The actress plays Belle Gibson, an Australian wellness guru who claims to have cured her own terminal brain cancer through a healthy diet and other "natural" treatments.

New Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of an influencer who lied about having a terminal illness to promote alternative therapies. A decade on, it remains a warning.

At the top of each Apple Cider Vinegar episode, characters break the fourth wall and tell us, "This is a true story based on a lie." The true story in question? The rise and fall of Australian influencer Belle Gibson ( Booksmart 's Kaitlyn Dever),

Kaitlyn Dever stars in a six-episode dramatization of the scandal surrounding Belle Gibson, who pretended to have brain cancer while promoting her nutrition program to her followers online.

Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ashley Zukerman, Mark Coles Smith All six episodes of Apple Cider Vinegar begins with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer read by one of the limited series' characters: "This is a true-ish story based on a lie.

Conmen have been the subject of popular Netflix titles such as FYRE and The Tinder Swindler, but it increasingly feels like female fraudsters are running the show. Here’s a guide to six recent series exploring this fertile territory.

Apple Cider Vinegar lands on Netflix next month and tells the true story of Belle Gibson, who fooled the world into thinking she had brain cancer

Based on a true story of the early days of Instagram, this Netflix show exposes how the world of wellness influencers went sour

While the series feels desperate to engage with the dark side of wellness culture, it doesn’t necessarily have much to say.

Recounting the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, an Australian snake-oil saleswoman who made a name for herself via a wellness business that was predicated on lies and fraud, Apple Cider Vinegar is another entry in the burgeoning subgenre of stories about entrepreneurial female hucksters that also includes Inventing Anna and The Dropout.