COLTON RYAN TO JOIN ELLE FANNING IN ‘THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE’ HULU SERIES
First Published on Deadline.com
COLTON RYAN (LITTLE VOICE) IS SET TO STAR OPPOSITE ELLE FANNING IN HULU DRAMA THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE, FROM THE POST WRITER LIZ HANNAH AND DR. DEATH EXEC PRODUCER PATRICK MACMANUS.
Written by Hannah and Macmanus and produced by UCP, The Girl From Plainville stars Fanning as Michelle Carter and is inspired by the true story of her controversial “texting-suicide” case. Based off the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
Ryan will play Coco, a sweet, caring young man grappling with anxiety and loneliness in a world he doesn’t feel he fits into. When he serendipitously meets Michelle Carter, he sees in her someone who understands his struggles and seems to see the real him. But his relationship with Michelle takes a dark turn as he sets his sights on ending his life and becomes dependent on her support to see it through.