Hulu's Good American Family is based on a real-life story, and the true-crime show is only part of the complicated reality. Good American Family has presented itself as a fairly intense and unusual true-crime show, and many viewers may wonder if it's actually based on a real story. Good American Family follows a family that adopts a child, only to believe that child was actually an adult who was trying to scam them. It seems like a product of fiction, but Hulu's new drama is based on a true story, and the reality is just as harrowing as the fiction.