2009’s Orphan told a similar story but with a horror slant. Presumably, Hulu’s Good American Family takes more of a traditional family drama stance on the subject matter. Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) and Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) star as a Midwestern couple who adopt a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But is she really a little girl?
Find out when Good American Family debuts on Hulu on March 19.
Here’s the full synopsis with a trailer following:
Told from multiple points of view, as a means to explore issues of perspective, bias, and trauma, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is. As they defend their family from the daughter they’ve grown to believe is a threat, she fights her own battle to confront her past and what her future holds, in a showdown that ultimately plays out in the tabloids and the courtroom.
I hope this is good! The case it is based on seems very interesting for a TV show.