Hmm—Infinity Jackson From ‘The Politician’ May Be Based On This Terrifying Real Police Case
The Politician on Netflix is a comedy, but the true story that likely inspired one of the main characters is way darker than the show. Infinity Jackson, a cancer-stricken high schooler, seems to be based on the infamous Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard case from a few years ago, as these Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Infinity of The Politician clues make very clear.
The Politician just debuted on Netflix on September 27. In the show, Infinity Jackson (Zoey Deutch) is a shy young girl with cancer who is being cared for by her grandmother, Grandma Dusty (Jessica Lange). Infinity is a classmate of the show’s main character, Payton Hobart (Ben Platt). Payton soon discovers that Infinity’s supposed illness may actually be a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a condition where a caretaker fakes an illness in the person they’re caring...
