The Dropout

She had the world at the tip of her finger.

Ended First aired 03/Mar/2022 United States English 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)

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.

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Season 1 · Miniseries

8 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Mar/2022

Season Overview

S1E8

Lizzy

Air date: 07/Apr/2022 · Runtime: 53 min

Summary

In the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth and Sunny face a reckoning.

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S1E7

Heroes

Air date: 31/Mar/2022 · Runtime: 46 min

Summary

Under intense scrutiny from the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth and Sunny double down on defense. Tyler and Erika face a difficult choice.

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S1E6

Iron Sisters

Air date: 24/Mar/2022 · Runtime: 49 min

Summary

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.

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S1E5

Flower of Life

Air date: 17/Mar/2022 · Runtime: 52 min

Summary

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.

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S1E4

Old White Men

Air date: 10/Mar/2022 · Runtime: 51 min

Summary

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.

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S1E3

Green Juice

Air date: 03/Mar/2022 · Runtime: 56 min

Summary

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.

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S1E2

Satori

Air date: 03/Mar/2022 · Runtime: 52 min

Summary

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.