6.753 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestIn the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth and Sunny face a reckoning.
The story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos. Lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation and once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of the tech actually worked, putting thousands of people's health in grave danger.
Acting
Seyfried's voice drop deserves its own Emmy.
Direction
Makes PowerPoints feel like psychological warfare.
Costume
The black turtleneck: character, costume, curse.
Creator
Elizabeth Meriwether
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seyfried practiced Holmes's voice for months, sometimes speaking in it off-set by accident.
The show premiered as Holmes's real trial unfolded, making every episode feel like urgent history.
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