If successful, The Act will have the chance to explore other true crime stories on-screen. ![]() The case has been given the documentary treatment before - both with HBO's Mommy Dead And Dearest and Investigation Discovery's Gypsy's Revenge - but the Hulu show is a dramatized take. The "act" in Season 1 is likely referring to Dee Dee's death, which was orchestrated by Gypsy and carried out by her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, who who was convicted for the murder in November and sentenced to life in prison in February. ![]() Why is The Act called the act, exactly? Gypsy's story may be the first of many the show will explore.Īccording to Deadline, The Act is " a seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories." It's created by Nick Antosca and Michelle Dean, and Season 1 is based on Dean's 2016 BuzzFeed article, "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered," which introduced Gypsy's story to a wide audience. The nature of the crime - and all that led to it - lends itself to many questions, but you might also be curious about the title. ![]() Hulu's new series, The Act, tells the shocking true story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who is currently serving out a 10-year prison sentence for the 2015 stabbing death of her mother, Dee Dee.
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