'The Act' premiere review: Joey King impresses with her spectacular transformation, as Dee Dee begins to spin a web of lies

'The Act' starring Patricia Arquette and Joey King premieres Wednesday on Hulu. The first two episodes will be aired on the streaming site.
PUBLISHED MAR 20, 2019

This article may contain some spoilers

Nick Antosca, one of the writers of Hulu's all-new show, 'The Act', said the tale they wanted to tell was not about the infamous murder of Dee Dee Blanchard that occurred in 2015, but the more sinister and unbelievable backstory in connection with the murder. And so, from the get-go of the show that premiered Wednesday, we see the story is buried deep.

There is Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette) and her daughter Gypsy (Joey King) as how the world portrayed them versus the mother-daughter that we have come to know through the extensive coverage after the incident. The parallels that run through your mind, is what makes the start of the show interesting. 

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