‘The Act’ Trailer: Patricia Arquette And Joey King Disappear Into A True Story Of Betrayal
After her chameleonic performance in Showtime’sEscape at Dannemora, Oscar winnerPatricia Arquetteis heading back to television. This time, Arquette joins young actressJoey King(The Kissing Booth, Fargo) in the first season of Hulu’sThe Act, an anthology series that tells true crime stories, and it looks like she delivers another standout performance here, too. Check out the trailer forThe Actbelow.
The Act Trailer
If you’re intrigued by that trailer and don’t know how the true story played out, stop reading here, becausespoilersare inbound.
This first season ofThe Actis based ona popular Buzzfeed articleabout Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard, a mother/daughter duo whose relationship was built on lies. Gypsy discovers that her mother has been manipulating her into thinking she has several types of disorders and health issues. As the young girl learns the truth, she plots revenge with a boy she meets online, ultimately resulting in Dee Dee’s murder.
If all this sounds familiar, you may have seen HBO’s 2017 documentaryMommy Dead and Dearest, a sturdy piece of filmmaking which methodically laid out the details of these crimes. And earlier this year, Lifetime released a movie calledLove You to Deaththat is heavily based on these events.
Arquette has fully committed herself in yet another unrecognizable role, and if this trailer is any indication, I wouldn’t be surprised to see her competing against herself in the limited series category at the Emmys. The supporting cast includesChloë Sevigny, who absolutely ruled inlast year’s murder movieLizzie,AnnaSophia Robb, who is very good in the underseen comedyThe Way Way Back, andCalumWorthy, who has had a strong run recently with appearances inAmerican Vandalseason one and Joseph Kahn’s rap battle filmBodied.
Here’s the official synopsis:
The Actis a seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories. Season One follows Gypsy Blanchard (Joey King), a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette). Her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder.
The first two episodes ofThe Actwill premiere on Hulu onMarch 20, 2019, with the remaining six episodes debuting weekly after that.
