Isabela Merced, Patrick Schwarzenegger Cast as Bobbitts in Hulu Anthology
The untitled second installment of Good American Family comes from 20th Television and the same creative team as season one.
Hulu has cast Isabela Merced as Lorena Bobbitt and Patrick Schwarzenegger as John Bobbitt in the second installment of its anthology Good American Family, according to Deadline. The new installment is a limited series and has not yet been titled.
The season is based on the 1993 case of the Virginia couple, in which Lorena cut off her husband's penis with a kitchen knife after an argument.
It comes from 20th Television and the same creative team as the first season, with Katie Robbins as creator, writer and executive producer alongside Ellen Pompeo.
Good American Family debuted in March 2025 and has amassed more than 140 million hours streamed globally on Hulu and Disney+, with its finale the biggest of 2025 on those platforms. The first season followed the adoption story of Natalia Grace Barnett.
The anthology expansion was announced in August. Earlier, in 2020, Lifetime aired I Was Lorena Bobbitt, narrated and executive produced by Lorena, and in 2019 Amazon released the docuseries Lorena, produced by Jordan Peele.
Quick answers
Who plays Lorena and John Bobbitt in the new Good American Family season?
Isabela Merced plays Lorena Bobbitt and Patrick Schwarzenegger plays John Bobbitt.
What is the second installment of Good American Family about?
It is based on the 1993 case of the Virginia couple, in which Lorena cut off her husband's penis with a kitchen knife after an argument.
Who is behind the new season?
It comes from 20th Television and the same creative team as the first season, with Katie Robbins as creator, writer and executive producer alongside Ellen Pompeo.