypsy''s ludicrous plot trudges along, dragging a talented cast with it."

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gave the season a rating of 45 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The show has been criticized by

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organizations for its use of the term "gypsy". Many

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consider this to be an ethnic slur due to its historical use in

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violence, including laws authorizing the enslavement, branding, deportations, and murder of

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(British Roma) during the

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in England.

References

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