The first season of The Act cites the 2016 Buzzfeed article "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered" as the inspiration for the show, according to Deadline, and the article's author Michelle Dean serves as the show's co-runner (alongside Nick Antosca). While the character may be fictionalized, there's a clear correlation between Mel from The Act and a real person featured in the Buzzfeed article that broke the story of the Blanchards to the world at large. Actually, one of the show's key supporting characters, Mel, played by Chloƫ Sevigny, is fictional, as is the character's daughter Lacy, played by AnnaSophia Robb. While the series is an exercise in turning a true story into a dramatic series, not every element of the series is based in fact. Hulu's The Act doesn't pull punches when it comes to portraying the harrowing, real-life relationship between Dee Dee Blanchard and her daughter Gypsy Rose Lee.
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