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Per the logline, the series will explore themes of privilege, manipulation, and deviance to understand why these women become calculated killers.
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Peter White, Deadline, 11 May 2026
In sociology, Gideon chose a concentration in crime and deviance.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
These slurs referenced a convenient other on which white, straight men could project their fantasies of deviance.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Yet during the axman’s reign in the early 1900s, a Black woman’s confession to murder was interpreted through the lens of religious deviance rather than diversity.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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Peter White, Deadline, 11 May 2026
In sociology, Gideon chose a concentration in crime and deviance.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
These slurs referenced a convenient other on which white, straight men could project their fantasies of deviance.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Yet during the axman’s reign in the early 1900s, a Black woman’s confession to murder was interpreted through the lens of religious deviance rather than diversity.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deviance. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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deviance
noun
de·vi·ance
ˈdē-vē-ən(t)s 
: quality, state, or behavior that differs from what is normal or accepted
Medical Definition
deviance
noun
de·vi·ance
ˈdē-vē-ən(t)s
: deviant quality, state, or behavior
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