Gypsy claims Dee suffered from Munchausen Syndrome proxy, which caused her to force her daughter to take medications to induce sickness. The Hulu anthology series follows Gypsy, who was convicted of killing her mother Dee Dee in 2015. The Act is a dark new drama based on the disturbing true story of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard and their complex mother-daughter relationship that culminated in murder.
