People suffering from condition make up stories of illness regarding their wards. The character played by Arquette in the series, Dee Dee, suffers from a mental illness called Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy. Interestingly, Arquette, who has earlier acted in movies like ‘True Romance’ (1993), and ‘ Boyhood‘ (2016), said that she is “a little exhausted at playing crazy women.” Arquette acted in ‘The Act’ soon after she finished shooting for ‘Escape At Dannemora’ (2018), a Showtime production. King has also acted in movies like ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ (2013), and White House Down (2013). Chloë Sevigny, AnnaSophia Robb, and Calum Worthy will also be playing important roles. Joey King of ‘ The Conjuring‘ (2013) fame plays ‘Gypsy Blanchard’. The story was originally published in a Buzzfeed article by Dean herself, titled “Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered.”Īcademy Award winner Patricia Arquette plays the role of the victim, Dee Dee Blanchard. Nick Antosca and Michelle Dean are the co-creators of the series who have also written the teleplay and executive produced the entire thing. If this season is received well by the audience we can expect another season focusing on another gruesome murder. There has been news that the makers want this series to become an anthology. The actual case is as sinister and deadly as any superbly written crime thriller, and it will be a treat for fans who love stories on real-life crimes. ‘ The Act‘ will be a dramatized version focusing on the life of a certain Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and the case of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard’s murder. This time, however, it is not a documentary. Another majorly successful streaming platform, Hulu, are now coming out with a true crime story. However, they now have stiff competition ahead of themselves. From ‘The Ted Bundy Tapes’ to ‘Inside The Mind of A Serial Killer’, they have really been impressive with documentaries in the past. Netflix has produced some great crime documentaries over the years, and this is something they’re clearly one of the best at.
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