Mar 22, 2022
Inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter's unprecedented
"texting-suicide" case, The Girl from
Plainville starring Elle Fanning is a Hulu miniseries
that explores Carter's relationship with Conrad Roy III and the
events that led to his death. Show creator Liz Hannah (The
Post, Mindhunter) talks about tackling the true
crime case: "I think the reaction from the media, the reaction from
the general public towards Michelle and towards the case was very
vitriolic, very much making her the villain... I'm very interested
in the gray area of people and morality and ethics... as you start
to peel away the layers, you realize just how little was talked
about of what actually happened in this case, and what actually
happened between these two people and the sort of mutual toxicity
between the two of them."
Liz goes on to talk about how to handle the pressures of writing:
"I think I would say just don't take things too seriously, and that
doesn't mean that you shouldn't take it seriously.... I take my
job very seriously. I feel incredibly fortunate
and incredibly lucky to have this job and to be able to tell the
stories that I've gotten to tell, and hopefully will continue to
tell. I think earlier in my career, everything felt like the
beginning or end of the world, and that's just not a good way to be
creative at all."
