The plots of Schitt's Creek are often influenced by real-life rich and famous. For example, the storyline of Johnny Rose buying a small town was inspired by a 1989 article about what actress buying a town in Georgia?

Yes! The idea of Johnny Rose purchasing a small town as a joke was inspired by Kim Basinger buying a town in Georgia in 1989. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Dan Levy explained how he started researching how wealthy people lost their money, saying "In the process, I stumbled upon an article about Kim Basinger having bought this town in Georgia."

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