If there’s one present to look at, it would simply be Apple Cider Vinegar.
This “true-ish story based mostly on a lie” facilities on an influencer who deceived her followers by faking mind most cancers after which falsely claiming she was cured by a particular weight-reduction plan—one she simply occurred to be promoting.
Whereas this story has been lined earlier than, the miniseries affords a contemporary take, diving into the early days of Instagram and the way social media helped form the rise of wellness tradition.
Maintain studying to search out out extra concerning the present and methods to watch it.
Who Is Apple Cider Vinegar Based mostly On?
The miniseries facilities on Belle Gibson, a former Australian wellness influencer and convicted scammer. As soon as hailed as a wellness guru, Gibson falsely claimed to have cured most cancers via weight-reduction plan, train, and different medication.
She fabricated tales about residing with a number of sorts of most cancers, together with malignant mind, kidney, and blood most cancers. Gibson went on to construct a health and weight-reduction plan empire via her Instagram account, @healing_belle, and by launching an app and a guide, each titled The Entire Pantry.
Ultimately, in 2015, Gibson’s wellness empire collapsed after Australian journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano uncovered her lies about donating enterprise earnings to a number of charities. Shortly after, it was revealed that Gibson had additionally lied about her age and about having most cancers totally.
In 2017, Gibson was hit with greater than $400,000 in fines, per PEOPLE. She has reportedly stayed below the raider ever since, even after regulation enforcement raided her dwelling.
Who Portrays Belle Gibson within the Miniseries?
Actress Kaitlyn Dever performs the function of Gibson. Dever is acknowledged for roles in a slew of movies and miniseries, resembling Dopesick, Rosaline, No One Will Save You and season 2 of The Final of Us.
Dever spoke with Netflix’s The Tudum about how she obtained into character for Apple Cider Vinegar, mentioning that she “holds the wellness world so shut” to her coronary heart.
“The present actually does an incredible job at shedding gentle on the confusion that surrounds the medical world and the wellness trade — and in addition human conduct and why we lie,” the actress stated. “It does have very excessive stakes and feels very life and dying.”
The place to Watch Apple Cider Vinegar
You’ll be able to watch the miniseries on Netflix, with the primary episode launched on February 6, 2025. It consists of six episodes, every roughly one hour lengthy.
