Good American Family is getting ready to tackle another true story! And, according to Deadline , Hulu found the two actors who will bring it to the screen. Isabela Merced AKA our Dina from The Last of Us and Patrick Schwarzenegger have been cast as Lorena and John Bobbitt. Do you want to know everything? Keep reading!
Good American Family Finds Its Lorena and John Bobbitt
Merced will play Lorena Bobbitt, while Schwarzenegger is set to play her former husband, John. The series will revisit the infamous 1993 incident in which Lorena cut off John’s penis with a kitchen knife following an argument at their home in Virginia. Lorena later spoke about the abuse she experienced during their marriage, while the case became the subject of enormous public attention.
The upcoming limited series doesn’t have a title yet, but it’s revisiting a case that sparked jokes, discussions, and a media frenzy. And there’s plenty to unpack about the way that story was told at the time.
The Bobbitt case quickly became a media sensation, with the coverage often reducing a complicated and disturbing situation to punchlines and sensational headlines. The new installment has the opportunity to look beyond that ...