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Maid is an American drama [1] [2] limited series created for Netflix by Molly Smith Metzler. The series is inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. Its story focuses on a young mother who escapes an abusive relationship and struggles to provide for her daughter by getting a job cleaning houses.
Stephanie Land (born September 1978) is an American author and public speaker. [1] [2] [3] She is best known for writing Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive (2019), which was adapted to television miniseries Maid (2021) for Netflix. [4]
29th Street (1991) – comedy drama film based on the true-life story of actor Frank Pesce, who won the first New York State Lottery in 1976 [84]; A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) – biographical drama television film recounting the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child [85]
This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. True story films [1] gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the production of films based on actual events that first aired on CBS, ABC, and NBC.
Shōnen Maid (少年メイド, Shōnen Meido, lit. "Boy Maid") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ototachibana. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired between April and July 2016.
The Big Sick (2017) – romantic comedy film loosely based on the real-life romance between Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani [30] Bingo: The King of the Mornings (Portuguese: Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs) (2017) – Brazilian biographical drama film inspired in the life of Arlindo Barreto, one of many actors who played Bozo the Clown in Brazil [31]
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2 Hearts (2020) – romantic drama film based on the true story of Leslie and Jorge Bacardi and Christopher Gregory [1]; 18 Presents (Italian: 18 regali) (2020) – Italian drama film based on an actual Italian woman, Elisa Girotto, who had planned and allocated 17 years of birthday gifts for her daughter Anna before her death in September 2017 due to a terminal breast cancer.