The Dropout: The Story of the Woman Behind the Theranos Scandal

  The Dropout is an eight-part miniseries directed by Elizabeth Meriwether. It’s based on the podcast hosted by Rebecca Jarvis and was produced by ABC News. The plot focuses on the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos. Touches of comedy mixed with drama make The Dropout fast, witty, and meaningful. It asks the question, how did this sophomore college dropout manage to fool everyone? The series is a critique of scientific overproduction in the field of innovation, where the principles of science itself are often abandoned. Holmes’s favorite phrase is “Do or do not. There is no…