Summer Slack Streaming - The Dropout - miniseries

Hulu strikes AGAIN or streaming locally (in Australia) on Disney+, The Dropout is a biographical crime drama miniseries created by Elizabeth Meriwether, based on the podcast of the same name hosted by Rebecca Jarvis and produced by ABC News. 

The series documents the disgraced biotechnology company Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, played by Amanda Seyfried.

I am late to the party for this miniseries. It premiered on the streaming service Hulu on March 3, last year.

It has received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing and the performances of the cast. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series earned six nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, with Seyfried winning for Outstanding Lead Actress. 

It was also nominated for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film and Seyfried won Best Actress at the 80th Golden Globe Awards.

The Dropout, follows the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. The show touches on experiences that likely motivated Holmes's deceptions and lies in a linear fashion, starting from her preteens and all the way to her exposure as a fraud.

Alongside Seyfried there is a damn fine cast. Naveen Andrews (The Cleaning Lady - season two), William H. Macy (Shameless), Laurie Metcalf, Stephen Fry and more joined this incredible cast.

I was super interested to see how Holmes and Balwani could pull the wool over everyone's eyes. It had The Chippendales crime wave to it too. Makes sense as they are both Hulu series, although there is murder in this one.

If you need a good, award winning series to slay these late summer hot nights, The Dropout could be for you.

Until next time, I went back to the movies along with Gossip Girl has ended its two season reboot. Laters.