The opening scene is set in 2015, where the Blanchard household is empty, and the police have been alerted that the pair have been missing. Episode 1, “La Maison du Bon Reve”, offers this warm-looking suburban American neighborhood where Gypsy Blanchard ( Joey King) and her mother Dee Dee Blanchard ( Patricia Arquette) live. At the end credits, the series warns us that some details may be not entirely accurate, but this is a true crime story, and reading the facts of the real case, it’s horrifying.
Based on Hulu’s promotional materials, Season 1 of The Act is based on real events.
