Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes.Photo: Beth Dubber/Hulu
Amanda Seyfriedis at the center of the drama as she takes on the role of disgraced Theranos founderElizabeth Holmesin the new Hulu limited seriesThe Dropout.
The show chronicles the “unbelievable true story” of the rise and fall of Holmes, 38, who was foundguilty of fraud and conspiracylast month after she falsely claimed that her company’s technology could run hundreds of medical tests using a few drops of blood.
In the trailer for the limited series, viewers are introduced to Elizabeth, then a Stanford University dropout, as she begins to develop the idea for her healthcare start-up, Theranos.
“What if you could test your blood in your own home? And what if it wasn’t a whole vial, but just a drop?” she asks. “This machine is going to change the world.”
Elizabeth continues to develop her company and its blood machine — dubbed The Edison — as she confidently tells her employees, “Together, we are making healthcare accessible to everyone in this country.”
When others doubt her idea or tell her that it’s “impossible”, Elizabeth brushes them off and simply states, “Do or do not, there is no try.” She later hauntingly declares, “I can’t give them one reason to doubt me … This isn’t just my job, this is who I am. Anybody who doubts my company doubts me.”
The stakes remain high as the trailer goes on to depict the entrepreneur cracking under pressure after her secrets begin to unravel. Though she tries to save the company she started, Elizabeth is soon faced with the reality that Theranos is “endangering lives”, leading her to face the consequences.
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The Dropoutalso starsStephen Fry,William H. Macy,Laurie Metcalf,Sam Waterston, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, Michel Gill, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Elizabeth Marvel, Dylan Minnette, Alan Ruck and Michaela Watkins.
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In December,viewers got a first look atThe Dropoutas photos of Seyfried showed her channeling the Theranos founder with intense facial expressions and her blonde hair pulled back in a bun.
Last month, Holmes wascharged with 11 counts of fraud for claims made to investors and patientsof Theranos. The jury handed down a partial verdict, finding Holmes guilty of four of the 11 charges — three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She now faces a federal prison sentence of up to 20 years. A sentencing date has not yet been announced.
The Dropoutpremieres on Hulu on March 3.
source: people.com
