The Act is a character-based true-crime anthology series. Each season will center on one particular case, with the first installment based on Dean’s 2016 Buzzfeed article „Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter to Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom to Be Murdered”. It is the true story of single mom Dee Dee Blanchard who convinced everyone around her that her daughter, Gypsy, was sick with multiple serious illnesses even though Gypsy was perfectly healthy. When Dee Dee was found murdered from multiple stab wounds, her neighbors and extended family were stunned to learn that Gypsy was responsible, having convinced her boyfriend to kill her mom.