A teen's death by suicide unearths painful questions for his family and reveals a complicated, mostly virtual relationship with a young woman who may hold the answers.
Conrad and Michelle meet in Florida and discover a connection that will follow them back to their respective towns in Massachusetts.
Assistant District Attorney Katie Rayburn is reluctantly enlisted to pursue possible charges against Michelle; Michelle is torn between a new friend and Conrad.
As the threat of legal action mounts, Gail and David hire a lawyer to represent their daughter.
While the prosecution and defense get their strategies in place for trial, Michelle's isolation from her peers pushes her to a breaking point.
The trial begins and a new Michelle emerges. The prosecution lays out Michelle's involvement in Coco's death and Lynn Roy takes the stand.
Elle Fanning
Michelle Carter
Chloë Sevigny
Lynn Roy
Colton Ryan
Conrad "Coco" Roy III
Cara Buono
Gail Carter
Kai Lennox
David Carter