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After Inventing Annathe American streaming giant will offer an adaptation of the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, a former wellness influencer convicted of fraud in Australia.
2013, Melbourne, Australia. Annabelle Natalie Gibson, known to her followers as Belle Gibson, announces that she has an inoperable brain tumor and that her cancer is spreading a little more every day. Little by little, she builds an empire by selling her book The Whole Pantry, where she promotes her new way of eating, which is said to have cured her of her illness. “Does that seem impossible to you? It’s because it is”writes Netflix in its press release about the series.
Belle Gibson has never had cancer. The deception would only be discovered several years later, by Australian investigative journalist Richard Guilliat and the local “60 Minutes” teams. In the meantime, this new kind of scammer will have had time to roam Australian television sets and appear on the covers of magazines, promoting her lucrative fake miracle cures.
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In the role of Belle Gibson for this six-episode miniseries, Netflix casting directors chose Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Ticket to Paradise, Unbelievable ). Of “Yankee” origin, the 27-year-old young woman claims to have worked on her accent in the Netflix press release, she who “did not want to disappoint the Australians“. For the actress, the year 2025 promises to be busy: she will also play the role of Abby in season 2 of The Last Of Us.
Netflix offers a dive into the world of these influencers, who take advantage of their subscribers and exploit their disbelief. The series should decipher the jungle that constitutes social networks – notably Instagram, launched in 2010 -, where verification bodies are still lacking. As for the release date, the streaming platform is sticking to its usual “Shortly» at the end of the ad on X.
The creator of the series, Australian Samantha Strauss (Nine Perfect Strangers ), explained the title Apple Cider Vinegar (Cider vinegar, Editor’s note.) in the Netflix press release. “I wanted to highlight this idea of a miracle solution that speaks to everyone, not just Belle. Drinking apple cider vinegar can have real health benefits, but that doesn’t mean it can work real miracles, like curing cancer.she deciphers.
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