"Hillbilly Elegy" later turned into a Netflix feature film of the same name. The movie inspired by Vance's book released to Netflix in 2020. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close. Vance's character is played by Gabriel Basso. Owen Asztalos also plays the younger version of him.

Before he was “The Night Agent,” Gabriel Basso portrayed new JD Vance in Ron Howard-directed drama “Hillbilly Elegy.” Now one of them defends the White House on Netflix and the other works there as Vice President.

Vice President-elect JD Vance of Cincinnati, a former Marine, will live on the grounds of a Naval observatory in Washington, D.C. See it on the map.

JD Vance will serve as Donald Trump's vice president. The two haven't always seen eye-to-eye.