Psycho Family

201710m

A documentary that showcases the creation of Jesse Ridgway's Psycho Series, a YouTube series that highlights the everlasting conflict between McJuggerNuggets and his father.

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Seasons

11 Episodes • Premiered 2017

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1. Chapter 1: Who Is McJuggernuggets?

A documentary filmmaker meets with YouTube sensation Jesse Ridgway, a.k.a. McJuggerNuggets, to discuss Jesse’s crazy real-life show “The Psycho Series,” but discovers that sometimes the strangest truths are fiction.

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2. Chapter 2: From Humble Beginnings

Jesse is a small town New Jersey native whose early videos and developing Youtube ideas quickly gained popularity and struck viral gold. These videos would eventually evolve into "The Psycho Series."

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3. Chapter 3: The Family Business

With his charisma and persistence, Jesse eventually convinces his family and friends to transform "The Psycho Series" from a basic dad versus son drama into an epic family Youtube saga.

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4. Chapter 4: An Endless Road

As "The Psycho Series" begins to gain more popularity, tensions quickly arise amongst Jesse and his family.

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5. Chapter 5: Blurring the Lines

The increasingly complex plots of "The Psycho Series" begin to threaten the relationships and lives of those closest to Jesse. However, his one million subscribers show him that his family is now larger than he could have ever imagined.

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6. Chapter 6: This is Everything

Jesse soon realizes that not even his home is off limits when "The Psycho Series" fans connections to the show grow. Meanwhile, a former regular turns sour and attempts to break the illusion behind the series that everyone has worked so hard to maintain.

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7. Chapter 7: Reality at a Price

Jesse, along with his family and friends face growing threats and online hate as the series gains more popularity, which puts Jesse's home and life in danger.

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8. Chapter 8: Separation & Sacrifice

Jesse pushes his parents and relationships to an extreme for the sake of art and subscribers. However, popularity comes with a price and he just may have pushed things a little too far this time.

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9. Chapter 9: Killing my Father

Jesse kills his father, loses his best friend, and flees the country, all in just one day. When "The Psycho Series" is revealed as fiction, the fans and Jesse react to the completion of the series.

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10. Chapter 10: What Comes Next...?

Jesse and his family face the aftermath of "The Psycho Series." The struggle to adapt becomes apparent when they attempt to return to normal life. However, the series might have taken too much of a toll on them.

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11. Chapter 11: All for you

After all that’s real and all that isn’t, Jesse and his family decide The Psycho Series is finally finished… or is it?

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