Hulu’s The Girl From Plainville is bringing the sad true tale of Conrad Roy to the small screen.
The series is based on the Esquire article “The Girl From Plainville,” and it covers the narrative of Conrad Roy III, who committed himself in 2014, and his connection with Michelle Carter.
Elle Fanning plays Carter, who was convicted guilty of negligent homicide in connection with Roy’s death. The documentary will also look at her high-profile trial and conviction, which split people across the world and raised concerns about US law and suicide.
We bring you the Girl From Plainville features all you need to know about it, including the release date, cast, trailer, narrative, and more.
When is The Girl From Plainville Out?
The Girl From Plainville does not yet have a set release date. The good news is that production has begun, and Hulu has released some first-look photographs of the series.
In the photographs, Elle Fanning as Carter is unrecognizable as she stands in the courtroom. Fanning appears to have the same dark brows and brushed-back blonde hair as Carter did in 2017.
The Girl From Plainville received a series order from Hulu in August 2020, thus the movie has been in the works for quite some time. This hopefully indicates that The Girl From Plainville will be ready for release in mid-2022.
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The Girl From Plainville Plot
Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter began dating in 2012 after meeting in Florida. Though they only saw each other a few times over their two-year relationship, instead of speaking constantly via text, phone, and email.
As part of the police inquiry and court documents, their conversation would take up 317 pages. Roy and Carter both had mental health concerns, and Roy regularly discussed suicide; Carter often convinced him out of it, until the end of June 2014, when she altered her approach.
Instead, Carter began urging Roy to commit suicide and even recommended techniques he could employ, including the one he utilized. Roy was discovered dead in the parking lot of a Kmart on July 13, 2014.
According to the Esquire piece, Cater emailed her friend Samantha two months after Roy died: “I had the power to stop him.
I was on the phone with him at the time, and he got out of the car because it was functioning, and he became terrified, so I f***** urged him to get back in. I had the power to stop him, but I f****** didn’t. I just had one thing to say: I love you.”
In February 2015, she was charged with involuntary manslaughter, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in jail. She waived her right to a jury trial, allowing Judge Lawrence Moniz to make the final judgment. Carter was found guilty of negligent homicide and condemned to two and a half years in jail, but was later reduced to a 15-month term.
The series’ co-showrunners and executive producers are The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death executive producer Patrick McManus, with Jesse Barron, the author of the Esquire article on which the show is based, serving as a consulting producer.
The Cast of the Girl From Plainville
Michelle Carter will be played by Elle Fanning in The Girl From Plainville. Fanning is a multi-award-winning actress who has appeared in films such as Super 8, A Rainy Day in New York, Maleficent, and The Roads Not Taken.
She now plays Catherine the Great in Hulu’s The Great, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress and a Satellite Award for Best Actress.
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Dear Evan Hansen’s Colton Ryan plays the late Conrad Roy, while Big Love’s Chlo Sevigny plays his mother, Lynn Roy. Norbert Leo Butz plays his father, Conrad Roy III, in Bloodline.
Cara Buono from Stranger Things and Kai Lennox from Beginners play Michelle’s parents, Gail and David Carter. Ella Kennedy Davis, from Perry Mason, plays Sydney Roy, Conrad’s younger sister.
Michael Mosley, who starred in Sirens, plays Joseph Cataldo, the attorney who represented Michelle Carter. Callie Brook McClincy from Outcast plays Hayden Carter, while J.C. Mackenzie from The Irishman plays Judge Moniz.
Girl in the Woods’ Kylie Liya Page plays Cassie Williams, a former friend of Michelle’s, while Dora and the Lost City of Gold’s Jeff Wahlberg play Carter’s closest buddy Rob Mahoney.
Is Any Trailer Available?
No, there isn’t a trailer for The Girl from Plainville yet. The Girl From Plainville will be available on Hulu soon.
