The Dropout TV Series (2022) – Watch Online, Release Date, Cast, Episodes, Story, Platform, Trailer, Poster, Review

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The Dropout TV Series Details
Based on | ABC News Podcast The Dropout |
Genres | Biographical drama, Black comedy, True crime |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Season | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Original release | March 3 – April 7, 2022 |
Running time | 45–55 minutes |
Starring | Amanda Seyfried, Naveen Andrews, Utkarsh Ambudkar |
Created by | Elizabeth Meriwether |
Directed by | Michael Showalter, Francesca Gregorini, Erica Watson |
Executive producers | Elizabeth Meriwether, Katherine Pope, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick, Rebecca Jarvis, Taylor Dunn, Victoria Thompson, Liz Heldens, Liz Hannah |
Producers | Amanda Seyfried, Hilary Bettis, Megan Mascena |
Cinematography | Michelle Lawler, Jonathan Furmanski, Blake McClure |
Edited by | David Berman, Steve Welch, Susana Benaim |
Music by | Anne Nikitin |
Production companies | Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures Semi-Formal Productions 20th Television Searchlight Television |
Original network | Hulu |
The Dropout Cast & Characters
Main
- Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford University dropout who goes on to found healthcare startup Theranos
- Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani, Holmes’ lover and Theranos’ COO
Recurring and Guest
- Elizabeth Marvel as Noel Holmes, Elizabeth’s mother
- Michel Gill as Chris Holmes, Elizabeth’s father, a former Enron employee
- William H. Macy as Richard Fuisz, the Holmes’ family acquaintance with a history of healthcare patents
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lorraine Fuisz, Richard’s wife who behaves deferentially towards Noel
- Bill Irwin as Channing Robertson, Holmes’ chemical engineering professor at Stanford who becomes Theranos’ first board member
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as Rakesh Madhava, a Theranos engineer and Holmes’ former TA at Robertson’s research group. Madhava is a fictional character.
- Laurie Metcalf as Phyllis Gardner, a pharmacologist who was one of Theranos’ early skeptics
- Stephen Fry as Ian Gibbons, Theranos’ chief scientist
- Kate Burton as Rochelle Gibbons, Ian’s supportive wife
- James Hiroyuki Liao as Edmond Ku, a Theranos engineer who becomes increasingly disgruntled with the company’s practices
- Michael Ironside as Don Lucas, a venture capitalist who invested in Oracle and joins Theranos’ board
- Hart Bochner as Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO
- Nicky Endres as Ana Arriola, a former Apple engineer who briefly joins Theranos’ design team
- Amir Arison as Avie Tevanian, a Theranos board member who casts doubts about the company’s progress
- Bashir Salahuddin as Brendan Morris, an engineer hired by Holmes to develop an altogether different prototype of the Theranos machine. Morris is a fictional character, closest to real-life Theranos employee Tony Nugent.
- Shaun J. Brown as Daniel Young, a Theranos vice president who enforces the company’s culture of secrecy
- Alan Ruck as Jay “Dr. Jay” Rosan, an eccentric Walgreens executive enamored with Silicon Valley
- Josh Pais as Wade Miquelon, Walgreens CFO
- Rich Sommer as Kevin Hunter, a Walgreens-employed lab consultant who remains skeptical of Theranos
- Andrew Leeds as Roland, a Walgreens executive
- Sam Waterston as George Shultz, former United States Secretary of State and Theranos board member
- Anne Archer as Charlotte Shultz, wife of George Shultz
- Dylan Minnette as Tyler Shultz, George Shultz’s grandson who interns at Theranos before becoming a whistleblower
- Kurtwood Smith as David Boies, a prominent litigator whom Holmes hires as her attorney
- Michaela Watkins as Linda Tanner, Theranos’ chief in-house counsel
- Sam Straley as Christian Holmes, Elizabeth’s brother who is hired as Theranos’ Chief of Strategic Operations
- Kevin Sussman as Mark Roessler, Theranos’ lab director who helps break the story on its fraudulent practices
- Camryn Mi-Young Kim as Erika Cheung, a young Theranos employee who becomes a company whistleblower alongside Tyler Shultz
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as John Carreyrou, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who exposes Theranos’ fraud (and who wrote the book Bad Blood about Holmes in real life).
- LisaGay Hamilton as Judith Baker, Carreyrou’s editor.
