‘The Girl From Plainville’ EPs Talk Bringing ‘Glee’ To Hulu Series “As A Tool To Explore” Michelle Carter’s Story
deadline.comWhen the story of Michelle Carter’s 2014 texting suicide case hit the came into the national spotlight, nearly every aspect of her personal life came under a microscope – including her fascination with the Fox hit musical series Glee.For The Girl From Plainville, Hulu’s dramatic treatment of the suicide case, getting the rights to feature Glee was “vital” to digging deeper into Michelle Carter’s personality and the chain of events that ultimately led to the death of Conrad Roy, the series’ executive producers said during a TCA panel on Tuesday.“So much of the show is about loneliness and isolation and for every character involved…something that Glee did that I think was so interesting was make people who were lonely feel included.
That was really bittersweet to explore for Michelle’s character – this idea of inclusion through this show when she couldn’t do it in real life,” said executive producer and writer Liz Hannah. “We have to thank Hulu again, it was really amazing to be able to allow us to use Glee as a tool to explore that.”Set to debut March 29, The Girl From Plainville is inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s controversial “texting-suicide” case.
Based off the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s (Elle Fanning) relationship with Conrad Roy III (Colton Ryan) and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.Fanning, who stars and executive produces alongside Hannah and Patrick MacManus, expanded on Glee‘s impact on her character why scenes containing the Fox series “summarizes so much” about Carter and that generation of consumers.“I think the reason why she, and probably so many of us young
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