In 2009, Orphan became a cult classic and unique horror — a film about a family that adopts a 9-year-old Russian girl named Esther, who turns out to be a cold-blooded 33-year-old woman with dwarfism posing as a child. Now, Hulu is releasing Good American Family.
The miniseries is told from several different perspectives to “explore issues of perspective, bias and trauma,” according to Hulu’s description. The show focuses on a Midwestern couple who adopts a young 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,” the rest of the logline reads.
Below, learn about the real-life story that inspired Good American Family.
The first two out of eight episodes of Good American Family will be available to stream on Hulu on March 19, 2025. Each episode after those will drop every week.
Good American Family has two major stars at the helm: Greys Anatomy alum Ellen Pompeo and Creep and The Morning Show star Mark Duplass play Kristine and Michael Barnett, respectively.
Actress Imogen Faith Reid is playing the role of Natalia Grace. Recurring guest stars include Dulé Hill, Christina Hendricks, Sarayu Blue and Jenny O’Hara.
