TV series
The Dropout
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-03-03
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Hulu
- Production
- Searchlight Television, Semi-Formal Productions, 20th Television, Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes
- Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani
- Michel Gill as Chris Holmes
- Elizabeth Marvel as Noel Holmes
- William H. Macy as Richard Fuisz
- Sam Waterston as George Shultz
- Bill Irwin as Channing Robertson
- Stephen Fry as Ian Gibbons
- Kate Burton as Rochelle Gibbons
- Laurie Metcalf as Phyllis Gardner
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lorraine Fuisz
- Anne Archer as Charlotte Shultz
Creators and crew
- Elizabeth Meriwether - Creator
- Taylor Dunn - Executive Producer
- Liz Hannah - Executive Producer
- Katherine Pope - Executive Producer
- Liz Heldens - Executive Producer
- Elizabeth Meriwether - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: I'm in a Hurry
Elizabeth Holmes, an optimistic and determined young woman, drops out of Stanford to found a promising new blood testing startup.
Episode 2: Satori
In need of money, Elizabeth brings her fledgling technology to the venture capitalists of Silicon Valley. In Switzerland, she is forced to make a difficult decision.
Episode 3: Green Juice
As Theranos rapidly expands, Elizabeth’s technology struggles to keep pace and members of the board become increasingly wary of her secretive behavior. Sunny considers joining the company.
Episode 4: Old White Men
Walgreens is enticed by Elizabeth to seal the deal on a new partnership with Theranos. Ian tries to investigate what’s going on behind closed doors.
Episode 5: Flower of Life
With the Walgreens deadline looming, Elizabeth and Sunny scramble to find solutions to their technological failures. Ian is drawn into Elizabeth’s lawsuit against Richard.
Episode 6: Iron Sisters
Fresh out of college and newly employed by Theranos, Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung discover shocking truths about Elizabeth and the company. Richard and Phyllis work with John Carreyrou to build a case against Elizabeth.
Episode 7: Heroes
Under intense scrutiny from the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth and Sunny double down on defense. Tyler and Erika face a difficult choice.
Episode 8: Lizzy
In the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth and Sunny face a reckoning.
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