“Part of the whole point of the story is people want to know why,” Amanda Seyfried, who plays Holmes, said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. “There’s so many whys. She’s still such a mystery, and I think this is the only project that actually gives insight. A lot of it is guesswork, but guesswork based on a lot of facts. And so, the whole point of making this is that [we are going] into a world that we weren’t privy to before. People want to know motives.” If you’re one of those people, then here’s everything else you probably want to know about The Dropout, including who’s in the cast, how to watch and more.
What is the The Dropout release date?
The first three episodes of The Dropout premiere Thursday, March 3 on Hulu, with one new episode to follow each week after for a total of eight episodes. (The finale will premiere on Thursday, April 7.)
How many episodes will there be The Dropout?
The Dropout will tell the story of Holmes’ rise and fall in eight episodes.
Is there a trailer for The Dropout?
You bet! It is an overview from the moment Elizabeth gets the inspiration for Theranos to the beginning of her downfall.
Is The Dropoutbased on a true story?
Yes! The Dropout is a true crime story based on the podcast The Dropout by Rebecca Jarvis and ABC Audio that tells the story of the real-life Holmes and the rise and fall of the company she founded, Theranos.
What is The Dropout about?
The series unravels how Holmes, one of the world’s youngest, self-made female billionaires, lost everything she had in the blink of an eye, and sheds light on the complicated woman behind the infamous scandal and the myriad people affected along the way, including her much-older boyfriend Sunny Balwani, who also served as her business partner.
Who is in the The Dropoutcast?
Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes
Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani
William H. Macy as Richard Fuisz
Sam Waterston as George Schultz
Michaela Watkins as Linda Tanner
Anne Archer as Charlotte Schultz
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Rakesh Madhava
Stephen Fry as Ian Gibbons
Kate Burton as Rochelle Gibbons
Michel Gill as Chris Holmes
Elizabeth Marvel as Noel Holmes
Laurie Metcalf as Phyllis Gardner
Dylan Minnette as Tyler Shultz
Alan Ruck as Jay Rosan
Kurtwood Smith as David Boies
LisaGay Hamilton as Judith Baker
How was Elizabeth Holmes able to fool so many people for so long?
“Because she believed in herself,” Seyfried said. “From a psychology point of view, if you want to believe something badly enough, and you work so hard to make it true, physically and emotionally, then at some point you’re just going to have to choose whether or not it’s true. And I think we’re capable of such crazy things." Seyfried adds, “She was incredible at creating things. She was also incredible at creating the story of Theranos and her invention. She could sell me if I ever met her. It was one of the reasons I didn’t want to meet her because I knew that she had a way about her." In fact, Seyfried also called Holmes “an incredible actor,” noting, “People must have questioned things, especially engineers and people in healthcare and science and medicine, but she would always deflect anything she didn’t really know with something she did know. So, she’d double down."
Was there ever a time that Elizabeth Holmes believed that her product would work?
“That goes to the mystery of this show, which is what was going on in her head when all these things happened,” said The Dropout executive producer Elizabeth Meriwether. “And I don’t know. I don’t know what was going on in her head, but I tried to take what I did know and dramatize it. I think she went into it with good intentions. And so, I think watching the series will take us through that journey where those good intentions fell apart.”
Was the real-life Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to prison?
Holmes was found guilty on four counts of defrauding investors: three counts of wire fraud, and one of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She was found not guilty on four counts of defrauding patients: three counts of wire fraud and one of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Homes is out on bail while she awaits her sentencing, which is scheduled for Sept. 26, 2022. She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000, plus restitution, for each count of wire fraud and for each conspiracy count.
How to watch The Dropout
The Dropout will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu starting Thursday, March 3, 2022, with the premiere of the series’ first three episodes. Next, Where Is Anna Delvey Now? Find Out the Whereabouts of the ‘Fake Heiress’ Following the Netflix Hit Inventing Anna
