Did Unbelievable Really Happen?

This gripping true crime drama is based on the real-life story of Marie Adler, a then 18-year-old Washington state woman who reported being raped by a masked intruder in her home—only to be re-victimized by detectives who accused her of fabricating her harrowing story.

Did Marie Adler tell the truth?

Armstrong kept in touch with the real-life Marie, and revealed in a Twitter thread that she told him she watched the Netflix series. "“I did cry quite a bit," she reportedly told him, but she also called the show "excellent." She called the scene in which Marie recants her confession to the police "perfect."

Is Unbelievable legit?

"Unbelievable" begins with Marie Adler (Dever), an 18-year-old former foster child in living in transitional housing in Washington state after a rocky childhood in the system. ...