- Apple Cider Vinegar is based on the true story of influencer Belle Gibson
- She claimed healthy eating helped her manage terminal cancer
- It is coming to Netflix soon
Apple Cider Vinegar is heading to Netflix to tell the story inspired by Belle Gibson, the scam influencer who claimed her clean eating cured her cancer.
A new trailer has been recently unveiled showcasing Kaitlyn Dever in the lead role.
The It Ends With Us star brings to life Belle, who claimed to have terminal brain cancer and to be able to manage it via natural remedies and alternative medicine.
Her wellness blog, The Whole Pantry, which became a business empire, detailed her lifestyle. However, her story was soon unearthed to be entirely fraudulent. Gibson didn’t have cancer.
What is the official synopsis of Apple Cider Vinegar?
“Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way,” the description reads.
“All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true. This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down.”
When is it dropping on Netflix?
All six episodes will hit the streaming service on 6 February.
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Who else is in the Apple Cider Vinegar cast?
The Dopesick star stars alongside Alycia Debnam-Carey, who plays her rival Milla.
They are joined by The Bold Type’s Aisha Dee, The Lost Flowers of Alice Heart’s Tilda Cobham-Harvey and Succession’s Ashley Zuckerman.
Phoenix Raei and Essie Davies are also on board. The pair appeared in The Night Agent and Game of Thrones, respectively.
Who created Apple Cider Vinegar?
The show is the brainchild of Samantha Strauss, who previously worked on Nine Perfect Strangers.
Of the show, she told The Hollywood Reporter in November 2024, “What we’ve tried to do in this series is to show that none of these issues are entirely black and white — we wanted it to live in the grey zone. It’s about showing what it’s like to be a young woman coping with the weightiest issues — life and death — but also staying open to the humour in the hardest moments.”
She was joined by co-writers Anya Beyersdorf and Angela Betzien, who boast credits like The Twelve and Total Control.
The Artful Dodger’s Jeffrey Walker got the honour of the director’s chair.
Where was it filmed?
All of the series were filmed on location in the Australian city of Melbourne.
