But the scripted show, which debuts Wednesday March 20, approaches it from a different angle, dramatizing the story with actors including Patricia Arquette (Dee Dee Blanchard), Chloe Sevigny (Mel), and The Kissing Booth's Joey King (Gypsy Rose).

It's been covered before in documentaries like HBO's Mommy Dead and Dearest and Investigation Discovery's Gypsy's Revenge. As anyone who's followed Gypsy Rose Blanchard's case will know, The Act is based on a true story filled with disturbing twists and turns.