And she never stayed in an abuse center
Netflix has caught flak for changing the story so much, there answer was "we wanted to make the show more accurately portray the "feeling" of the book, the book was about a lonely person, so we wanted to isolate her to give the audience the feeling of loneliness"
Yeah... bullshit. They changed everything to make her a victim of not only the boyfriend, but the justice system and the whole world against her.
And he never punched a hole in the wall beside her face.
In the book she only stated he was emotionally abusive, never physical.
He hit their front door and a window pane fell out. Stupid... but not like punching a wall next to her face.
This series was inspired by the book
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. It is not a true story although it does follow the book fairly well. The characters are fictitious. Netflix doesn't say the series is based on a true story in the heading, trailer or credits. It has said that the series is inspired by the book.
When a movie or series says inspired by a book, it means the story idea comes from the book. How much it relies on true events is up to scriptwriter and the director. Remember their goal is to attract views and score high marks with critics, not to produce an accurate recount of events.
This series was coproduced by Warner Brothers and Netflix. It was made by Warner Bros. Apparently Netflix bought the distribution rights.
Like most of what you see on Netflix, the rights to stream the material are purchased by Netflix. A Netflix Original means either Netflix has produced or coproduced the show or they purchase exclusive international rights to stream it.
Netflix is a distributor, like Columbia or Sony except instead of licensing theater chains to show the programs, Netflix streams them. They don't make movies but they do invest in them.
Netflix has a complex formula they use to select tv shows and movies. They look at what their viewers are watching but they go a lot deeper from there. The typical viewer is a woman who lives in the suburbs, has some or no college education. The average user is also more likely to identify as liberal or a moderate, not republican. You can probably guess that from Netflix programing. However keep in mind when it comes to entertainment, even hardcore politicos have been known to cross party lines for a good program or movie. Although I consider myself a liberal, I watch Blood Bloods on TV and enjoy a lot of John Wayne's movies and even watch Fox News occasionally.
