6 documentaries and shows about Gypsy Rose Blanchard to watch

In the months since Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison, she has managed to become a rising star on social media and reality television.

Blanchard has been enjoying her freedom since being granted parole after serving a 10-year sentence for her role in the plot to kill her mother Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. Prior to her early release in December 2023, she was in prison for seven years.

On Dec. 31, 2023, she shared a video on her now-deleted Instagram account celebrating her parole. “Hey everyone, this is Gypsy,” she said. “I’m finally free!”

While she was incarcerated, multiple documentaries and shows detailing the unusual circumstances of her case aired. Blanchard is thought to be a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which a caretaker purposefully makes someone sick. In 2015, Blanchard's then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, stabbed her mother to death while she hid in another room.

Godejohn was sentenced to life in prison without parole, and Blanchard is now a free woman.

Blanchard plans to open up more about her life after regaining her freedom in upcoming shows and documentaries. Read on to learn about the several series and films that unpack Blanchard's turbulent story.

'The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard'

The latest documentary about Blanchard, "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard," takes viewers inside Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, as Blanchard served the end of her prison sentence.

She said she will “share (her) story the way that it should be shared,” per a sneak peak released by Lifetime.

The six-episode series features interviews with Blanchard in the days ahead of her parole hearing, as well as interviews with her father, stepmom, sister, doctors and officials involved in the case.

In addition to discussing her plot with Godejohn to kill her mother, Blanchard gives insight into her childhood and how her mother faked her illnesses.

She also speaks about her husband Ryan Scott Anderson, whom she married while imprisoned in 2022, according to a copy of their marriage license obtained by TODAY.com.

Blanchard was granted parole and released from prison on Dec. 28, 2022, three years before her scheduled release date, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.

All six episodes of "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard" are currently streaming on Lifetime.

'Mommy Dead and Dearest'

In "Mommy Dead and Dearest," director Erin Lee Carr uses home videos plus interviews with Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her family members to show how Dee Dee Blanchard deceived medical providers and more to fake her daughter's illnesses.

The HBO documentary then transitions into how Blanchard plotted with Godejohn to kill her mother, before going into the details of the night of her murder. The film shows the aftermath of the slaying, concluding with Godejohn and Blanchard's prison sentences.

"Mommy Dead and Dearest" is available to watch on Max.

'The Act'

"The Act" is a dramatized true-crime take on Blanchard's case, starring Joey King as Gypsy Rose.

The 2019 limited series depicts how Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette) was able to manipulate those around her, and her eventual murder. Arquette's portrayal won her an Emmy for outstanding supporting actress and a Golden Globe for best supporting actress.

The show’s co-creator Nick Antosca went on to create “Candy,” a dramatized version of the case of Candy Montgomery, and “A Friend of the Family,” a dramatized take on Robert Berchtold and his abductions of Jan Broberg.

"The Act" is available to stream on Hulu.

'Gypsy's Revenge'

Investigation Discovery's 2018 documentary explores exactly how Dee Dee Blanchard was able to fool medical providers about her daughter's alleged illnesses for so long.

Director Jesse Vile speaks with Dr. Bernardo Flasterstein, a pediatric neurologist who treated Blanchard but did not recognize her as a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in an attempt to find answers.

Godejohn is also interviewed in the film, as well as others close to the case. Viewers can watch "Gypsy's Revenge" on Discovery Plus, Hulu with a premium subscription or Investigation Discovery with cable.

'Gypsy Rose and Nick: A Love to Kill For'

Godejohn gave his first post-sentencing interview in this 2019 Oxygen documentary.

Among other revelations, Godejohn shared that he regrets murdering Dee Dee Blanchard.  “If I had to change anything at all, of course, one of the obvious ones is that I would’ve ran away with Gypsy. I don’t want to be staying with a murder on my hands. Being labeled as a killer … I don’t want to stay with that, but I’ll live with it,” he said.

Viewers can catch this episode of "Snapped: Killer Couples" on Peacock.

'Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up'

"You know my story. Now let's see what I do with my life," Blanchard says in the first few seconds of the teaser for her upcoming Lifetime series, "Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up."

The trailer cuts to Blanchard strolling around with husband Ryan Scott Anderson as fans approach her and ask for photos. "Everybody's just gone Gypsy crazy," she says in a voiceover.

But not everyone has been supportive of her past. She reveals that she is also receiving death threats on social media.

The teaser then shows Blanchard spending time with her family and later visiting a doctor to discuss changing her nose. She appears to battle some marriage struggles, too.

"I don't want to lose my wife. I love her," Anderson tearfully tells the cameras.

Blanchard, on the other hand, doesn't seem as confident in their relationship and expresses concerns about not being happy. "Eventually, I'm gonna want a divorce," she says at point.

When a check in with her parole officer doesn't go well, Blanchard hits her breaking point. "I feel like I am in a different form of prison," she shares.

Her Lifetime series will premiere Monday, June 3 at 9 p.m. ET.

This article was originally published on TODAY.com