If you love creepy true crime series, you NEED to watch 'The Act'

It’s a chilling true crime story that took the world by storm and now the stranger than fiction real-life case has been turned into a TV series.

There's no doubt that a lot of us here have a bit of a true crime obsession, and online streaming has made it even easier for us access our guilty pleasure.

And now, your latest true crime obsession is The Act.

The first season sees Gypsy Blanchard (played by Joey King), trying to escape her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (played by Patricia Arquette).

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During her pursuit to escape the toxic relationship, she finds that her life has not been what it seems, uncovering a secret that results in murder.

The original series by Hulu will be released Wednesday 20 March 2019, but it won't reach New Zealand screens until Thursday 4 April on Lightbox.

We are dying to see it!