And The Act, on some level, is a profound psychological horror story.” “I don’t feel like I was playing in a completely different sandbox here than I was with Channel Zero or Hannibal, because great horror always puts character and psychology first. “My experience is in horror, but it’s always human horror, and that’s what I’m interested in: human horror, psychological horror,” he said. It was important that we portray the truth of what happened to her.”Īntosca came to the project from the horror world, having created Syfy’s horror anthology Channel Zero and written several episodes of Hannibal. And, also, to be accurate about what happened: the fact that she underwent all these medical procedures, that she had her teeth extracted, she had this feeding tube, that it was medical abuse on a day-to-day basis. “What was it like for Gypsy to live in that house for all those years, and participate in the deception that has so many layers? It’s such a complicated experience, and that was the most important thing to dig into for me. “How does this happen in real life? The important thing for me to explore in working on the show was what was that experience like,” Antosca told Rotten Tomatoes. Eventually, Gypsy (and her secret online boyfriend) killed Dee Dee.Ĭhannel Zero creator Nick Antosca, who created the series alongside Dean, said of the many questions he had after reading Dean’s story, there was one that was most important to answer when turning the saga into a scripted drama. In reality, it turns out that Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen by proxy and forced her daughter to shave her head, use a wheelchair, and undergo unnecessary medical treatment.
On the surface, Dee Dee (played in The Act by Patricia Arquette) seemed to be a devoted mother caring for her incredibly sick daughter, Gypsy ( Joey King). “I was so flabbergasted,” Sevigny told Rotten Tomatoes - a natural reaction to hearing the full story of Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard. The Act star Chloë Sevigny was so engrossed by the documentary that she watched it twice in a row. The series, which is Certified Fresh at 92% on the Tomatometer, is based on a Buzzfeed News article by writer Michelle Dean called “ Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered,” which was subsequently turned into the HBO documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest. They’re just like us: also deeply fascinated by true-crime stories, like the one at the center of The Act.
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