The Dropout Storyline
The Dropout, based on the ABC Audio podcast of the same name — is a series about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. The show touches on experiences that likely motivated Holmes’s deceptions and lies in a linear fashion, starting from her preteens and all the way to her exposure as a fraud.
About The Dropout TV Series
- The Dropout is an American biographical drama miniseries that depicts the rise and fall of Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, played by Amanda Seyfried.
- The series features a supporting cast including Naveen Andrews, Elizabeth Marvel, William H. Macy, Stephen Fry, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bill Irwin, Utkarsh Ambudkar, LisaGay Hamilton, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, Anne Archer, and Sam Waterston.
- Created by Elizabeth Meriwether, it is based on the podcast of the same name hosted by Rebecca Jarvis and produced by ABC News.
- On April 10, 2019, Hulu ordered the production for six to ten episodes.
- The series was executive produced by Kate McKinnon, Rebecca Jarvis, Taylor Dunn, and Victoria Thompson and became Searchlight Television’s inaugural production.
- Amanda Seyfried joined as a producer upon her casting, while Elizabeth Meriwether, Liz Heldens, Liz Hannah, and Katherine Pope joined as executive producers.
- On March 31, 2021, Michael Showalter and Jordana Mollick joined as executive producers, with Showalter directing the first four episodes.
- Kate McKinnon was initially cast as Elizabeth Holmes but left the project on February 18, 2021, with no explanation.
- On March 29, 2021, Amanda Seyfried replaced McKinnon, and Naveen Andrews joined the main cast the next day.
- On June 10, 2021, William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, Stephen Fry, Michel Gill, Michael Ironside, Bill Irwin, and Josh Pais were cast in recurring roles.
- On August 3, 2021, Dylan Minnette, Alan Ruck, Bashir Salahuddin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Hart Bochner, James Hiroyuki Liao, Nicky Endres, Camryn Mi-Young Kim, and Andrew Leeds joined as recurring cast members.
- On August 5, 2021, Sam Waterston, Kurtwood Smith, and Anne Archer were cast in recurring roles.
- On September 14, 2021, LisaGay Hamilton, Michaela Watkins, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Kevin Sussman, Sam Straley, and Shaun Brown joined in recurring capacities.
The Dropout Release Date
The Dropout premiered on March 3, 2022, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting weekly on Hulu. In international markets, it was released simultaneously via Star content hub on Disney+, on Star+ in Latín America, and Disney+ Hotstar in India and Southeast Asia.
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Awards & Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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2022 | Dorian TV Awards | Best TV Movie or Miniseries | The Dropout | Nominated |
2022 | Dorian TV Awards | Best TV Performance | Amanda Seyfried | Nominated |
2022 | Gold Derby TV Awards | Best Limited/Movie Actress | Amanda Seyfried | Won |
2022 | Gold Derby TV Awards | Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actor | Naveen Andrews | Nominated |
2022 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Streaming Limited or Anthology Series | The Dropout | Nominated |
2022 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Amanda Seyfried | Won |
2022 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Naveen Andrews | Nominated |
2022 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Laurie Metcalf | Nominated |
2022 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Directing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Michael Showalter (for “Green Juice”) | Nominated |
2022 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Writing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Elizabeth Meriwether (for “I’m In a Hurry”) | Nominated |
2022 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Performance in a Show | Amanda Seyfried | Nominated |
2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Various | Nominated |
2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Amanda Seyfried | Won |
2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Francesca Gregorini (for “Iron Sisters”) | Nominated |
2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Michael Showalter (for “Green Juice”) | Nominated |
2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Elizabeth Meriwether (for “I’m in a Hurry”) | Nominated |
2022 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jeanie Bacharach, Mark Rutman, and Alison Goodman | Nominated |
2022 | ReFrame Stamp | IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients | The Dropout | Won |
2022 | Set Decorators Society of America Awards | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Television Movie or Limited Series | Kimberly Leonard and Cat Smith | Nominated |
2022 | Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials | The Dropout | Nominated |
2022 | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Drama | Amanda Seyfried | Nominated |
2023 | Critics’ Choice Television Awards | Best Limited Series | The Dropout | Won |
2023 | Critics’ Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Amanda Seyfried | Won |
2023 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film | The Dropout | Nominated |
2023 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film | Amanda Seyfried | Won |
2023 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Best Limited Series | The Dropout | Won |
2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | Amanda Seyfried | Nominated |
2023 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Limited Series | Various Writers | Nominated |