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Ellen Pompeo is taking on the curious case of Natalia Grace.
In the upcoming Hulu series Good American Family—the actress’ first major on-screen role since she started playing Meredith Grey on Grey's Anatomy in 2005—Ellen portrays the adoptive mother of Natalia, whose allegations against her adoptive parents have made headlines in recent years.
A Feb. 19 trailer for the show—which is set to premiere its first two episodes on Hulu March 19—previews the dramatic retelling of Natalia's story. The Ukrainian orphan with rare form of dwarfism known as spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita was adopted by an American family and shocking twists ensue as her age and background are questioned.
While Ellen plays the role of Natalia's adopted mother, Mark Duplass plays her father. Actress Imogen Faith Reid plays Natalia.
"I've always considered myself blessed," Ellen says in the trailer's voiceover. "I've known I was put on this Earth to build a world where all kids can feel safe."
The series' synopsis promises a riveting watch that unpacks Natalia's story—which was most recently told over three seasons of the ID docuseries The Curious Case of Natalia Grace—and its variety of layers.
"Told from multiple points of view, as a means to explore issues of perspective, bias, and trauma, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism," it reads. "But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is."
The summary continues, "As they defend their family from the daughter they've grown to believe is a threat, she fights her own battle to confront her past and what her future holds, in a showdown that ultimately plays out in the tabloids and the courtroom."
When Good American Family was first announced in 2022, Ellen—who also serves as an executive producer on both this series and Grey's—minimized her on-screen presence as Meredith on the Shonda Rhimes hit, but she scaled it back up once filming wrapped on the Hulu series, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The 55-year-old—who shares Stella, 17, Sienna, 11, and Eli, 8, with husband Chris Ivery—has long been open about her desire to take on other projects as she continues to expand her career, despite playing the beloved doctor for 21 seasons and counting.
"I gotta mix it up a little bit," she said on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2022. "I'm 53, my brain is like scrambled eggs. I gotta do something new. You can't do The New York Times crossword puzzle every single day."
"I mean 19 years, that's more than people keep their kids in their house," Ellen continued. "People keep their kids in their house until they're 18 and then they send them off to college, so this is like me like going away to college."
The actress also pointed to her role as a mom as one of her primary focuses.
"I have a lot that I'm doing," Ellen explained. "I have three kids, so I take care of them. It's really important for me to be around for them and be more present for them."
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HBO/MAX/TNT Sports
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Investigation Discovery
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Amazon MGM Studios
Reacher (Prime Video) - Feb. 20
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Hulu/Disney
A Thousand Blows (Hulu) - Feb. 21
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AppleTV+
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Hulu
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Steve Swisher/NBC
Grosse Pointe Garden Society (NBC) - Feb. 23
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Lo Smith/Paramount+
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NBCUniversal
Suits: LA (NBC) - Feb. 23
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Paramount Network
Bar Rescue (Paramount Network) - Feb. 23
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Nick Garbutt/BBC Studios
The Americas (NBC) - Feb. 23
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TLC/Warner Media
The Baldwins (TLC) - Feb. 23
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CBS Studios/NAACP Venture/Paramount
Behind the Gates (CBS) - Feb. 24
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Peacock
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Hulu/Disney
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ABC News Studios
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Hulu/Disney
Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke (Hulu) - Feb. 27
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Netflix
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Netflix
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Netflix
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Showtime/Paramount+
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Hulu
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Starz
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Bravo
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Disney/Eric McCandless
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Warner Bros. Discovery
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Warner Bros. Discovery
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AMC Networks
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Lifetime/A+E Networks
Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up (Lifetime) - Mar. 10
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Netflix
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