The Dropout (2022–2022)

TV ShowEndedDrama1 season, 8 episodes
The Dropout posterReview score: 66%

Plot

The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world's youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How did the woman once heralded as ‘the next Steve Jobs' find herself facing criminal charges — to which she pleaded not guilty — and up to 20 years in jail? How did her technology, meant to revolutionize healthcare, potentially put millions of patients at risk? And how did so many smart people get it so wrong along the way?

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  1. 01The Dropout S01E07HeroesS01E07 · 7.7Under intense scrutiny from the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth and Sunny double down on defense. Tyler and Erika face a difficult choice.
  2. 02The Dropout S01E04Old White MenS01E04 · 7.5Walgreens 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.
  3. 03The Dropout S01E03Green JuiceS01E03 · 7.3As 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.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2022Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01The Dropout S01E01I'm in a HurryMarch 3, 2022 6.6Elizabeth Holmes, an optimistic and determined young woman, drops out of Stanford to found a promising new blood testing startup.
  2. S01E02The Dropout S01E02SatoriMarch 3, 2022 7.1In need of money, Elizabeth brings her fledgling technology to the venture capitalists of Silicon Valley. In Switzerland, she is forced to m
  3. S01E03The Dropout S01E03Green JuiceMarch 3, 2022 7.3As Theranos rapidly expands, Elizabeth’s technology struggles to keep pace and members of the board become increasingly wary of her secretiv
  4. S01E04The Dropout S01E04Old White MenMarch 10, 2022 7.5Walgreens is enticed by Elizabeth to seal the deal on a new partnership with Theranos. Ian tries to investigate what’s going on behind close
  5. S01E05The Dropout S01E05Flower of LifeMarch 17, 2022 7.0With the Walgreens deadline looming, Elizabeth and Sunny scramble to find solutions to their technological failures. Ian is drawn into Eliza
  6. S01E06The Dropout S01E06Iron SistersMarch 24, 2022 7.3Fresh out of college and newly employed by Theranos, Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung discover shocking truths about Elizabeth and the company
  7. S01E07The Dropout S01E07Season's bestHeroesMarch 31, 2022 7.7Under intense scrutiny from the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth and Sunny double down on defense. Tyler and Erika face a difficult choice.
  8. S01E08The Dropout S01E08LizzyApril 7, 2022 6.9In the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth and Sunny face a reckoning.

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Cast

Amanda SeyfriedAmanda SeyfriedElizabeth HolmesNaveen AndrewsNaveen AndrewsSunny Balwani

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