The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks,” Season 2 Ends with Shocking Twist
By Lauren Sarner
Jan. 4, 2024, 12:08 p.m. ET
The Investigation Discovery docuseries, “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace,” has ended its second season with a shocking twist. Titled “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks,” the season concluded with a cliffhanger that reveals her new guardians might not be so different from her previous ones.
Natalia’s bizarre story began in 2010 when Michael and Kristine Barnett adopted her. Natalia, who has a rare form of dwarfism, was believed to be an orphaned 6-year-old from Ukraine, but was later accused by her adoptive parents of being a sociopathic adult “masquerading” as a child.
The second season featured Natalia and Michael, her former adoptive father, having a confrontation in which he entirely blames his ex-wife, Kristine, for the couple’s abandonment of Natalia. He asks for forgiveness, which Natalia grants. Natalia was subsequently adopted by Antwon and Cynthia Mans, her legal guardians who took her in after she was abandoned by Michael and Kristine.
However, the season’s cliffhanger ending reveals her new guardians might not be so different from Michael and Kristine. The episode ends with a title card, which reads, “Natalia’s story will continue.” A third season of the docuseries has not been officially announced.