TV fans urged to watch series scarier than any horror | UK News

TV fans have been urged to watch a new Disney Plus series that is been dubbed “scarier than any horror film”.

Based on the real-life story of Natalia Grace, Good American Family centres round married couple Kristine and Michael Barnett, who undertake an 8-year-old youngster with dwarfism. However, questions quickly come up regarding the precise identification of the adoptee.

“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 adopt a girl with a rare form of dwarfism,” the official synopsis reads.

“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.”

The logline concludes: “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.”

Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo and Creep’s Mark Duplass play Kristine and Michael, whereas Imogen Faith Reid portrays Natalia. The solid additionally consists of Sarayu Blue, Dule Hill, Jenny O’Hara, Kim Shaw and Christina Hendricks.

The first three episodes of the series have been launched on Hulu this week, with new instalments dropping weekly within the US.

Ahead of Good American Family touchdown on Disney Plus within the UK in May, US fans have taken to X (previously Twitter) to share their ideas on the show, with many commenting on the “scary” nature of the plot.

“#GoodAmericanFamily on Hulu is scarier than any horror movie they’ve ever released omfg YIKES,” one particular person wrote, with one other including: “Lord this is messy asf.”

“Only on episode 1 of #GoodAmericanFamily and I already have chills,” a third fan stated, with one other equally sharing: “#GoodAmericanFamily getting better & better. I may stop watching so I can binge the rest.”

A fourth viewer echoed the sentiment, saying: “This show is addictively good, a little creepy… I would be acting the same way as aka Meredith!!”

Critics have additionally praised the eight-part series, with Variety saying: “There’s just enough harrowing sorrow, eye-popping oddity and acting – whether good or hammy, there’s undeniably a lot of it – to make for a transfixing watch.

“As with all true crime, with or with out the gloss of status, you will not be locked in for the precise causes, however you can also’t fairly look away.”

The Hollywood Reporter added: “It yields not a lot more than a re-enactment of details we already know, stretched over eight tough hours. It turns into simply a lot more grist for the true-crime mill.”

Lead actress Ellen Pompeo, who also serves as executive producer, previously spoke about wanting to play a new character after spending 20 years as Meredith Grey on Grey’s Anatomy.

“I undoubtedly wished to do one thing that was fully totally different from what I’ve been doing for a long time and this got here alongside,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.

Ellen also explained that she wasn’t aware of the story beforehand, but “then I acquired the script and skim it and was blown away by the primary episode.”

Good American Family will premiere on Disney+ on May 7