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Swarm blurs the lines between reality and fiction by presenting its character Andrea Greene as a real person, based on real-life events. The show's creators conducted extensive research to incorporate real-life elements into the storyline, making Swarm not purely a work of fiction. Swarm episode 6 serves as a mockumentary, providing background information on Dre's character while raising questions about the show's authenticity.

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Swarm!

Though the series is a work of fiction, the well-researched character development has ensured many viewers believe Andrea Greene in Swarm is a real person. The Amazon Prime series created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers follows Dre and her obsession with R&b singer Ni'Jah. Swarm is based on toxic fan culture and heavily inspired by Beyoncé and her BeyHive. An example from Swarm is when Ni'Jah's fans leak a public figure's address because she spoke negatively about their idol online.

Janine Nabers, co-creator of Amazon Prime Video’s new thriller series “Swarm,” tells TheWrap how her fear and fascination of stan culture and fandom helped mold the idea for her and Donald Glover’s new buzzy BeyHive-inspired series.

Nabers says there’s fans, and then there’s people like Dre (Dominque Fishback), the main character in her new show, which is centered on the aloof, calculated and creepy superfan of the Beyoncé-esque R&b singer Ni’Jah. Despite having never met her, Dre feels there’s no wrong that Ni’Jah can do, as in her eyes she is the epitome of perfection, and if you express otherwise it could be the last breath you ever take.

While murder isn’t the option most fans would take to defend their favorite celebs, the show highlights the darkness, obsessiveness and sometimes jarring behavior stan and fan culture exhibits. Nabers says...