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Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar' Explores the Rise and Fall of Influencer Belle Gibson

The six-episode series, premiering February 6, dramatizes the true-ish story of a wellness guru who faked cancer to build a social media empire.

  • Kaitlyn Dever stars as Belle Gibson, an Australian influencer who falsely claimed to cure her non-existent cancer through natural remedies.
  • The series, created by Samantha Strauss, is inspired by the book 'The Woman Who Fooled the World,' detailing Gibson's deception and its exposure by Australian journalists.
  • Set during the early days of Instagram, the show examines the booming wellness culture and the unchecked power of social media influencers.
  • Alycia Debnam-Carey co-stars as Milla Blake, a rival influencer with a real cancer diagnosis who becomes entangled in Gibson's fabricated narrative.
  • The limited series was filmed in Melbourne and features a cast including Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, and Essie Davis, with a global Netflix release slated for February 6.
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