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Comment by junon

12 hours ago

Well, it's both. We have all the public facts about Theranos. Nathan Fielder got to live with them for a period of time. That's not public information. It's still a documentary.

>> It's still a documentary.

Then what was the point of bringing Amanda Seyfried into the "documentary" as a major character?

What does Amanda Seyfried actually have to do with the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos?

  • Because it is not a documentary about the history of Theranos or a bio of Holmes, it is about truth, deception, and media.

  • Well, she probably watched lots of videos about Holmes and read a lot about her in preparation for her role. IIRC Tina Fey talked a lot about Sarah Palin. And “the point” is that it is an interesting twist to have an actor who portrayed a public figure actually interact with that figure.