True crime runs the risk of being exploitative, and it's incumbent on producers, showrunners, directors, and actors telling true stories to be empathetic to the truth so it's not exploitative.Ĭlark: What did Hulu afford you that you don't think a traditional network would have? What did 'The Act' gain by being on Hulu?Īntosca: 15 years ago, this show would not have been made, or would have been made as the TV movie of the week. You want to know what's going on in your neighbor's house. I don't find it discomforting because it's cathartic.
Is that discomforting or do you see it as similar to why people love horror?Īntosca: I think it's human nature. It often indicates a user profile.Ĭlark: Do you find it disturbing at all that people take so much pleasure in watching these true-crime stories? The genre has really emerged in recent years thanks to streaming and has grown its audience so much.
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