How actors in 'The Act,' the Hulu show based on Gypsy Rose Blanchard's life, compare to the real people

• Hulu's original series "The Act" is based on the real story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
• Gypsy Rose (Joey King) pled guilty to the murder of her mom, Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette).
• Gypsy Rose said she was abused by her mother, who likely had a condition called Munchausen by proxy.

Hulu's original series "The Act" is based on the real murder of Dee Dee Blanchard, whose daughter Gypsy Rose eventually pled guilty to second-degree murder.

After her death, it was revealed that Dee Dee forcibly kept her daughter in a child-like state and convinced everyone — including many doctors — that Gypsy Rose suffered from a variety of diseases.