Eight years have passed since the infamous case where eighteen-year-old Conrad Roy committed suicide. In a shocking legal twist, his girlfriend, Michelle Carter, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for her role in his death.

The tragedy is being revisited in the Hulu limited series "The Girl From Plainville," starring Elle Fanning and Colton Ryan. The showrunners describe it as a "fair" portrayal of Michelle and Conrad's relationship, and will explore how the case affected the community.

Roy died of carbon monoxide poisoning after Carter told him to "get back in" the car when he expressed uncertainty in taking his life. Carter was released from prison in 2020, and has yet to comment on the adaptation.

In contrast, Roy's mother, Lynn St. Dennis, has expressed her concerns over the series. She has not yet seen the show, and is worried that "there may be an attempt to defend some of [Michelle's] needless and evil actions."

As an executive producer on the show, Fanning has gone forward with caution and "consideration of people's feelings." Other producers assured audiences in a statement in January,

"[Fanning] wanted it to be an honest portrayal of not just these families and what they went through, but from what people are going through in general on a day-to-day basis when it comes to their mental health."

They continued,

"At the end of the day, yes, I do want people to be entertained by the story, but more than anything, I hope that it's the beginning of a conversation—that we help the conversation for everyone who's affected by mental illness, not just teenagers."

"The Girl From Plainville" premieres March 29 on Hulu.