Overview

• The Hulu series 'Good American Family,' premiering March 19, 2025, dramatizes the real-life case of Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism.
• The show alternates perspectives, portraying conflicting accounts from Natalia and her former adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett.
• In 2023, a DNA test supported Natalia's claim that she was a child when adopted, contradicting the Barnetts' assertion that she was an adult posing as a child.
• The Barnetts were legally cleared of neglect charges, but allegations of abuse against Natalia and her subsequent adoptive family, the Manses, remain unresolved.
• The case has drawn significant media attention, including the Investigation Discovery docuseries and comparisons to the 2009 horror film 'Orphan.'