This adaptation is based on a true story: In 2004, chemical engineering whiz Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to start a medical technology company she promised to revolutionize blood testing, which was later renamed Theranos.
The ambitious tech startup was eventually exposed as a massive fraud.
A federal grand jury indicted Elizabeth Holmes and the former chief operating officer of Theranos on nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The charge is for distributing false blood test results to consumers.
“How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose everything in the blink of an eye?
How did the woman once hailed as the ‘next Steve Jobs’ find herself facing criminal charges?
She denied guilt and was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
How does her technology, designed to revolutionize healthcare, potentially put millions of patients at risk?
How could so many smart people go the wrong way? “
“The Dropout” will stream on Hulu on March 3.
