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What/If

★ 6.3 18K votes 2019–2019 1 season · 10 episodes Ended Netflix
Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 9/10Soap & telenovelaHeightened, continuing melodrama.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 7/10Elites & privilegeThe rich and powerful, glamorous or rotten.This show: 7/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jane LevyBlake JennerKeith PowersSamantha Marie WareJuan CastanoRenée Zellweger
Written by
Mike Kelley
Starring
Jane LevyBlake JennerKeith PowersSamantha Marie WareJuan CastanoRenée Zellweger
Written by
Mike Kelley
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0200400600800

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About

"Glossy soap opera dressed up as moral philosophy"

A wealthy, enigmatic investor named Anne offers a struggling young couple a life-changing deal, one with a catch that unravels their marriage, friendships, and secrets. Framed as a single-season anthology of moral dilemmas, the show trades subtlety for soapy, hyper-stylized melodrama: glossy visuals, ominous voiceover, and increasingly absurd twists. It moves fast and never takes itself too seriously, which makes it easy to binge even when the plotting stretches credibility. Renée Zellweger's icy, scene-chewing performance is the main draw, anchoring a show that's more guilty pleasure than prestige drama.

Watch it for

Renée Zellweger's deliciously campy, ice-cold performance as the puppet-master investor.

Maybe skip if

you want grounded realism instead of soapy, over-the-top plot twists.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Part I2019
7.04K109h 46m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.1
69260 min
▶2What Now7.0
53560 min
▶3What Happened6.9
45246 min
▶4What Drama6.7
42360 min
▶5What Next7.0
40460 min
▶6What History6.4
41160 min
▶7What Ghosts6.9
38260 min
▶8What Secrets7.1
37960 min
▶9WTF7.4
37260 min
▶10What Remains7.2
38960 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jane Levy Lisa Donovan
Blake Jenner Sean Donovan
Keith Powers Todd Archer
Samantha Marie Ware Angela Archer
Juan Castano Marcos Ruiz
Renée Zellweger Anne Montgomery
Dave Annable Dr. Ian Harris
Saamer Usmani Avery Watkins
Louis Herthum Foster
Daniella Pineda Cassidy Barrett

Crew

Mike Kelley

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