‘Good American Family’ Renewed at Hulu, With Season 2 Tackling Lorena Bobbitt
Hulu has renewed "Good American Family" for a second season, transforming the drama into an anthology series that will move away from its first-season subject to dramatise the story of Lorena Bobbitt. Creator Katie Robbins and executive producer Ellen Pompeo are both returning, with the new instalment exploring the media frenzy that followed the 1993 case in which Bobbitt severed her husband John's penis after years of alleged abuse. The renewal confirms comments Pompeo made after season one about wanting to shift perspectives and tackle a fresh true story each season.
Season one dramatised the Natalia Grace case, in which adoptive parents came to suspect their daughter, who has a form of dwarfism, was actually an adult; Pompeo and Mark Duplass played the parents, with the narrative later shifting to Natalia's own viewpoint. Hulu describes the new season as inspired by the "ripped-from-the-headlines" Bobbitt story, which "incited a media circus" and "ignited a gender war"; Lorena Bobbitt herself will serve as a consultant. Robbins, Pompeo, Laura Holstein and Andrew Stearn continue as executive producers, with the news first reported by Deadline.
- Hulu renews "Good American Family" as an anthology series for season two
- Season two dramatises the Lorena Bobbitt case, with her consulting
- Katie Robbins and Ellen Pompeo return as creator and executive producer
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In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt was accused of cutting off her husband John’s penis while he was asleep. She said she had endured years of abuse; John denied this, and the case drew intense public and media attention.
The criminal trials brought questions about domestic abuse, violence and how women and men are treated by the justice system into public debate. The case became widely known through sensational headlines and jokes, often leaving little room for discussion of the allegations and the people involved.